NEWFIELD — A local resdient was taken into custody Monday afternoon in Newfield after he allegedly threatened his adult daughter and her boyfriend with an AR 15 rifle. Grant Lane, 51, faces a Class C felony criminal threatening charge, said York County Sheriff William King in a statement. King said sheriffs deputies were dispatched to […]
2018
Portland Meetings: March 7-15
Portland Thur. 3/8 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners CH Thur. 3/8 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee CH Fri. 3/9 9 a.m. Legislative Committee CH Mon. 3/12 5:30 p.m. Portland Bike-Pedestrian Advisory Committee CH Tues. 3/13 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Workshop CH Tues. 3/13 7 p.m. Planning Board Public Hearing CH Wed. 3/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen […]
State files application to expand Portland terminal
PORTLAND — A site plan application filed with the Planning Department will pave the way toward expansion of the city’s container ship capacity. Filed last month by the Maine Department of Transportation, the Level II site plan would allow its Maine Port Authority to raze a storage building and build 9,000 square feet of new […]
Ladysmith Black Mambazo to visit Portland
A powerful nine-man a cappella vocal group from South Africa is the headline act among this weekend’s performing arts choices. Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a five-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble that has been dazzling worldwide audiences for half a century, visits Portland’s Merrill Auditorium on Saturday. A pair of unrelated early music acts are slated for Friday […]
People & Business: March 7
Mainer women on a roll at international event As much of the world turned to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Maine was also well-represented in another elite international sporting event: the Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester, U.K., which took place in early February. After months of training, skaters, officials and others […]
Portland City Manager donates to Abyssinian restoration
PORTLAND — City Manager Jon Jennings has donated $36,000 of his office contingency funds to help restore the Abyssinian Meeting House. “For too long this important piece of our history has been left to languish. It is long past time that the city come together to restore this part of our culture so that future […]