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Brunswick council paves way for sale of municipal buildings

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday authorized negotiations for the sale of the downtown Recreation Center, which could ultimately lead to a new business moving into town. After more than an hour of public comment, councilors voted 7-2 to authorize Town Manager Gary Brown to reach...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Toys for boys of all ages

Matt Palmer of Gorham carries his 2-year-old son, Jacob, out of the cab of front-end loader on Saturday, May 18, at the Gateway Shoppes in Scarborough, where several area public works departments marked National Public Works Week by displaying their equipment, answering questions and providing de...

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm

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Portland firefighters union steadfast in opposition to wage freeze, expects layoffs

PORTLAND — As a deadline nears for the city's public safety unions to agree to a pay freeze or face layoffs, firefighters union officials say layoffs are the most likely scenario in their department. The fiscal 2010 city budget passed by the City Council in May calls for laying of...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:30 am
NAACP, elected leaders to meet about racism in Portland schools

PORTLAND — NAACP representatives are scheduled to meet with the School Committee on Wednesday to discuss racism and the need to provide equal education to all students. The meeting is intended to break the ice about issues of institutional racism and classism, including hiring pra...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:10 am
Organization's 'We Can' food drive encourages students to help others

PORTLAND — With winter behind us, many Mainers probably assume the most dire needs of area food pantries have been met. But that's what makes this a critical time for organizations that supply food for families in the greater Portland area. Donations to food pantries historically ...

Peggy Roberts • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:40 am
Slain South Portland girl's family files wrongful death lawsuit against accused killer

PORTLAND — An attorney for the step-sister of Zoe Sarnacki, the 18-year-old woman who was murdered May 26, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Sarnacki's accused killer. Chad Gurney, 27, was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury June 4 in the murder of Sarnacki. An ind...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:20 am
Wind test towers hit turbulence at Portland Planning Board

PORTLAND — The Planning Board has scheduled a public hearing on June 23 on a proposal that would allow temporary towers for wind meters throughout the city. But the idea is running into opposition from residents and even some Planning Board members. Wind meters, or a...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 8:10 am
News analysis: Amid national interest in high-speed rail, Downeaster faces loss of steam

PORTLAND — When governors and transportation officials from 23 states traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to discuss high-speed rail development with Obama Administration officials, Mainers were conspicuously absent. At stake, ostensibly, was a share of the $13 billion the adm... 4

Steve Mistler • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 8:00 am
GrowSmart Maine faces financial crisis

YARMOUTH — If GrowSmart Maine fails to raise $60,000 in the next few weeks, the future of the grassroots organization that sponsored the 2006 Brookings Institution report, "Charting Maine's Future," ... 1

Peggy Roberts • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Reward renewed for killers of Portland hospital guard

PORTLAND — Police say somebody knows what happened last September when Mercy Hospital security guard James Angelo was shot in the back and killed while patrolling a staff parking lot. "We certainly do know that someone in the community has intimate knowledge," Police Chi...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Monday, June 8, 2009 at 3:40 pm

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Brunswick council paves way for sale of municipal buildings

Toys for boys of all ages

Portland firefighters union steadfast in opposition to wage freeze, expects layoffs

NAACP, elected leaders to meet about racism in Portland schools

Organization's 'We Can' food drive encourages students to help others

Slain South Portland girl's family files wrongful death lawsuit against accused killer

Wind test towers hit turbulence at Portland Planning Board

News analysis: Amid national interest in high-speed rail, Downeaster faces loss of steam

GrowSmart Maine faces financial crisis

Reward renewed for killers of Portland hospital guard

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