Mark Rees’ proposal is $10 million more than the current budget and would increase property taxes 3.3 percent.
2013
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs opener: Hadlock night with a tinge of Boston
Stephen Drew is on rehab and Daniel Bard is a member of the Sea Dogs to start the season.
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Posted inNation & World
Pistorius ready for training
The South African amputee runner is accused of murdering his girlfriend in February.
Posted inNation & World
Clashes recur between Israel, Hamas
No injuries are reported but the violence ends one of the longest lulls in recent memory.
Posted inNation & World
Kerry returns to Middle East in long-shot bid to restart peace negotiations
With Israel and Gaza militants exchanging fire, expectations are low for any breakthrough.
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Art and Theater Listings
• CLASSICAL MUSIC THURSDAY Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with violinist Dean Stein, oboeist Kathleen McNerney and pianist Bridget Convey, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. Woodwind KinderKonzert, Portland Symphony Orchestra presents “Carnival of the Animals” for ages 3 to 7, Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston. portlandsymphony.org. 9:30 and […]
Posted inNews
Industry group: Maine enviros not telling truth
The crude oil in a pipeline that ruptured last week in Arkansas didn’t come from oil-sands deposits in Canada, the Petroleum Council says.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Roger Ebert’s cancer returns
“I’ll be able at last to do what I’ve always fantasized about doing: reviewing only the movies I want to review,” says the always upbeat film critic.
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store March 25-31: 1. “Bioshock Infinite” for X360 2. “Lincoln” (DVD) 3. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (DVD) 4. “Les Miserables” (DVD) 5. David Bowie, “The Next Day” 6. The Strokes, “Comedown Machine” 7. Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience” 8. “Killing Them Softly” (DVD) 9. “Bioshock Infinite” for PS3 10. Depeche […]
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DVD Releases
NEW ON THE SHELF “JOHN DIES AT THE END,” starring Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes. It’s a great week for offbeat gems, and nobody delivers that particular brand of cinematic product better than director Don Coscarelli, the man behind such beloved outliers as “The Beastmaster,” “Phantasm” and, most recently, the highly recommended “Bubba Ho-Tep.” Here, […]