Reported snowfall amounts for the March 13-14 storm, updated throughout the day.
March 2018
Beer chug: Tom Brady beats Stephen Colbert in seconds flat. Watch
Brady rarely drinks but still easily bested the late night host.
Portland doctor brings naturopathic medicine to Haiti
PORTLAND — Dr. Devra Krassner wasn’t sure what to expect on a recent trip to Haiti with the group Homeopaths Without Borders. But she said what she found was a country “full of color, activity and music” even as the people there “continue to live in the face of (so) much adversity.” Krassner is a naturopathic […]
Portland doctor brings naturopathic medicine to Haiti
PORTLAND — Dr. Devra Krassner wasn’t sure what to expect on a recent trip to Haiti with the group Homeopaths Without Borders. But she said what she found was a country “full of color, activity and music” even as the people there “continue to live in the face of (so) much adversity.” Krassner is a naturopathic […]
Yarmouth aging forum looks at economics
YARMOUTH — Aging in Place will host a free workshop on economic security on Saturday, March 17. The workshop, Make a Plan While You Can, will be held at the First Parish Church at 116 Main St. from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with a free lunch included. Presenters will discuss the basics of economic security, including food, […]
Yarmouth aging forum looks at economics
YARMOUTH — Aging in Place will host a free workshop on economic security on Saturday, March 17. The workshop, Make a Plan While You Can, will be held at the First Parish Church at 116 Main St. from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with a free lunch included. Presenters will discuss the basics of economic security, including food, […]
Artist's former Freeport home, gallery now an inn, cafe
FREEPORT — While spending most of his career in construction and sales, Bill Hamlen never considered working in hospitality. But it only took a real estate listing to provide inspiration. The listing was for an 1840s farmhouse on 5 acres along Route 1, previously owned by painter Tom Crotty, who died in 2015. “I was looking […]
In a Trump district, surging Democrat takes House race down to the wire
The outcome in Pennsylvania’s 18th District carries major implications for the president and congressional Republicans fighting to hold onto their majority in November’s midterm elections.
Portland Planning Board to review Thompson's Point hotel plan
PORTLAND — A long-planned hotel that is part of the redevelopment of Thompson’s Point is headed for a Planning Board workshop. The workshop was supposed to be held Tuesday, but the blizzard anticipated for Tuesday and into Wednesday postponed the meeting until March 22, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced Monday. The five-story, 148-room hotel will […]
Portland poised to sell last of its Bayside properties
PORTLAND — The final parcel of city-owned Bayside land on the market since last spring could soon have a buyer. On March 6, the City Council Economic Development Committee unanimously recommended the full council approve the sale, at just less than $1.3 million, of 44 Hanover St. to local property owner and manager Tom Watson. Before […]