PORTLAND — Peter Emery Anania, 85, died July 31, surrounded by his family. Anania was born April 2, 1930, and survived polio at a young age. The disease affected his life profoundly, weakening his legs and lungs. But he lived with grace and dignity, sharing his love of life with all, especially his wife, Claire […]
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Portland museum of African art moving to Portsmouth
PORTLAND — On Thursday, the Museum of African Art & Culture at 13 Brown St. will celebrate its 17th anniversary. It will be its last anniversary in the city. “I felt a call to come to Portland, now I feel I am being called to come to Portsmouth (New Hampshire),” museum founder Oscar Mokeme said July […]
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Portland interfaith exchange brings together youth from Maine, Israel
PORTLAND — Their day started in a Baha’i school in Eliot, and ended in a downtown mosque. But this journey of faith exploration for 10 high school students on July 31 really began at home, in Israel. The students – Israeli Jews, Muslims and Christians – came to the U.S. from Nazareth and Yagur, Israel, through the nonprofit Friends […]
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In Portland, Sen. Angus King promotes immigration reform
PORTLAND — While admitting the odds of passage may be long, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he wants to reform federal immigration rules that prevent asylum seekers from working. “The chances are it is going to take a lot of work,” King said July 31 in front of City Hall. The Asylum Seeker Work Authorization […]
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Out & About: ‘Footlight Follies,’ Irish flutist, classical festival
A few days before Maine State Music Theatre opens its last show of 2015, the company will present its final “dark night” production of the season. “Footlight Follies” is a variety show in the vaudeville tradition that features the troupe’s professional actors and performing interns, plus invited artists in genres not often seen in the […]
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Portland School Board prepares to start superintendent search
PORTLAND — When Jeanne Crocker was named interim superintendent of schools on July 7, she joined the ranks of a long list of city school chiefs. Crocker is temporarily taking over for Emmanuel Caulk, who was recently named superintendent of the 40,000-student Fayette County Public Schools System in Lexington, Kentucky. Crocker will hold the position […]
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The Right View: Maine, the way road rage should be
Forgive my departure this week from the blood bath that is politics, but we live in an amazing place, and amazing places inspire amazing people. Maine is host to a myriad of road races, many of which raise astronomical amounts of money for exceptionally worthy causes. I’ve participated in several, and they are truly life-changing […]
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The Universal Notebook: Here's what’s wrong with Prouts Neck buying its own police officer
The fact that the wealthy summer folk on Prouts Neck pay for their own dedicated police officer was in the news last week as reports circulated that the National Football League had asked Scarborough police to keep an eye on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s $6.5 million cottage in the gated summer colony. Goodell apparently feared […]
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Portland landlord pleads not guilty in fire that killed 6
PORTLAND — The owner of a Noyes Street home that burned last November, killing six people, pleaded not guilty Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court to six counts of manslaughter and four counts of violation of the life safety code Gregory Nisbet, 49, of 124 Noyes St., was indicted July 9 by a Cumberland County […]
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Letter: Bicyclists, please use your hand signals
Knowing that bicyclists face a litany of auto-related dangers when they ride, and fully supporting the get-out-there-and-go credo of cyclists, I would, however, like to express my dismay at many cyclists’ disregard for the use of hand signals. Thrice in the past two weeks, I’ve been in potentially dangerous situations sharing the road. In the […]