PORTLAND — Americold Logistics of 165 Read St. was selected by the state Department of Transportation to build and operate a cold storage facility at the International Marine Terminal on Commercial Street. DOT spokesman Ted Talbot announced the selection in an Aug. 31 press release. Company and DOT officials will now negotiate terms for the construction […]
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Portland Meetings: Sept. 2-8
Wed. 9/2 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Corp. CH Wed. 9/2 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 9/2 6 p.m. Hall School Building Committee HS Thur. 9/3 5 p.m. Parks Commission CH Thur. 9/3 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals CH Fri. 9/4 10 a.m. Food Initiative/Food Security Workgroup CH Tues. 9/8 4:30 p.m. Planning […]
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People and Business
Hires, Promotions, Appointments William Hall has been named manager of marketing and communications at Apothecary by Design, a Portland-based pharmacy that provides specialty, compounded and retail medications and nutritional products. Hall previously worked as a reporter, contributing writer and copy editor at The Forecaster, as well as a freelance writer. For 20 years, he also […]
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Community Calendar: Sept. 2-15
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Saturday 9/5 Tag Sale, sponsored by Freeport Masonic Lodge No. 23, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 33 Mallet Drive, Freeport. Tuesday 9/8 Casco Bay Newcomers Club, social group for new and current residents, meets monthly, 5:30 p.m., free, Muddy Ruddy Restaurant, 1335 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, 747-5220. Portland High School Class […]
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Arts Calendar: Sept. 2-15
Greater Portland Film Wednesday 9/2 “Turbo Kid,” 7:30 p.m., $8, students $6, SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600, space538.org. Thursday 9/3 “The Woman in Gold,” 1 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.com. Tuesday 9/8 “The Look of Silence,” 7:30 p.m., $8, students $6, SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, […]
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Thomas R. Crotty, 80: Prominent painter, gallery owner helped build other art careers
PORTLAND — Prominent Maine artist and gallery owner Thomas Robert Crotty, 80, died peacefully of cancer on Aug. 22 in Portland, surrounded by his children. Crotty was born Nov. 30, 1934, in Boston, the son of Donald E. Crotty and Wanda Scovil Crotty. Thomas spent many of his early years in New Brunswick and Prince […]
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Portland Police Beat: Sept. 2
Arrests 8/23 at 3 a.m. Mohamed Y. Ahmed, 33, of Portland, was arrested on Park Avenue by Officer Erik Richard on a charge of criminal trespass. 8/23 at 3 a.m. Adam Y. Wilcox, 21, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on Marlborough Road by Officer Charles Hodgdon on a charge of operating after habitual offender license revocation. 8/23 […]
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Value of Portland Co. drawings depends on perspective
PORTLAND — Potential developers of the Portland Co. complex at 58 Fore St. said concept drawings introduced at an Aug. 26 press conference were revealing. Opponents who want to limit building heights on the property criticized what the drawings did not include. “We are celebrating public open space that allows access to the waterfront,” CPB2 partner […]
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Out & About: Brunswick bluegrass festival marks summer’s end
Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the unofficial finis for summertime in Maine, and that’s certainly the case in the arts and entertainment department. But summer’s exit is marked by one of the season’s biggest events: This weekend in Brunswick the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special features some of the biggest names and top artists in […]
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The Right View: In Pingree's case, it takes a fat cat to know one
I’m glad to see the Washington Examiner is at least taking an interest in the hypocrisy of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. If there ever was proof of the idiotic notion that Democrats are “for the little guy,” and against Wall Street, big (BIG) money, power and insider deals, this is it. In a speech […]