Variations on romance, cheerful ’70s-era music by ABBA and a colorful wedding set on a sunny Greek island — thoughts of such things go down particularly well when it’s 26 degrees and snowy just outside the door (as it was on Thursday night in Portland). But, really, the bright flash of musical theater that is […]
2012
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Ayla’s father took polygraph exam
The father of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds took a polygraph exam shortly after she disappeared, but neither he nor the police will say how he did.
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Potty puts out fire, saving Brunswick apartment building
BRUNSWICK — A cracked toilet bowl apparently extinguished a fire in a Perryman Drive apartment on Wednesday night, the Fire Department said, preventing the blaze from spreading throughout the building. The four residents of the apartment where the fire started, however, were displaced from their home. According to Deputy Chief Don Koslosky, the family members […]
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Maine minister met with accuser before suicide
Police say Rev. Bob Carlson, accused of being a pedophile, met with his accuser just hours before the minister jumped to his death from the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.
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LePage: Kestrel Aircraft deal isn’t dead
Gov. Paul LePage said he is still hopeful that Kesterel Aircraft will move forward with a manufacturing plant in Brunswick, which could bring 600 jobs to Maine.
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Arts Calendar Jan. 18-29
Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Ajkun Ballet Theater, New York City-based dance company, holding auditions in February and March 2012 in New York City; FMI visit ajkunbt.org. Saturday 2/4 “The Who’s Tommy” auditions, 2-5 p.m., also on Feb. 5, 2-5 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, [email protected]. Those interested must prepare […]
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Community Calendar Jan. 18-29
Greater Portland Benefits Friday 1/27 Cycle4Care Spin Class Fundraiser, 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Zone3Fitness, 71 U.S. Rt. 1, Scarborough, $20, registration required, cycle4care.kintera.org. Saturday 1/28 Pie Luck, bring a pie to share and a food contribution to the Cumberland Food Pantry, 6:30 p.m., Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, 829-3766. Bulletin Board Circle […]
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Maine inmate accused of threatening to kill president
Leroy Dunn is also currently serving a three-year sentence for drug trafficking, and threatened Gov. Paul LePage last year.
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Man accused of green-energy scheme sentenced to 12 years
James Rivera — who scammed Maine residents out of tens of thousands of dollars — was sentenced today in California on fraud charges.
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Bath man charged with sexual abuse allegedly used Internet to lure teenage girl
BATH — A 21-year-old man has been charged with 15 counts of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of criminal restraint. Andrew T. Mank was summonsed on Jan. 11 by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office for offenses that allegedly took place from March through November 2011 in West Bath and Topsham. The November […]