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Free dental care available for a day in Cumberland County

PORTLAND — Free dental care will be available Friday, Nov. 2, to adults who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it, at various offices throughout Cumberland County, according to the Greater Portland Dental Society.

Marena Blanchard • News •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:10 am

Sandy leaves 1,500 without power in Falmouth

FALMOUTH — Police said 1,500 residents were without power Tuesday morning in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Several roads also remained closed because of fallen trees and power lines. Portions of Foreside Road, near Knight Street and Town Landing Road, were closed along wit...

News •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:50 am

Businesses optimistic as Downeaster rolls into Freeport, Brunswick

FREEPORT — Business owners and residents are hoping the extension of Amtrak Downeaster service to Freeport and Brunswick on Thursday will be an economic boon, but no one really knows what to expect. “We haven't established any metric that can demonstrate success,” Sande U...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:50 am

Southwest begins Portland flights in April

PORTLAND — Six months before its first plane will depart from Portland International Jetport, Southwest Airlines announced its flight schedule last week. Starting April 14, 2013, Southwest will offer three non-stop flights to and from Baltimore-Washington International Airport e...

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 8:10 am

People and Business

Awards  The University of New England’s College of Pharmacy was selected for the Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project awarded by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. The $50,000 educational grant will expand post-graduate com...

Community •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Greater Portland transportation projects receive $11.5M

PORTLAND — Transportation projects in several Maine communities are benefiting from $11.5 million in state and federal funds. The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System policy committee allocated the funds to 44 projects, which will total about $13.6 million with $2.1 mill...

Alex Lear • News •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 1:20 pm

Out & About: Jazz the focus of 'American Songbook' in Portland

Music from several countries, cultures and time frames is coming up in southern Maine. This Friday, Bates College in Lewiston offers Europa Galante as part of its public concert series. Europa Galante is an ensemble that specializes in the Italian Baroque period of classical music. ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:20 am

Unsung Hero: Scarborough's Katie Elliott, a 'driving force' for good in greater Portland

SCARBOROUGH — Some people are born to serve, and Scarborough High School senior Katie Elliott is one of those people. As a sixth-grader, she donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love, an organization that provides hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from ...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:00 am

Falmouth burglary arrest could lead to more charges

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• News •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 10:30 am

The Universal Notebook: Remember the good old days?

Raking the fallen leaves the other day, I started thinking about the good old days when we’d just rake the leaves into the gutter and burn them. The smell of burning leaves was the aroma of autumn, pungent and smoky, a perfectly legal form of local air pollution. If there had been a ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 10:10 am
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