PORTLAND — The School Board on Dec. 8 sent the City Council about $1.3 million in locally funded projects for the redevelopment of the aging Fred P. Hall Elementary School. The vote was 8-1, with board member Sarah Thompson in the minority. The bulk of the proposal, roughly $875,000, is for a larger gymnasium and […]
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‘Shop with a Cop’ wraps up in Portland
Officer Jeff Druan help Jayden Moore, 11, wrap the gifts he purchased for his family on Friday, Dec. 11, during the Portland Police Department’s annual “Shop with a Cop” event. After shopping at Target in South Portland and wrapping gifts, the cops and kids sat down to a pizza party donated by Portland Pie Co. […]
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Out & About: Christmas A&E finale on the horizon
The four weeks of Christmas productions are quickly drawing to a close, but a handful of big events remain on the calendar. My longtime favorite is “Christmas With Cornils,” a production of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ. Ray Cornils will play Portland’s mighty instrument, joined by a slew of his friends and professional colleagues, […]
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The Universal Notebook: Trump, a paranoid president for post-truth America
Donald Trump claims to have seen Muslims celebrating on New Jersey rooftops as the Twin Towers collapsed on 9/11. Did he really? Of course not. It never happened. But then the Donald didn’t get where he is today by telling the truth. And you can make frightened people believe just about anything. Trump, in fact, […]
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Abby's Road: Life is a jukebox
One of the things I love most about Christmas is the music. It’s a genre defined by familiar lyrics, jingling bells, and deep baritones. The comfortable melodies wrap everything in a memory while setting the table for more. I remember myself as a girl, staring into our family room and seeing my father enjoying the […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Portland schools brighten darkness with light of understanding
December can be a very dark month. It’s the time of the winter solstice, when we experience the longest night of the year. What brightens the month are the holidays of the season. And, with the Portland Public Schools being Maine’s largest and most diverse school district, our students and their families celebrate a variety […]
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Steven Ricci arrested in Portland
PORTLAND — Steven Ricci, 51, whose extensive record of assault and indecent conduct arrests and convictions led police to warn the public about him last month, was arrested Dec. 10 at his home. Police Lt. James Sweatt said Ricci, who was released on probation from Windham Correctional Center in November, was arrested at his home at 915 […]
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Brooklyn man arrested at Portland hotel on heroin charges
PORTLAND — A Brooklyn man police say made frequent trips to Maine to sell heroin was arrested Dec. 10 at a city hotel. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Jomo Cunningham, 22, was arrested at 6 p.m. at the Portland Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St., after a search of his room. “(Cunningham) routinely stayed […]
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Portland man charged with leaving suspicious package at 100 Middle St.
PORTLAND — A Cumberland Avenue man was charged Tuesday with terrorizing for allegedly leaving a suspicious package at 100 Middle St. on Monday. Police Lt. James Sweatt said George A. Dimauro, 49, was arrested at his residence at 409 Cumberland Ave. around 6 p.m. and charged with Class C terrorizing, which carries a maximum five-year prison sentence […]
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New Markets helps create, improve job outlook
I appreciated reading Haley Frank’s “Short Relief” column this week (“Midtown Project deserves state tax credits.”) CEI Capital Management led the New Markets Tax Credit work on three of the projects he lists as successes (Farnsworth Museum, Gulf of Maine Research Institute and Portland Public Market conversion). It is refreshing and reinforcing to see positive […]