Guests were outside for only a few minutes while Portland firefighters determined what triggered the alarm.
2011
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King’s legacy of peace praised after Arizona shootings
President Obama, in Washington, said part of King’s legacy was about service and urged Americans to get out into their communities.
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4 LePage Cabinet nominees face hearings
Leading off the schedule Tuesday afternoon will be H. Sawin Millett Jr., the governor’s choice for finance commissioner.
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Paul D. Gray, 60: Helped shape future of Maine Medical Center
SOUTH PORTLAND — Paul D. Gray, 60, died Jan. 10 in Portland. Born April 29, 1950, in Dallas, Texas, a son of Donald Richard Gray and Agnes Lou Smith Gray, he attended Texas schools, and graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a master’s degree in labor and industrial relations […]
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Hundreds march and rally at Portland City Hall
Marchers shout “This is what democracy looks like” and carry signs with slogans such as “Enraged by LePage” and “Civility Not Division.”
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Out & About: Music, theater and musical theater
The January arts-and-entertainment doldrums are over, with a plethora of top-notch happenings in music, theater and musical theater coming up over the next week. The big musical event is the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s first 2011 concert. On Jan. 25, maestro Robert Moody will step up to the podium and conduct a concerto by Sergei Prokofiev, […]
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Arts and Entertainment Calendar: Jan. 19 – 30
Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Musica de Filia New Member Auditions, Women’s Choir: Monday, Jan. 24, 6:30-8 p.m.; Lyric Choir: Tuesday, Jan. 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Concert Choir: Tuesday, Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m.; Apprentice Choir: Wednesdays, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, 4-5:30 p.m.; Chamber Choir: Thursdays, Jan. 20, Jan. 27, 6-8 p.m., musicadefilia.com, Cyndy, 807-2158. Call […]
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Bone chips removed from Giffords’ eye socket
Astronaut Mark Kelly has told doctors he saw Giffords smile.
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Cheverus' Gwilym earns top football honor
PORTLAND — Capping a sensational, triumphant high school football career in fine style, senior Peter Gwilym, who quarterbacked the Class A state champion Cheverus Stags on both sides of the ball, was named Sunday afternoon the 40th winner of the James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy, the award signifying the finest senior player in the state in […]
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Portland Sports Roundup
Big win for PBC fighter Portland Boxing Club middleweight Russell Lamour earned the biggest win of his career with a unanimous decision over 2008 Olympic bronze medalist John Joe Joyce of Kildare, Ireland at the World Series of Boxing in Los Angeles. Lamour won every round on two of the three judges’ scorecards. Lamour is […]