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  • School budget cuts will be Scarborough Town Council's call

    SCARBOROUGH — As he prepared for Thursday night's special School Board meeting, Finance Committee Chairman Chris Caiazzo said the ultimate revision of the $39 million fiscal year budget rejected by voters on May 14 will come next week from town councilors. Councilors will hold a spec...

    David Harry • News •
    Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:40 am

  • Cape Elizabeth to hold forums on Greenbelt plan

    CAPE ELIZABETH — The Conservation Commission has scheduled two public forums to discuss updates to the town's Greenbelt plan. Discussion at the first meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Town Hall, will center around possible recommendations and goals in the n...

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    Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:00 am
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  • Good to be Greek

    The annual Greek Festival drew several thousand people to Holy Trinity Greek Church at Pleasant and Park streets in Portland June 25-27 for three days of dancing and food celebrating Greek culture. Here, people joined in a traditional Greek dance while others waited patiently in the long food lines....

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    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

  • Yarmouth student helps save the world 1 pair of jeans at a time

    YARMOUTH — As fifth-grader Emma Flanders read through National Geographic Kids this spring, an article jumped out at her: "Donate Jeans and Help us Set a Guinness World Record," the headline said. Flanders decided it was time to make a difference. "I lo...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

  • Lobster celebration

    Andrew Feigleson, left, Nick Karahalios, owner of the Maine Lobster & Seafood Co., and Bill Exley serve up lobster and corn on the cob dinners at the Falmouth Rotary's first Lobster Festival at the Maine State Pier in Portland on June 27. (Michael Barriault photo)

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    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

  • L.L. Bean concert series in Freeport supports local charities

    FREEPORT — This is 11th year L.L. Bean is hosting a free summer concert series, but the first year the events have a charitable element. Bean spokeswoman Kathy Whitney said concert-goers are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the 12 concerts. She said the donations will help b...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

  • Yarmouth Town Council to discuss wind ordinance, Madeline Point construction

    YARMOUTH — The Town Council meets Thursday night, July 2, for a workshop to discuss construction at Madeline Point, a proposed dinghy program at the Little John and Wharf Road facilities, and small wind energy systems proposed by the Planning Board. According to Town Manager Nat Tupper, all...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

  • Parades, fireworks, more for the July 4 weekend in Freeport

    FREEPORT — In many area towns, including Falmouth, Yarmouth and Cumberland, July Fourth will be a quiet day, with no town-sponsored activities planned. But in Freeport, it's a different story. Freeport's Independence Day activities start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning w...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Wednesday, July 1, 2009

  • Portland Somalis grow skills, produce at Falmouth's River Point

    FALMOUTH — The garter snake had just reached the top of the five-gallon bucket after somehow slithering up the slippery plastic side when Bootz Sharrif, 16, picked it up and examined its tortuous body and gently tried to touch its forked tongue. Mahad Warsame, 16, and Ilhan Hilowl...

    Peggy Roberts • News •
    Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm

  • Agency asks feds to investigate Portland's allocation of community development funds

    PORTLAND — A local nonprofit agency is accusing the city of ignoring the needs of low-income and minority residents and has asked the federal government to investigate the city's allocation of bonus community development funds it recieved as part of the federal stimulus package. P...

    Kate Bucklin • News •
    Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:20 am
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