PORTLAND – Donna Drake, 85, of Portland, passed away on Wednesday Dec. 24, 2025.
A funeral mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. …
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Obituary: Mary-Ellen Doyon
PORTLAND – Mary-Ellen Doyon, 91, passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2026. She was born on Sept. 27, 1934, in Portland, …
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Obituary: Llewellyn Cecil Smith
PORTLAND – Llewellyn Cecil Smith, of Portland, died on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2026, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in …
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Obituary: Bertha (Brien) Montgomery
PORTLAND – Bertha (Brien) Montgomery, 103, received her wings and passed peacefully on Dec. 26, 2025, at Fallbrook Woods in Portland. …
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheverus/Yarmouth boys hockey evens score with Edward Little
The reigning Class B state champion wins its fifth straight game and avenges its lone loss.
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Protesters gather in Portland to oppose Venezuela operation
Over 100 people convened downtown on Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s strike on the South American nation.
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What’s wrong with this picture, Portland? | Letter
At a public workshop, the city failed to provide visual tools to help residents grasp the impact of the recently approved 380-foot tower.
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In favor of keeping the mudflats | Letter
Boston’s mudflats were filled in, starting about 1865, and the first structures were built about 1900. There was some filling in by Portland’s Back Cove at about the same time — maybe where the Hannaford is now. South Portland’s mudflats were filled in, to a point, for projects such as the World War II liberty […]
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Evolving cities rise to new heights | Letter
With all the hand-wringing and doomsaying regarding the impact that the proposed Old Port high-rise will have on the quality of life of our city, I wish I could go back in time and witness the contemporary reaction to other notable city structures at the time of their construction. When Captain Moody built the seven-story […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheverus girls basketball earns wire-to-wire win over Westbrook
The Stags use a high-scoring second quarter to separate from the Blue Blazes and stay undefeated.