PORTLAND — The Portland Fire Museum, 157 Spring St., will host Santa Claus from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for the next three Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Assistant Fire Chief Keith Gautreau said families are invited to take pictures with Santa near a 1938 McCann fire truck. The museum also has two Christmas village scenes on […]
2016
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland tree-lighting draws a festive crowd
Jeffrey Blood and his son Miles, 3, of Westfield, Massachusetts, stand in front of the Portland Christmas tree moments after it was lit Friday, Nov. 25, in Monument Square. (Dan D’Ippolito / For The Forecaster) A steady rain couldn’t dampen the holiday spirits of kids singing along with singer-songwriter Rick Charette at the Portland tree […]
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Brady on his knee: This Monday is better than last Monday
The Patriots’ quarterback missed two practices last week and said his knee was acting up on Sunday.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Delta bans rude pro-Trump passenger for life, gives refunds to others
A video posted on Facebook by a passenger shows a man standing in the aisle, yelling and insulting supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Portland beats Deering in 105th Turkey Day showdown
Portland’s Griffin Foley catches a pass behind Deering’s Mason Kaserman during the Bulldogs’ 41-0 win over the Rams Thanksgiving Day. Photo courtesy Rachel Morales. More photos below. While it wasn’t the win it wanted most, Portland’s football team was mighty pleased to settle for the consolation prize of blanking rival Deering Thanksgiving Day at Fitzpatrick […]
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‘Citizen of this world’: Portland provides refuge for Iraqi poet
PORTLAND — Arabic teacher Kifah Abdulla is an artist and writer who friends describe as a Renaissance man. But creativity has provided a lot more than pleasure to the newly naturalized U.S. citizen. Abdulla credits his imagination with helping him survive eight years as a prisoner of war in Iran during the Iraq-Iran War. In […]
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Out & About: Choral celebrations of Christmas
The first weekend in December marks the second weekend of the long celebration of Christmas in the performing arts. Three such programs are slated between Friday and Sunday; two of them are big choral concerts with multiple performances. First off will be the Portland Community Chorus. Performing Friday and Saturday in South Portland, the 130-voice […]
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Meeting with Castro was comically ‘surreal,’ Baldacci says
The former Maine governor was leading an agricultural trade mission in 2005 when he met the Cuban leader.
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Editor's Notebook: We're aiming for poetry, not poems
Probably like many of you, I spent about 6 1/2 or seven hours over Thanksgiving weekend not shopping, but binge-watching “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” That’s right. I watched all of the four-episode Netflix revival that picks up a decade after TV land thought it had seen the last of Lorelai, Rory, Luke […]
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Editor's Notebook: We're aiming for poetry, not poems
Probably like many of you, I spent about 6 1/2 or seven hours over Thanksgiving weekend not shopping, but binge-watching “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” That’s right. I watched all of the four-episode Netflix revival that picks up a decade after TV land thought it had seen the last of Lorelai, Rory, Luke […]