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Portland pledges $75K to buy, conserve urban woods once threatened by development

PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday night agreed to buy and conserve a nearly 13-acre urban forest that neighbors said was in jeopardy of being redeveloped with industrial buildings. While the council’s 9-0 vote to spend $75,000 to acquire the lot does not guarantee the prope...

Seth Koenig, Bangor Daily News • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 8:30 am

Portland Meetings: Nov. 7-13

Wed.    11/7    5 p.m.    Historic Preservation    CH

Community •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

People and Business

Appointments The Androscoggin Bank Board of Directors recently announced two additions: Wendy I. Bean and Jean E. Mattimore. Bean is a certified public accountant specializing in the taxation of individuals, trusts and est...

Community •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Portland School Notebook

Weekend events celebrate art in community at Waynflete School    Hands to Art is a weekend-long celebration of art in community at Waynflete School. It begins at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16,  at Waynflete’s Arts Center with a silent auction featuring donate...

Community •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Leon Russell Bornstein, 94: entrepreneur, family man

PORTLAND—Leon Russell Bornstein, 94, known as "Russ" died unexpectedly Nov. 2 at the Osher Inn at Cedars. He was born in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 11, 1918, the son of Lillian and Nathan Bornstein. He was a graduate of Brighton High School and Wentworth Institute in Boston.   He sta...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Portland Police Beat: Nov. 7

Arrests 10/27 at 12 a.m. Brandon M. Gagnon, 26, of Randolph, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Charles Ames on charges of violation of conditional release and failure to stop for an officer. 10/27 at 12 a.m. William A. Stanton, 23, of Sou...

Police Beat •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

METRO service to Falmouth survives referendum

FALMOUTH —Voters overwhelmingly supported maintaining METRO bus service to Falmouth by a vote of 5,289 to 2,223. The number 7 bus line, which services Falmouth and parts of Portland, came under fire in June when resident Michael Doyle began a petition to remove the service and end al...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Rep. Dion headed back to Augusta, District 113

PORTLAND — Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, defeated Jeffrey Langholtz, R-Portland, in the race for the House District 113 seat. Dion won by a margin of 2,661 to 1,414 over Langhotz. Amber Cronin can be reached at

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Thompson, Vendil and Seeliger win Portland School Board seats

PORTLAND — Incumbents Sarah Thompson and Jenna Vendil and newcomer Holly Seeliger won seats on the Portland School Board Tuesday night. Vendil defeated Thomas Kelley for the District 1 seat by a vote of 1,972 to 1,443. Seeliger topped another newcomer, Jeanne Swanton, for...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Community Calendar: Nov. 7-18

Greater Portland Benefits Apple Pie Fundraiser, to benefit Cumberland/North Yarmouth Community Food Bank, pies will be delivered on or before Nov. 18, order by Nov. 9, mpshaw1@gmail.com or 829-4687. Food Drive

Community •
Monday, November 5, 2012 at 3:50 pm
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