AUGUSTA — A donor to Republican Gov. Paul LePage has been chosen by the state to develop and lease new state health department offices. Eric Cianchette’s company, ELC Management, was chosen among four bidders to build new Department of Health and Human Services offices in South Portland after the current offices’ lease in Portland expires next […]
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Portland landlord, mayor condemn decision to consolidate state offices in South Portland
PORTLAND — The owner of two Bayside buildings rejected for new state offices on Monday called the bidding process “a waste of time.” As a result of the state’s decision last month, Tom Toye stands to lose the Maine Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services as tenants at 185 and 200 […]
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Newry man dies in fiery crash in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Newry man was killed early Monday in a one-car crash on the Maine Turnpike, according to Maine State Police. Jacob Bartholomew, 36, lost control of his car near the South Portland exit as it went off the highway and slammed into a tree and caught fire, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the […]
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South Portland rejects anti-oil pipeline initiative
SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents of South Portland have voted down an initiative aimed at blocking the flow of tar sands oil to the city. Voters rejected the referendum Tuesday by a margin of 4,453 to 4,261 votes. It would have banned the expansion and enlargement of any existing petroleum storage tanks or distribution facilities along […]
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South Portland voting on anti-oil pipeline initiative
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — South Portland voters were deciding Tuesday whether to adopt an ordinance aimed at preventing the flow of tar sands oil to the city. Supporters said the proposal would protect the community of 25,000 residents from exposure to harmful toxins, while critics argued it would destroy existing businesses along the city’s working […]
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Former N.H. House Speaker says Maine fell behind because of taxes
SOUTH PORTLAND — Former New Hampshire House Speaker William O’Brien told a South Portland audience Friday afternoon Maine lost its economic edge over his state after World War II, when it added cumbersome taxes and watched as the Granite State passed it by. O’Brien’s appearance as the keynote speaker for the conservative Maine Heritage Policy […]
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Dr. John H. Gould
1934 – 2013 AUBURN — Dr. John H. Gould of Turner passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, at Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn. Dr. Gould was born in Portland on Sept. 10, 1934, the first child of Eleanor (Webster) Gould and Richard Gould. He grew up in both Cape Elizabeth […]
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Local fight rages over tar sands oil
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A proposed ordinance designed to block tar sands oil from being transported to South Portland has set off a fiery debate over what impact it will have on the community and the city’s bustling waterfront. Opponents of the thick, gooey oil derived from tar sands in Canada fear a 236-mile underground […]
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Industries claim South Portland waterfront ordinance could cost 5,600 jobs, $252M in earnings
SOUTH PORTLAND — A report suggests the city would lose 5,600 jobs and $252 million in accumulated earnings over the next decade if its petroleum industries shut down after passage of a proposed Waterfront Protection Ordinance. The report was written by economist Charles Lawton, with assistance from professor Charles Colgan of the University of Southern […]
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Wex scraps its plans to expand in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — A South Portland-based credit card payment processing company has suspended plans to expand and possibly relocate its corporate headquarters. WEX Inc. had been considering expansion opportunities in Maine that would have more than doubled the size of its current headquarters. Company spokeswoman Trish O’Donnell did not provide any reasons for Tuesday’s decision, […]