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Portland Harbor Museum finds new, temporary home in Arts District

PORTLAND — About a year ago, the Portland Harbor Museum decided to open a special exhibition in an empty storefront on Congress Street in Portland as a trial run for moving its maritime history collection from its South Portland location. It eventually became apparent that the te...

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:30 am
Seminar series seeks to create more frugal lobster fishermen

PORTLAND — Today's lobstermen are confronted with a vastly different lobster business than the one enjoyed by their fathers and grandfathers. Gone are the days of socking money away beneath the mattress, or hoping that wealth accumulated in a savings account will be enough to get...

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:20 am
State ready to begin widening Portland's Exit 7; activists want trail access

PORTLAND — Widening of the northbound and southbound off ramps at Exit 7 of Interstate 295 should begin later this year, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Work on the ramps at Franklin Arterial is intended to relieve traffic jams at the heavily used exit, MDOT p...

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 9:40 am
Portland Public Library seeks new 'friends'

PORTLAND — Friends of Portland Public Library launched a membership drive May 14. The new organization hopes to gain at least 400 members in its first year. Friends President Ted Spitzer, who is also a member of the library Board of Trustees, said this week that library officials ...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 9:30 am
Correction

Last week's Falmouth Police Beat should have reported that Kyra Pardue was arrested on 4/15 at 4:56 p.m. on charges of robbery and assault at Rainbow Toys. Juliette Steinbach is the owner of Rainbow Toys.

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Monday, May 18, 2009 at 11:20 am
Portland police say man had rifle behind school

PORTLAND — A police officer making his normal rounds at Portland High School Monday morning came across a man who was allegedly loading a high power rifle in the alley behind the downtown school. Officer Steve Black, a resource officer at the high school, was in Freshman Alley aro...

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Monday, May 18, 2009
SAD 75 board OKs $36M budget, including laptop computers for high school students

TOPSHAM — The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors on Thursday approved a $36.3 million budget for fiscal 2010. The budget – which must still be approved at a district budget meeting Saturday, May 30, and by a budget validation referendum Tuesday, June 9 – ...

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Friday, May 15, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Cape Elizabeth council needs more time on business zone, traffic signal

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council Monday postponed a decision on a Business-A zoning overhaul and further deferred discussion on installing a traffic signal at the town center intersection. A public hearing on the BA overhaul, which includes the rezoning of 553 Shore Road into the...

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Friday, May 15, 2009
Scarborough gathering set to encourage small businesses

SCARBOROUGH — By maintaining strong connections with each other, sharing strategies and working collaboratively to combat the effects of a poor economy, small businesses can increase their chances for success and growth during hard times. That's the message organizer Karen D'Andre...

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Friday, May 15, 2009
Skowhegan man to be arraigned Monday for South Portland shooting death

SOUTH PORTLAND — A 50-year-old Skowhegan man accused of killing a South Portland man is free on bail after turning himself in to authorities on Tuesday. Malcolm "Bruce" LaVallee-Davidson is scheduled to be arraigned on a manslaughter charge in Cumberland County Superior...

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Friday, May 15, 2009