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Dresden pair charged in Bath robbery

BATH — Two 23-year-old Dresden residents are charged with conspiring to rob the Walgreens pharmacy on State Road, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Thomas Delehanty II. The robbery occurred June 14. Nicholas Alexander was arrested the next day, and Devin Alexander on Ju...

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Mid-Coast adult ed program gets $5K grant

TOPSHAM — Merrymeeting Adult Education has recieved a $5,000 technology grant for new laptop computers and training. The grant will allow the joint program of School Administrative District 75 and the Brunswick School Department to purchase four computers for its teachers, along with...

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 11:50 am

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Birds shot to death at Portland cemetery

PORTLAND — Someone has killed seven birds, including a blue heron, at Evergreen Cemetery in the past month. Cemetery workers were first alerted to the dead birds about three weeks ago, said Joe Dumais, the Parks, Playgrounds and Cemeteries coordinator for the city. He said a man c... 2

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:00 am
Portland Democratic leadership regroups

PORTLAND — The Democratic City Committee has a new executive board and is hoping the new composition attracts more involvement from rank-and-file Democrats. Although nearly half the city's enrolled voters are Democrats, the local committee has struggled to find members during the...

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10:50 am
Peaks Island wind test hits a snag, seeks new source for equipment, analysis

PORTLAND — After months of wrangling over zoning, two wind power tests in the city will be delayed until a Public Utilities Commission program chooses its next round of recipients for free testing equipment. A test proposed at the East End Community School by the School Department...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10:40 am
Seasonal flu vaccination clinics begin throughout southern Maine

PORTLAND — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Sept. 9 released expanded recommendations for who should receive the seasonal influenza vaccine, and local organizations and businesses are responding by launching seasonal flu clinics throughout southern Maine.

Heather Gunther • News •
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10:10 am
New year begins new era for historic Portland synagogue

PORTLAND — When worshippers attend services for the new Jewish year this weekend at Etz Chaim synagogue, they will bear witness to a vision that has been discussed for the last five years. That long-term vision is to return the 1920s synagogue to its original luster and establish a museum of ...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 8:50 am
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

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Dresden pair charged in Bath robbery

Mid-Coast adult ed program gets $5K grant

Birds shot to death at Portland cemetery

Portland Democratic leadership regroups

Peaks Island wind test hits a snag, seeks new source for equipment, analysis

Seasonal flu vaccination clinics begin throughout southern Maine

New year begins new era for historic Portland synagogue

Cumberland company plans statewide registry of deeds Web site

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

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

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