PORTLAND — The want of four signatures ended Christopher Vail’s second bid to become mayor. Melissa LaChance of the city clerk’s office said Sept. 4 that Vail, a Portland firefighter and resident of 1119 Washington Ave., will not be on the Nov. 3 ballot because the office could confirm only 296 of the 300 signatures of […]
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Remembering L.L. Bean’s Leon Gorman: ‘He ran this company as something larger than a business’
FREEPORT — For only the third time in company history, the L.L. Bean flagship store will be closed for four hours Sept. 13 to honor Chairman Emeritus Leon Gorman. Gorman, the grandson of company founder and namesake Leon Leonwood Bean, had cancer and died on Thursday, Sept. 3 at his home in Yarmouth. He was 80 years […]
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Paul Trusiani, 81
PORTLAND — Paul Trusiani, 81, the founder of Paul’s Foods on Congress Street, died September 5 from complications of heart surgery. Trusiani was born Oct.16, 1933, in Brunswick, to Cesare Trusiani and Isabelle Stevens Trusiani. He grew up in Brunswick and graduated from Brunswick High School. Soon afterward, he volunteered for and served in the […]
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Leon A. Gorman, 80: L.L. Bean chairman transformed company, Maine and Mainers' lives
YARMOUTH — Leon A. Gorman, 80, chairman emeritus of L.L. Bean Inc., the company his grandfather founded in 1912, died of cancer Sept. 3 at home in Yarmouth. Although Gorman always considered himself a Mainer, he was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Dec. 20, 1934, to Barbara Bean and John Gorman. He was raised […]
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Portland Planning Board gets India Street zoning changes
PORTLAND — Two recommendations that could shape the future of the India Street neighborhood will go to the Planning Board Sept. 15. The first item seeks a board recommendation on “form-based” zoning for the neighborhood, to ensure a level of conformity between new and existing construction. The second item would create a historic preservation district for […]
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Planning workshops set courses for Portland projects, policies
PORTLAND — Neighborhood and citywide planning policy will be open to discussion during four workshops this month, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said Sept. 1. The meetings begin Tuesday, Sept. 15, with the first workshop on a transportation master plan for the Bayside neighborhood. The 6 p.m. meeting at the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall at 20 Myrtle St. […]
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Dishin' That: Napkin fetish and other 'Stupid Human Restaurant Tricks'
As adults, we tend to glaze over the dining idiosyncrasies of our immediate family and closest friends. Behaviors once thought odd are now common occurrences we no longer pay attention to. Take for example, my friend’s mother, who insists she sit with her back to the wall while dining out. “I learned it from my […]
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Portland Police Beat: Sept. 9
Arrests 8/30 at 12:42 a.m. Todd C. St. Jean, 42, of Portland, was arrested on Wharf Street by Officer Mark Keller on a charge of disorderly conduct. 8/30 at 4:26 a.m. David E. Bean, 36, of Portland, was arrested on Mellen Street by Officer Erik Richard on a charge of violating conditions of release. 8/30 […]
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People and Business
Hires, Promotions, Appointments Maine State Ballet, in Falmouth, has hired Barry Brinker Jones as a dance instructor. Jones most recently taught dance in Hawaii public schools through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She also served as the ballet mistress at Seabury Hall, a private school in Hawaii. A resident of Cape Elizabeth, […]
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Arts Calendar: Sept. 9-22
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 9/9 “The Assassins,” Brown Bag Lecture with author Gayle Lynds, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com. Friday 9/11 “Distilled in Maine,” reading and discussion with author Kate McCarty, 5:30 p.m., $15, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org. Wednesday 9/16 Monica Wood, novelist speaking […]