Greater Portland Benefits Call to Register Vehicles for benefit car show, to benefit Portland Police Youth Activities League, open to classic, new, green or muscle cars, trucks, motorcycles, $15 registration fee, includes T-shirt; June 25 show in Portland; hosted by Portland Police Department and Portland Motor Club, register at PortlandMotorClub.com, Kal Rogers, 233-9970. Spring into […]
2011
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Helen T. Gillis, 87: Active community volunteer, former forklift driver
SOUTH PORTLAND — Helen Theresa (McCue) Gillis, 87, died June 9 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House following a brief illness. Born Oct. 19, 1923, in Portland, she was the youngest daughter of John B. and Helen A. McCue. The family lived on Munjoy Hill, and she attended Cathedral Grammar School, graduating from Cathedral High […]
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Deering boys, Cheverus, Waynflete girls reach lax regional finals
One win away from the state final, three city lacrosse teams remain. Deering’s second-ranked boys’ team is in the regional championship game for the first time after edging No. 3 Messalonskee, 8-6, in Saturday’s Eastern A semifinals. The Rams will battle top-seed Lewiston in the regional championship game Wednesday night. Portland and Waynflete weren’t as […]
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Election clerks: Absentee ballots more problematic than same-day voter registration
BRUNSWICK — As a bill to eliminate same-day voter registration worked its way through Maine’s Legislature last week, proponents frequently cited the plight of the state’s municipal clerks. One of those proponents was Secretary of State Charles E. Summers Jr., who, in testimony before a legislative committee in May, argued that the clerks are overwhelmed […]
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Michaud speaks at House hearing on sex assaults at VA hospitals
Today’s hearing highlighted a federal report, released last week, that shows nearly 300 sexual assaults occurred in the VA network from 2007 to 2010.
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Seacoast United "Crew" team wins U-13 state title
The Seacoast United “Crew” U-13 boys’ soccer team won the Maine State Cup recently, beating Phoenix MCU, 3-1, in the finals on June 5. The team next competes in the U.S. Region I championship in Lancaster, Penn., June 30-July 5. Left to right: Assistant coach Chris Wade, Nick Pronovost (Cumberland), Landon Pope (Auburn), Tyus Ripley […]
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Wind gust a theory for cause of Scarborough plane crash that injured 2 men
SCARBOROUGH — The maiden flight of a Scarborough man’s new airplane ended Friday with a dive and a crash, injuring the plane’s owner and its pilot. Jeff Greenleaf, 40, bought the aircraft last winter, according to Fire Chief Michael Thurlow. The plane was a single-engine Kitfox experimental plane, a build-at-home class of small aircraft. Thurlow […]
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Authorities: Stabbing killed Augusta man
AUGUSTA — Authorities continue to keep a tight lid on the investigation into the death of David Cox, 46, whose body was found in his Green Street apartment Saturday morning. “The cause of death was a stab wound to the chest,” William Stokes, chief of the criminal division of the Office of the Maine Attorney […]
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Super time in Portland's Old Port
William Jordan, 4, of New Bedford, Mass. holds a Superman inflatible that he won at the Old Port Festival on Sunday in Portland. Despite damp, chilly weather, the 38th annual festival drew people from near and far to downtown Portland.Tatiana Busch, 5, and her sister Rachel, 3, have great seats for the Old Port Festival […]
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Police say Dexter man killed wife, kids, self
Steven Lake was awaiting trial for allegedly holding his family hostage last year.