SAN DIEGO — What a spectacle last week with the GOP-a-mania event starring one “really, really rich” guy and nine other guys all pandering to a rabid electorate more interested in the base gratification of super-amped emotion over the hard truths and needed action that demand personal and collective sacrifice. To say that the Republican presidential […]
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"Flying Lions" have arrived…McAuley, Waynflete form field hockey co-op team
Low numbers and the hopes of being more competitive have compelled McAuley and Waynflete to join forces in field hockey this autumn. The team will be known as CMW (Catherine McAuley Waynflete) and likely will go by the nickname, “The Flying Lions.” It is believed that CMW is the first field hockey co-op team in […]
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The Universal Notebook: Court to governor: You’re wrong. You blew it.
Listening to the oral arguments before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court over Gov. Paul LePage’s veto-bender boner was a frustrating experience at best. The written briefs laid out the case logically, but oral arguments no sooner began than the justices jumped in with their questions, such that none of the four attorneys made much sense. […]
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Abby's Road: Signs are, I'm getting older
If history is the best teacher, then recent history is teaching me that I am getting old. To wit, in the past month alone, the following events have transpired: • I hiked Bradbury Mountain with my husband and children. At the summit, we sat down on a rock to enjoy the scenery and share some snacks. […]
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Letter: Portland offers sanctuary, but at a risk
On July 1 Kate Steinle was shot dead, allegedly by an illegal alien, in San Francisco, a sanctuary city. The alleged illegal alien, Francisco Sanchez, had been deported five times and had returned to San Francisco because he knew San Francisco was a sanctuary city where he would not be pursued by immigration officials. Portland […]
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Maine high court: Bills LePage tried to veto are law
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage erred in his end-of-session veto gambit, and in so doing lost the ability to veto 65 bills that he opposed. In an advisory opinion released by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday, the justices said the bills in question became law without the governor’s signature, and that the Legislature […]
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Portland's Nickelodeon Cinema robbed for 3rd time this year
PORTLAND — Police are seeking a single suspect in the Tuesday night robbery of the Nickelodeon Cinema at 1 Temple St. City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said the robbery occurred at 10 p.m. as the theater was closing for the evening. Police said a white man, about 30 years old and 5 feet 8 inches tall […]
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Section of High Street in Portland to close overnight for sewer work
PORTLAND — An ongoing sewer separation project will require the closing of High Street from York to Danforth streets Tuesday and Wednesday nights. City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said the street will be closed from 7 p.m.-6 a.m. both nights. Through traffic will be allowed on York Street, with a detour using Center to Spring streets […]
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Portland-based youth hockey group hopes to open $2M Falmouth rink in October
FALMOUTH — Casco Bay Hockey Association officials said their new, $2 million pavilion-style rink will be ready for the season to start in mid-October. CBHA President John Veilleux said the Casco Bay Arena, on Hat Trick Drive behind Wal-Mart and next to the Family Ice Center, will be ready for hockey by the third week […]
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Despite objections, Portland City Council OKs tax break for Carleton St. housing
PORTLAND — A new tax increment finance zone and two allocations of federal funding will help three city housing projects get underway. City councilors on Monday approved establishing the TIF for Avesta Housing for its proposed 37-unit housing project at 17 Carleton St. in the West End. Councilors also allocated $564,000 in Home Investment Partnership Program […]