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  • Cumberland County Civic Center offices at new address

    PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Civic Center box office and administrative offices have moved down the block to 48 Free St., at Center Street. According to a press release, the offices will remain at the new address during the remainder of the Civic Center's renovation, which is now...

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    Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:50 pm

  • Portland schools get $100K grant

    PORTLAND — Three public elementary schools will offer a summer learning program to a total of 135 students, thanks to a grant of nearly $100,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation. The Hall, Lyseth and Reiche schools will offer the program free of charge to students with academic nee...

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    Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:50 pm
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  • Suspended Bath Iron Works union officers, barred from running in elections, may go to court

    BATH — At least two suspended officers of Bath Iron Works' largest union have been barred by the parent union from running in future elections, their attorney said Monday. He also suggested his clients may sue to overturn the ban. Mike Keenan, suspended president of L...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 12:10 pm

  • 'Concerts with a Cause' help support Portland, Freeport food pantries

    FREEPORT — The L.L. Bean Concert Series has reached its halfway mark, but there are still opportunities to help hungry families this summer by bringing canned food or donations to the remaining concerts. Throughout the series, L.L. Bean has encouraged concert goers to donate canned ...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:40 am

  • Moses named asst. principal at Deering HS

    PORTLAND — An educator who began his career in the city has returned to serve as assistant principal at Deering High School. James Moses replaces David Shapiro, who retired this year after 21 years in the position. Moses was most recently the director of the Hollis Lea...

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    Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:00 am

  • With deadline approaching, some Portland elections still without contests, candidates

    PORTLAND — Nomination papers became available more than six weeks ago, but so far there are few potential candidates for the School Committee and no one has shown interest in either of the two seats available on the Peaks Island Council. Three School Committee seats are up for gra...

    Kate Bucklin • News •
    Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:50 am

  • BattlefieldCon: From shoot-'em-ups to dance moves, they've got game

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Although Saturday was sunny and warm, a line of mostly young men formed indoors in a dark blue hallway of the Wyndam Hotel. They each paid a $25 registration fee for a gift bag and information book for Battlefield Convention 2009 – or BattlefieldCon, a one-day, ...

    Natalie Conn • News •
    Monday, August 10, 2009 at 5:20 pm

  • Scarborough's first wind turbine powered up

    SCARBOROUGH — On July 23 – the day after the Town Council passed an ordinance governing small wind energy systems – Ferry Road resident Scott Doherty obtained a permit from town hall to install one. He'd been waiting since early May, after Southwest Windpower's southern Maine deal... 3

    Peggy Roberts • News •
    Friday, August 7, 2009 at 6:20 am

  • Beach to Beacon

    Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson, left, joins the overall men's and women's winners of the 2009 TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K, Ed Muge and Irene Limika, both from Kenya. The fifth-place men's runner, Tekest Kebede of Ethiopia, is in the background.

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    Friday, August 7, 2009 at 5:50 am

  • Council, School Board seats available for Nov. 3 Cape elections

    CAPE ELIZABETH — Nomination papers for four Town Council seats and three School Board seats are currently available for the Nov. 3 election. Papers are due in the Town Clerk's office by 4 p.m. Sept. 4. Three, three-year terms are available on both boards, in addition to one unexpired ...

    Sarah Trent • News •
    Friday, August 7, 2009 at 5:30 am
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