News in Portland

Arts Calendar: Dec. 26-Jan. 6

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Community Calendar: Dec. 26- Jan. 6

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan. 1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Monday 12/31

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Donation, program help vision-impaired unlock iPhone aids

PORTLAND — With a donation from the Falmouth Lions Club, the Iris Network can now train six vision-impaired individuals to acces...

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Friday, December 21, 2012 at 1:40 pm

Cumberland County plan seeks action on energy use

PORTLAND — After two years of work, the Greater Portland Council of Governments and Cumberland County released the county's first ever climate and energy plan last week. GPCOG began an emissions inventory in 2007 to identify the county's major problems. The study looked at how m...

Amber Cronin • News •

Friday, December 21, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Entries sought for citizen, journalist right-to-know awards

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The New England First Amendment Coalition is introducing a pair of annual awards to recognize private citizens and professional journalists who aggressively advance the people's knowledge of...

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Friday, December 21, 2012 at 12:00 pm

UPDATE: Portland water safe to drink; water district ends boil order

PORTLAND — Tap water is safe to drink on the Portland peninsula, the Portland Water District announced Thursday morning. The water district lifted a boil order for the peninsula at 8:45 a.m., after tests found no contamination. A water main break Wednesday on Somerset Street p...

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 10:30 am

Bad behavior: Workplace settlements cost Maine $1.9M

HALLOWELL — One corrections officer spread a false rumor that the new female officer at the state prison in South Windham was a stripper.

John Christie, Matt Drange and Naomi Schalit, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting • News •

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Panic-button system targets domestic violence

PORTLAND — Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch last week introduced a panic-button system that will alert police to domestic violence emergencies. As part of a partnership with security firm Protection 1 and social service agency Family Crisis Services, police will provide the in-hom...

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:00 am

Grant may boost cargo shipping in Portland

PORTLAND — A $150,000 federal grant announced Dec. 10 will help create a new type of vessel that could restore coastal cargo shipping through the International Marine Terminal. The grant to the Maine Port Authority will pay for design of a tug-barge hybrid whose lower cost and smalle...

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:00 am

Portland city councilors, mayor, administrators get 1.5% pay hikes

PORTLAND — City councilors voted unanimously Monday night to give themselves a 1.5 percent raise. Mayor Michael Brennan, City Manager Mark Rees and City Clerk Katherine Jones also will receive the salary bump. Councilors, who now receive a stipend of $5,600, will see that amou...

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 10:20 am