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  • Livin' Large

    Special Olympian Susie Cloutier shows Portland Sea Dogs pitcher T.J. Large (now a member of the Pawtucket Red Sox) how to play behind the plate during a Special Olympics softball program at Loring Field in Payson Park on July 11. Large and several of his teammates brought a big-league atmosphere to ...

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    Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  • Pollution warning

    Myles Crawford paints an environmental reminder along side a storm drains in the Capisic Brook area of Portland last week. The message "No Dumping - Drains to Bay" is an educational effort by the Casco Bay Youth Conservation Corps, the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District and the Fri...

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    Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  • RSU 5 hopes to increase budget awareness as 2nd town meeting approaches

    FREEPORT — In an effort to pass a budget before the start of the school year and keep residents engaged in the budget approval process, Regional School Unit 5 directors reduced their proposed operating budget by an additional $86,000 and have launched a get-out-the-vote campaign. The board ...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  • New book brings Falmouth history to life

    FALMOUTH — Anyone who has ever wondered how many different bridges have spanned the Presumpscot River at Allen Avenue, or where early 1800s stagecoach travelers could stop for food and drink along Blackstrap Road can now find the information easily and in one place in "Falmouth," a ...

    Peggy Roberts • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  • Casco Bay Lines to receive $5.5M from feds for new ferry

    PORTLAND — The U.S Department of Transportation has awarded $6.8 million to the state Department of Transportation for two ferry projects, including $5.5 million for construction of a new ferry for Casco Bay Lines. The funding was announced in separate press releases by U.S. Rep. Chel...

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    Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 1:30 pm

  • Maine State Pier repair costs ride a roller coaster

    PORTLAND — As the city tries to figure out what to do with the Maine State Pier, newly released cost estimates for fixing the structure suggest the pier isn't in dire straits after all. When Portland put out a request for proposals for redevelopment of the pier in 2006, city offi...

    Kate Bucklin • News •
    Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 11:30 am

  • The sun's out, but early rains leave some community farms with slim pickings

    BRUNSWICK — This time of year, farmer Seth Kroeck is usually handing his 226 customers at Crystal Spring Community Farm a bounty of mixed greens and vegetables every week. The customers own shares of Kroeck'...

    Steve Mistler • News •
    Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:50 am

  • 'Beirut East': State of Portland's Eastern Waterfront disturbs local developer

    PORTLAND — Just a few years ago, the city's Eastern Waterfront was a hotbed for large-scale development proposals. Now, the properties targeted for condominiums, hotels and shopping sit vacant and some observers think the atmosphere is unfriendly. "I call it Beirut East,"...

    Kate Bucklin • News •
    Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:30 am

  • South Portland to study potential walking, biking bridge over Long Creek

    SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council directed the city manager on Monday to find $12,000 for a feasibility study of a bicycle and pedestrian bridge that would make a critical connection in the greater Portland trail network.  The West End Trails Committee, part of the South Portland Lan... 1

    Randy Billings • News •
    Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:00 am

  • Portland garden party to benefit teen gardeners, elderly eaters

    PORTLAND — An organization that teaches kids to garden while also providing food to elderly residents will host a party at Kennedy Park this weekend to raise awareness and money for the program. Cultivating Community is celebrating its sixth year of gardening at the Boyd Street Ur...

    Kate Bucklin • News •
    Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 9:30 am
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