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Accidental shooting in Pownal injures Portland man

POWNAL — A 19-year-old Portland man was shot in the arm by a 17-year-old boy at a house on Elmwood Road on Monday, June 8. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department said Tristam W. Coffin, of Stevens Avenue in Portland, was taken to Maine Medical Center for a non-life threatening...

Amy Anderson • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Portland road construction challenges drivers, residents

PORTLAND — If you've driven in the vicinity of Ocean Avenue recently, there's a good chance you were stopped by a man in a construction hat, holding a stop sign. City Councilor Cheryl Leeman, whose District 4 is taking the brunt of the summer construction projects, said she's been...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:20 am
Portland High School to host Bayside World Market & Festival

PORTLAND — There's good news for people who didn't party enough at last weekend's Old Port Festival. The Bayside World Market and Fair will take place Saturday, June 13, at Portland High School. The festival is organized by the School Department and the Bayside Neigh... 2

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:50 am
Portland firefighters union steadfast in opposition to wage freeze, expects layoffs

PORTLAND — As a deadline nears for the city's public safety unions to agree to a pay freeze or face layoffs, firefighters union officials say layoffs are the most likely scenario in their department. The fiscal 2010 city budget passed by the City Council in May calls for laying of...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:30 am
NAACP, elected leaders to meet about racism in Portland schools

PORTLAND — NAACP representatives are scheduled to meet with the School Committee on Wednesday to discuss racism and the need to provide equal education to all students. The meeting is intended to break the ice about issues of institutional racism and classism, including hiring pra...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:10 am
Organization's 'We Can' food drive encourages students to help others

PORTLAND — With winter behind us, many Mainers probably assume the most dire needs of area food pantries have been met. But that's what makes this a critical time for organizations that supply food for families in the greater Portland area. Donations to food pantries historically ...

Peggy Roberts • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:40 am
Slain South Portland girl's family files wrongful death lawsuit against accused killer

PORTLAND — An attorney for the step-sister of Zoe Sarnacki, the 18-year-old woman who was murdered May 26, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Sarnacki's accused killer. Chad Gurney, 27, was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury June 4 in the murder of Sarnacki. An ind...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:20 am
Wind test towers hit turbulence at Portland Planning Board

PORTLAND — The Planning Board has scheduled a public hearing on June 23 on a proposal that would allow temporary towers for wind meters throughout the city. But the idea is running into opposition from residents and even some Planning Board members. Wind meters, or a...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 8:10 am
News analysis: Amid national interest in high-speed rail, Downeaster faces loss of steam

PORTLAND — When governors and transportation officials from 23 states traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to discuss high-speed rail development with Obama Administration officials, Mainers were conspicuously absent. At stake, ostensibly, was a share of the $13 billion the adm... 4

Steve Mistler • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 8:00 am
GrowSmart Maine faces financial crisis

YARMOUTH — If GrowSmart Maine fails to raise $60,000 in the next few weeks, the future of the grassroots organization that sponsored the 2006 Brookings Institution report, "Charting Maine's Future," ... 1

Peggy Roberts • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009