PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland City Council is scheduled to take up two proposals that proponents say would cut back on litter and help the environment. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1lGR7Hx ) reported that the full council will meet Monday to hear public comments on a proposed nickel fee on disposable shopping bags and a […]
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Maine group urging support of 5-cent bag fee
PORTLAND — Maine environmentalists are urging Portland officials to support a 5-cent fee on disposable plastic or paper shopping bags. Volunteers will be cleaning up the Back Cove on Sunday to show their support for the ordinance, which they say will reduce litter in Maine’s neighborhoods and waters. The Natural Resources Council of Maine and […]
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Lorraine M. Gallagher
1928 – 2014 Lorraine M. Gallagher, 86, a 40-plus-year resident of South Portland and previously of Lewiston, died Tuesday, May 10, in Annapolis, Md. Born Feb. 5, 1928, Lorraine attended high school in Lewiston. After graduation, she worked for Justice Delahanty in Lewiston, then at Peoples United Methodist Church in South Portland. Later, she was […]
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Pride Portland a 10-day celebration of LGBTQ community, equality in Maine
PORTLAND — The city of Portland is hosting its first 10-day festival to celebrate the LGBTQ community and equality in Maine. Organizers of Pride Portland kicked off festivities with a rally and press conference at Portland City Hall. The group was able to raise more than $40,000 dollars over the past four months for the […]
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Vaping businesses serving vaporized nicotine to Maine
A tobacco-free smoking alternative linked to the emergence of electronic cigarettes has now ignited a small but growing group of new businesses in Maine. The active ingredient in the e-cigarette or vape industry is flavored nicotine juice purveyed in tiny vials. Hand-held devices called vaporizers are heated with a lithium-ion battery to create the sensation […]
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Portland votes to protect downtown plaza from development
The ballot question Tuesday asked Portland residents if they wanted to add 35 open spaces to the city’s list of protected lands and make it more difficult to sell them. The key piece was Congress Square Plaza, a half-acre plaza in downtown Portland. The city wanted to sell most of the plaza to an Ohio-based […]
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Outdoor dining squeezes Portland’s sidewalks
PORTLAND — A battle is brewing in Portland between restaurants putting tables on the sidewalks to satisfy customer demand for alfresco dining and those who say the sidewalks are being impeded. Sight-impaired pedestrians, wheelchair users, stroller-pushing parents and other walkers have lodged official complaints about restaurants overextending into the sidewalk space in violation of their […]
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Fear didn’t strike out Sea Dogs pitcher
PORTLAND — Brian Johnson isn’t just willing to return to the scene of his worst nightmare. He’s doing everything in his power to make it happen. If he continues pitching as well he has been this season, including since his May 2 promotion to the Portland Sea Dogs, he may be back on the Fenway […]
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Outdoor dining squeezes Portland’s sidewalks
PORTLAND (AP) — A battle is brewing in Portland between restaurants putting tables on the sidewalks to satisfy customer demand for alfresco dining and those who say the sidewalks are being impeded. Sight-impaired pedestrians, wheelchair users, stroller-pushing parents and other walkers have lodged official complaints about restaurants overextending into the sidewalk space in violation of […]
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Eastern League: Baysox walk over Sea Dogs
PORTLAND — For anyone needing a break from the trials, tribulations and overall impotence of their parent club, the Portland Sea Dogs have presented a much more frisky and entertaining alternative through the first two months of the 2014 season. The Boston Red Sox’ Double-A affiliate spent those first two months of the season running […]