Arrests 6/6 Robert Leon Joy, 50, no address given, was arrested on Danforth Street by Officer William Stratis on a charge of public drinking. 6/6 at 1 a.m. Daniel Lado, 27, of Portland, was arrested on State Street by Officer Dan Aguilera on a charge of operating without a license. 6/6 at 1 a.m. Nathaniel […]
2011
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Portland School Notebook: June 13
Portland High School Class of 2011 Top 10 Students Valedictorian: Marc Korobkin, son of Paul and Susan Korobkin. Activities and Awards: Academic Decathalon Team; Future Business Leaders of America club member, captain and state secretary; Key Club; math team; peer tutor; yearbook staff; Jewish Community Alliance volunteer; Harvard Book Award, History Award and the National […]
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Greater Portland among communities getting funds for land detox
PORTLAND — Local, state and federal officials on Friday gathered at the former Mirada Adams School on Munjoy Hill to announce nearly $3 million to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated lands. The Greater Portland Council of Governments was awarded $400,000 in assessment funding and the Southern Maine Regional Planning Association received $500,000 for a […]
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Latin, Greek programs soar at Portland High School
PORTLAND — For many of us, our knowledge of Latin is limited to “E pluribus unum,” “semper fidelis” and possibly “et tu, Brute?” But at Portland High School, Latin is cool. Or frigus, to be exact. “This is my least stressful class,” said freshman and first-year Latin student Annette Denekas. “It’s definitely a comfortable atmosphere […]
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Westbrook mill sold for $2.5 million
Sasa Cook, who took over a loan on the Dana Warp Mill last month, placed the only bid.
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Westbrook blazes to baseball regional final
WESTBROOK – For the third time in four years, the Westbrook baseball team will be playing for the Class A Western regional title and they hope the third time is the charm. The Blazes advanced to the regional final with a tight 2-1 win over Marshwood at Westbrook High School on Monday afternoon. The game […]
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Westbrook blazes to baseball regional final
WESTBROOK – For the third time in four years, the Westbrook baseball team will be playing for the Class A Western regional title and they hope the third time is the charm. The Blazes advanced to the regional final with a tight 2-1 win over Marshwood at Westbrook High School on Monday afternoon. The game […]
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Riots derailed by Stags
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The South Portland Red Riots held out some hope for an upset win over top-ranked Cheverus in the Class A West baseball playoffs on Monday, but a big inning for the Stags ended the Riots’ season with an 8-2 loss. The Riots held an early lead in the game, which was […]
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Protections proposed for Gulf of Maine sturgeon
PORTLAND — Federal regulators are proposing new protections for the Gulf of Maine sturgeon population until a decision is made whether to list the fish as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday it is proposing banning the taking of any sturgeon except for scientific research, assisting stranded […]
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McAuley's best ever softball season ends
The 2011 McAuley softball team went somewhere that no previous Lions team had ever gone: the regional semifinals. Friday afternoon, 24 hours after a game was interrupted and eventually postponed by severe thunder and lightning, the Lions, ranked fourth in Western Class A, held off No. 5 Kennebunk, 7-6, in the quarterfinals. Saturday, however, […]