Giving Back The John and Patricia Klingenstein Fund and the Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Inc., have donated $250,000 to support Mercy’s pediatrics program, which will now be known as the Dr. Harry E. Davis Pediatric Center. Davis received his medical training from Tufts Medical School in 1919, and returned to Portland in the early […]
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Portland board postpones discussion of historic designation for Reed School
PORTLAND — Discussion about a vacant city school’s possible designation as a historic landmark was tabled last week, and isn’t scheduled to resurface soon. The vacant Thomas B. Reed School at 28 Homestead Ave. was slated to go before the Historic Preservation Board Jan. 6. On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 5, the item was removed from the […]
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Portland artist’s work going into diplomatic service in Azerbaijan
PORTLAND — Receiving an email asking for personal belongings to be sent to Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, is unusual. But last October that’s exactly what happened to Rush Brown, a local artist and retired teacher. As it turns out, Brown has a fan living in Baku: Robert Cekuta, U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan. “This came out […]
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Illinois firm to lead search for Portland school superintendent
PORTLAND — An Illinois-based consulting firm has been selected to help lead the search for the city’s next superintendent of schools. BWP & Associates, of Libertyville, was selected by the School Board at its Jan. 5 meeting. School Board Chairwoman Marnie Morrione last week said four firms were interviewed by the superintendent search committee, which […]
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2 Portland men indicted on threatening, terror charges
PORTLAND — Two city men face five-year prison terms after being indicted Jan. 8 by a Cumberland County grand jury. George Dimauro, 64, of 409 Cumberland Ave., and Steven Ricci, 51, of 915 Brighton Ave., also face $5,000 fines if convicted for the separate Class C crimes. Dimauro is charged with terrorizing for allegedly leaving a suspicious […]
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MLK Jr. Day celebration in Portland will fill weekend
PORTLAND — The schedule has changed from past years, but the message will remain the same when the city branch of the NAACP observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A weekend of events will be capped at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, with the 35th annual celebration at Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St. This […]
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Portland extends deadline for survey on planning
PORTLAND — Residents have until Jan. 22 to complete an online survey that will be used to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete, according to a City Hall press release. The original deadline for responses was in December. The plan, adopted in 2002 and last updated in 2005, is […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 6-17
Greater Portland Exhibits “Local Color: Pieces of Maine,” paintings by Dawn Maron, Mike Maron and Suzanne Woodward, Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 US Rte. 1, Suite 100, Falmouth, artists’ reception 5:30-7:30 p.m., to April 29. “Tactile Delights: Fabric Manipulation,” Art Quilts Maine, Portland Public Library, Sam L. Cohen Children’s Library, 5 Monument Square, to Jan. 29. “Photos […]
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Community Calendar: Jan. 6-19
Greater Portland Benefits Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag program: during January, $1 from each blue bag purchased at the Scarborough Hannaford, 31 Hannaford Dr., benefits Scarborough Public Library, hannaford.bags4mycause.com/. Tuesday 1/12 Flatbread Pizza Co., 5-9 p.m., 72 Commercial St., Portland, part of each sale donated to The Ecology School, flatbreadcompany.com. Books/Authors Sunday 1/10 Bestselling Maine Author […]
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Landmark discussion puts Portland school neighbors on alert
PORTLAND — Despite neighborhood concerns, discussions about designating a vacant school as a historic landmark will go on as scheduled. Neighbors are worried landmark designation could lock the building into a larger-than-appropriate senior housing development. As of Tuesday morning, a public hearing on the nomination of the Thomas B. Reed School as a historic landmark […]