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  • Portland school renovation plan now up to councilors, voters

    PORTLAND — The City Council and voters must ultimately approve after the School Board last week OK'd a $70 million renovation plan for five elementary schools. The board's plan highlights the School Department's facilities needs, with many aging buildings in serious need of repair or...

    Will Graff • News •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 4:10 pm

  • Portland Adult Education needs new home after 27 years in ‘temporary’ spot

    PORTLAND — Portland Adult Education moved its academic classes into a former elementary school building on Douglass Circle in what was intended to be a temporary home. Nearly 27 years ago. Now the public program, which annually serves approximately 2...

    Seth Koenig, Bangor Daily News • News •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 3:50 pm
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  • Cumberland company plans statewide registry of deeds Web site

    CUMBERLAND — John Simpson envisions a one-stop Web site in which a researcher can access land records from across the state. The Cumberland company for which he serves as general manager, MacImage of Maine, plans to expand its

    Alex Lear • News •
    Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 7:50 am

  • Regardless of religion, teens recognize Ramadan by giving back in Portland

    PORTLAND — The hallmark of Ramadan, the month-long Muslim religious observance, is daytime fasting. 1

    Kate Bucklin • News •
    Tuesday, September 15, 2009

  • Waynflete submits plans for future growth in Portland's West End

    PORTLAND — A private school in the city's West End is looking for approval from the city to create a zone for future growth. The Waynflete Overlay Zone would include the existing school campus and three residential buildings the school could acquire in the future. It also would in...

    Kate Bucklin • News •
    Tuesday, September 15, 2009

  • Falmouth police alert residents about burglaries

    FALMOUTH — The Police Department is cautioning residents to be on alert because of a recent increase in burglaries. In the past three weeks, the department said in a press release Friday, there has been an increase in home burglaries, especially between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., and car ...

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    Friday, September 11, 2009 at 11:00 am

  • Home buyer workshop highlights tax credits

    TOPSHAM — The Midcoast Community Housing Coalition is sponsoring an informational session for potential home buyers in the Southern Mid-Coast region.  The workshop will be held Sept. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Topsham Border Trust at 2 Main St. Participants will ...

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    Friday, September 11, 2009 at 3:01 am

  • Event benefits Scarborough foundation

    PORTLAND —The Noyes Family and the Noyes Brain Tumor Foundation will once again host Cooking for a Cure, a tasting event to benefit the Brain Tumor Program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Guests will be treated to appetizers, entrees and deserts from more than 25 area re...

    News •
    Friday, September 11, 2009 at 2:10 am

  • Fire Department fundraiser a success

    HARPSWELL — The Orr's & Bailey Islands Fire Department set new fundraising records during its annual auction and yard sale in August. According to a press release, the event raised more than $36,000 to benefit the volunteer fire and rescue department, an increase of 25 percent over last ...

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    Friday, September 11, 2009

  • United Way hopes to meet increased need with $1.9 million fundraising campaign

    BRUNSWICK — The United Way of Mid Coast Maine kicked off its annual fundraising campaign Sept. 3 at a rally at the Brunswick Mall. This year's goal is $1.9 million. To get there, organizers have embraced the theme "Live United," which includes celebrating local heroes, frien...

    Steve Mistler • News •
    Friday, September 11, 2009
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