YARMOUTH — Every year, for as long as her teammates can remember, Birgit “Biggi” Brookes said it was the year their tennis team would go to the national championships. This is the year, but Brookes won’t be there. “The tragedy of this all is, she would say every year, ‘This year we’re going to nationals,’” […]
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Portland Police Beat: Oct. 21
Arrests 10/11 at 1:15 a.m. Devin Ouellette, 20, of Biddeford, was arrested on Commercial Street by Officer Zachary Theriault on a charge of operating under the influence. 10/11 at 1:48 a.m. Jill Burwell, 30, of Portland, was arrested on Wharf Street by Officer Mark Keller on charges of criminal threatening and disorderly conduct. 10/11 at 1:59 a.m. Akram Abdullahi, […]
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Neighborhood concerns send Reed School plans 'back to the drawing board'
PORTLAND — Neighbors of the vacant Thomas B. Reed School in the Riverton neighborhood said they have concerns about two plans being proposed for the building’s redevelopment. And, because of those concerns, officials involved with the redevelopment of the parcel may have to “go back to the drawing board,” City Councilor David Brenerman said. Brenerman, […]
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Portland Meetings: Oct. 21-27
Wed. 10/21 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 10/21 6 p.m. CDBG Application Meeting CH Wed. 10/21 6 p.m. Hall School Committee Hall School Thur. 10/22 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Fri. 10/23 10 a.m. Mayor’s Food Initiative Steering Committee CH Tues. 10/27 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners (Workshop) 2 Portland Fish Pier […]
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Yvonne Bemis, 80: Enjoyed traveling, flea markets
Yvonne Paule (VanBaerlem) Bemis died at Gosnell Memorial Hospice Oct. 8. Bemis was born July 27, 1935, in Brussels, Belgium to Adrien and Jeanne (Julien) VanBaerlem. She attended schools in Brussels and worked in Antwerp before marrying Charles E. Bemis of Massachusetts. The couple then moved to Portland, where they raised five children. Bemis worked […]
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Portland's Midtown project 'back on track'
PORTLAND — Midtown is on again. Groundbreaking for the $85 million mixed-use project on Somerset Street is expected to begin by the end of the year, City Manager Jon Jennings said in an Oct.14 press release. The city and developers Federated Cos. negotiated a new purchase and sales agreement, in effect until Feb. 29, 2016. “Getting […]
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Alumni, students mixed on McAuley move to non-sectarian status
PORTLAND — Students and alumni of Catherine McAuley High School expressed varying opinions after the announcement Oct. 14 that the school will become independent of religious sponsorship. McAuley, the state’s only single-gender college preparatory school, announced it will become independent of the Rhode Island-based Sisters of Mercy Northeast Community, a religious institute of Catholic women. The school […]
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Election 2015: How to lead is the issue in Portland mayoral race
PORTLAND — “Leadership” is the key word in the mayoral race between incumbent Mayor Michael Brennan and challengers Ethan Strimling and Tom MacMillan. Brennan, 62, of 49 Wellington Road, says he has shown leadership in a variety of ways since elected in 2011. Strimling,47, of 211 Spring St., says he will lead by working with city councilors in ways […]
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Election 2015: Crowded field in Portland City Council District 1
PORTLAND — Five candidates are competing to replace departing District 1 City Councilor Kevin Donoghue, who spent nine years in office. Patrick Flynn is president of the Casco Bay Lines Board of Directors; Paula Agopian made an unsuccessful run for City Council 20 years ago. Brandon Mazer, Belinda Ray and Sean Kerwin in their first campaigns […]
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Portland middle-schoolers to host mayoral debate
PORTLAND — Candidates Ethan Strimling, Tom MacMillan and Mayor Michael Brennan will make their case to Lyman Moore Middle School students at a Thursday, Oct. 22, mayoral debate set to begin at 9 a.m. Lyman Moore Principal Caroline Foster said the sixth- and seventh-graders, who are posing the questions, are well prepared for the debate. Foster promised […]