PORTLAND — Apothecary by Design, the independent pharmacy based in Bayside, has been sold to a privately held New York investment firm. “We want to continue to grow and advance, they are an excellent partner to provide that capital to do that,” Mark McAuliffe, Apothecary by Design chief executive, said Monday about the sale to BelHealth Investment Partners. […]
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Greater Portland Landmarks lists 5 new ‘Places in Peril’
PORTLAND — From granite blocks in the city’s West End, to the church towering over Parkside, to a one-room school house in Cumberland, this year’s “Places in Peril” list covers history small and large. Released Monday ahead of nonprofit Greater Portland Landmarks’ annual meeting, the list is both a warning and a celebration, GPL Executive Director […]
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Dishin' That: Restaurant shopping? It pays to do the windows
Not one “for fancy restaurants or anything too foo-foo,” My Blue-Eyed Yankees Fan doesn’t appreciate Portland’s wide and varied dining opportunities. Lamenting that flaw early on, I decided his pros outweighed the cons. As of late, I’m having second thoughts. Begrudgingly accepting his unadventurous palate as part of a bigger package deal, I became frustrated […]
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Henry R. Noring, 93: Antique appraiser donated time, talent to others
PORTLAND — Henry Robinson Noring, 93, of Portland, died peacefully Sept. 15 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, following a short illness. Noring was born Oct. 8, 1921, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a son of Henry N. and Blanche R. Noring. After attending Deering High School, he graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. During World War […]
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People and Business
Hires, Promotions, Appointments Manomet, a Brunswick-based nonprofit group promoting conservation, business sustainability and science education, recently hired Danielle Sarmir as senior program associate and Lora Winslow as program associate. Sarmir has more than 15 years of experience in marketing, government affairs and public relations, most recently for The Smithers Group. Winslow brings to Manomet more […]
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Portland Meetings: Sept. 23-29
Wed. 9/23 8 a.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Thur. 9/24 3 p.m. Planning Department Open House MRH Thur. 9/24 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Fri. 9/25 10 a.m. Mayor’s Food Initiative CH Fri. 9/25 3 p.m. Food Initiative/Urban Agriculture Workgroup PSB Mon. 9/28 6 p.m. City Council (Workshop) CH Tues. 9/29 4:30 […]
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'Suits for Jobs' coming to South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Disadvantaged job seekers can get attire for interviews Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 9 a.m.-noon at the Greater Portland Career Center, 151 Jetport Blvd. The annual free “Suits for Jobs” event for men and women will provide suits, ties, and shirts collected and distributed by Men’s Wearhouse. The clothing giveaway is also organized by Auburn-based […]
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Portland students join the fight against invasive aquatic species
PORTLAND — When the Department of Environmental Protection called for help, seventh-graders at King Mddle School answered. The DEP asked a group of students at the school to build 35 submersible, remotely operated vehicles to investigate invasive species of aquatic plants. The students began building the frames of the devices this week, using plastic pipes […]
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Capitol Notebook: AMHI memorial dedicated as political fight rages
In the same week that state officials and patient advocates gathered to remember more than 11,000 people who died in the state’s mental hospital, legislators and the state’s top health administrator battled over current problems in the state mental health system. Known by many names, but most recently as the Augusta Mental Health Institute, or […]
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The Universal Notebook: No excuse for executive abuse
It is frustrating and infuriating to read the Legislature’s Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability report on Gov. Paul LePage’s threat to withhold Department of Education funding from the Good Will-Hinckley program for at-risk students. It’s frustrating because it is just a fact-finding investigation, not an indictment, and it’s infuriating because it details just […]