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Burglar strikes while Portland family enjoys fireworks

PORTLAND — While Kate Nelson, James Brown and the couple's three daughters enjoyed Independence Day with hundreds of other families on Munjoy Hill, someone was helping themselves to the family's possessions. "We got up on (July 5) and noticed things were missing," Nelson...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:45 am
Brown among six remaining candidates for Brunswick manager

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council's long search for a new town manager is drawing closer to completion. And the one candidate with whom the council is most familiar is still in the mix. On July 16, three separate panels will interview the six remaining applicants hoping to su...

Steve Mistler • News •
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:45 am
Zoning delays cost Portland state-loaned wind equipment; School Dept. to reapply next year

PORTLAND — The School Department will have to wait at least until next spring – possibly longer – to conduct a wind study near the East End Community School on Munjoy Hill. Portland was one of two communities selected last summer by the Efficiency Maine, an energy conservati...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:45 am
Beach conference to focus on erosion of sand, tourism

SOUTH PORTLAND — With the first warm, sunny days in about a month, beaches were undoubtedly on many people's mind last weekend. This Friday, beach enthusiasts will gather at Southern Maine Community College's

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 9:01 am
Portland's Old Port shops open, shuffle, shutter

PORTLAND — June's dreary weather may have kept some shoppers from strolling through the city's Old Port, but retailers are optimistic the return of sun and warmth – and the start of peak tourist season – will have visitors hitting the cobblestones. Several shops, including a f...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Portland's Eastern Prom short-cut gets legitimate trail status

PORTLAND — A short-cut from Fort Allen Park to the Eastern Promenade Trail is now an official path, having been graded, widened and stepped with granite. Portland Trails, along with the Friends of the Eastern Promenade, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and the city, officially opened t...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Falmouth-raised filmmakers' documentary uses Maine backdrop to explore life, mortality

FALMOUTH — A childhood hobby-turned-profession for two brothers has taken the pair back to examine their grandparents' legacy and compelled them to explore universal issues of life and mortality in "Once More to the Cabin," their documentary premiering at the

Peggy Roberts • News •
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
After defeat at polls, RSU 5 board hopes to make better case for fiscal 2010 budget

FREEPORT — The Regional School Unit 5 board plans a public relations offensive to gain the support of voters who rejected a proposed $23.5 million budget on June 25. On July 1, with fewer than 30 residents in attendance, the board developed a schedule that includes taking public comments on W...

Amy Anderson • News •
Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:00 am
Berry, berry good

Margaret, left, and Joe Ryan of Cape Elizabeth were two of the hundreds who showed up for the first Cape Farm Alliance Strawberry Fest at Maxwell's Farm on June 27 to enjoy crafts, pick some strawberries and, best of all, eat the fresh berries with whipped cream. (Michael Barriault photo)

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Friday, July 3, 2009
Goodwin named interim director at Bath library

BATH — The committee searching for a replacement for Patten Free Library Director Anne Phillips named Peter Goodwin the interim director, effective July 13. Phillips, who has served as director since 2003 and began volunteering at the library in 1979, announced her resignation on ...

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Friday, July 3, 2009