The former Portland Pirates coach takes his demanding style to Florida, and makes the Panthers an NHL playoff team.
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: Aug. 9
Arrests No arrests or summons were reported from July 30 – Aug. 5. Fire calls 8/5 at 9:39 a.m. Alarm call on West Pownal Road. EMS North Yarmouth emergency services did not report responding to any calls from July 30 – Aug. 5.
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Portland Schools: Aug. 8
Lyman Moore Middle School hosts students from sister city PORTLAND — A delegation of 10 junior high school students and three chaperones from Shinagawa, Japan will visit Portland this month and stay with Lyman Moore Middle School families as part of the ongoing relationship betweenschools in the two countries. The Japanese delegation will be officially […]
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Expanding transportation alternatives for seniors and visually impaired
PORTLAND — ITNPortland, a local nonprofit, has received a $35,000 grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation to raise awareness of its transportation service by partnering with local houses of worship. ITNPortland provides alternative transportation to seniors and the visually impaired 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for any purpose within 15 miles of Portland. […]
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Local schools announce first day practice schedule
Three city schools have announced their first day practice schedule. Fall sports practice begins Monday, Aug. 13. Cheverus football practices from 8 to 10:15 a.m. and 3:45 to 6 p.m. Boys’ soccer goes from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Girls’ soccer from 8 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 8-14
Wed. 8/8 5 p.m. Housing and Community Development CHWed. 8/8 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Public SafetyThu. 8/9 5 p.m. Harbor Commission Public Hearing South Portland CHFri. 8/10 10 a.m. Mayor’s Food Initiative CHMon. 8/13 3 p.m. Fish Pier Authority CHMon. 8/13 3:30 p.m. Bicycle Pedestrian Committee CHTue. 8/14 5:30 p.m. Planning Board Workshop CHTue. […]
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Freeport teacher hopes to bring Turkish culture to classroom
FREEPORT — A two-week-long, guided 2000-mile road tour of Turkey is not a typical summer trip for the average high school teacher. And for Freeport High School social studies teacher, Karen Massey, it was anything but average. “It’s amazing to go to the place where you’ve been teaching about for years,” she said at her […]
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Katherine “Kay” A. (Glynn) McLaughlin, 81: a friendly, familiar face
PORTLAND — Katherine “Kay” A. (Glynn) McLaughlin, 81, died Aug. 5 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born Sept. 3, 1930 in Portland, the daughter of William Glynn and Mary Agnes (O’Toole) Glynn. She was educated in Portland schools and was a proud resident all her life of Gorham’s Corner, where she […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: Aug. 8
Arrests 8/5 at 8:12 a.m. Dennis R. Junkins, 21, of Thompson Street, South Portland, was arrested at Pleasant Street and Batwood Lane by Officer Roger Moore on charges of obstructing government administration, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, operating a vehicle after license suspension and operating a vehicle with an open alcohol container. Summonses 8/1 at […]
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People and Business
Appointments The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland recently announced the appointment of four new members, David Hanson, Sarah Marble, Kevin Mahoney and Michael Bosse to its board of directors. Crossroads, which offers comprehensive treatment for behavioral health with a gender-specific focus, recently elected new members and officers to its board of directors and welcomed […]