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  • Falmouth student blazed trail for others to follow

    FALMOUTH — Hannah Gordon is used to being a leader. Beneath her gentle exterior, the Falmouth High School senior possesses a spirit full of grit and practicality that has helped her overcome obstacles by making her needs known and pushing for change. Born with cerebral...

    Peggy Roberts • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 4:10 pm

  • Cape Elizabeth town councilor submits resignation

    CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Councilor Paul McKenney gave notice at Monday's council meeting that he will resign at the end of this year, with one year left in his three-year term of office. McKenney cited difficulty balancing the council schedule with his military duties and civilian li...

    Sarah Trent • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 3:40 pm

  • BIW announces 58 more layoffs; Navy secretary to visit

    BATH — Word Wednesday that the secretary of the Navy will visit Bath Iron Works next week came only days after the shipyard announced a second round of upcoming layoffs. BIW's June 5 announcement of 58 temporary layoffs followed word of 67 layoffs on June 1. The layoffs, effectiv...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 2:20 pm

  • Northbound I-295 lanes close Monday night for resurfacing

    TOPSHAM — The northbound lanes of Interstate 295 from Exit 31 in Topsham to Exit 49 in Gardiner will close at the end of the day Monday, June 15, for pavement rehabilitation work that Maine Department of Transportation officials expect to conclude by Aug. 23. Resurfacing has alre...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 1:50 pm

  • Bath, West Bath receive $1.7M for Wing Farm

    BATH — The communities of Bath and West Bath will receive a $1.7 million federal grant from the Economic Development Administration to help fund expansion of the Wing Farm Business Park, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced Wednesday. Of this money, $300,000 will go towar...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 1:30 pm

  • Pownal voters show displeasure with RSU

    POWNAL — About 30 percent of Pownal residents voted Tuesday to repeal a previous decision to join Regional School Unit 5 with Freeport and Durham. In a citizen initiative that has no legal binding, 342 residents voted to repeal the Nov. 4, 2008, vote to create the RSU, and 64 resi...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 9:50 am

  • South Portland approves school budget and bonds, but charter amendment fails

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Voters on Tuesday approved the school budget and two borrowing packages totalling $8.8 million.  But a proposal to change the City Charter to allow the city to participate in the Maine Municipal Bond Bank's Revolving Loan Program was unsuccessful because voter tu...

    Randy Billings • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009

  • Easy does it

    Dominic Reali of Amatos, left, leads a team of volunteers in carefully depositing a 60-foot-plus lobster roll on a table on Commercial Street during Sunday's effort to earn a Guinness Book world record. The record-breaking sandwich was eventually cut into pieces and sold to people at the Old Port Fe...

    Mo Mehlsak • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009

  • Trailblazers

    Portland Mayor Jill Duson, left, and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins help dedicate the Bayside Trail on June 6 at Marginal Way and Franklin Arterial. The trail will eventually link the East End and Deering Oaks. Duson and Collins were joined by Wolfe Tone of the Trust For Public Land, City Councilor Kevin D...

    Mo Mehlsak • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009

  • Portland's Class of 2009

    Deering High School seniors stand by row to make the walk to the podium at the Cumberland County Civic Center, where they received their diplomas on June 3. (Michael Barriault photo)

    • News •
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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