Arrests 7/18 at 10 p.m. Michelle T. Gerrish, 25, of Scarborough, was arrested on Interstate 295 by Officer Kyle Brake on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 7/19 at midnight. Suiky F. Baez, 35, of Boston, Massachusetts, was arrested on Franklin Street by Officer Timothy Farris on a charge of operating under the influence. 7/19 […]
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Patrick A. Watson, 57
PORTLAND — Patrick Anthony Watson, 57, died July 22, following a brief illness. Watson was born Dec. 26, 1957, and grew up on Peaks Island. Later, he resided with his family in Portland, Casco and Peoria, Arizona. He worked as a deckhand for Casco Bay Lines for many years, and enjoyed meeting old friends and […]
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Arts Calendar: July 29 to Aug. 11
Greater Portland Books/Authors Friday 7/31 “Blessed With a Brain Tumor,” discussion with local author Will Pyre, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com. Film “The Cider House Rules,” Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2, 2 p.m., $8, students $6, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148, pmamovies.org. Friday 7/31 “Nobody’s […]
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Mark J. Hellen, 63: Energy engineering expert was always willing to help
PORTLAND — Mark Joseph Hellen, 63, of Portland, died July 17 while traveling on business in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was born May 10, 1952, the son of Eleanor Johnson Hellen and Robert “Yogi” Hellen. Mark graduated from Portland High School in 1971, and went on to attend Maine Maritime Academy, where he earned a […]
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Portland Meetings: July 29 to Aug. 4
Fri. 7/31 3 p.m. Food Initiative/Urban Agriculture Workgroup 55 Portland St. Mon. 8/3 5:30 p.m. City Council (Special Meeting) CH Mon. 8/3 7 p.m. City Council CH Tues. 8/4 6 p.m. Planning Board CH
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Siblings challenge Portland School Board incumbents
PORTLAND — All three School Board members whose terms are expiring are seeking re-election in November. So far, two of them have potential challengers in a pair of brother-and-sister candidates. Nominating petitions became available June 30. As of July 24, several candidates have taken out papers, which cannot be returned before Aug. 11. Board Chairwoman […]
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Portland poised to acquire 43 acres to protect Capisic Brook
PORTLAND — A proposed $800,000 land deal off Warren Avenue could hasten improvements to Capisic Brook, one of the city’s longest waterways. On Monday, Aug. 3, the City Council will vote on the purchase of 42.5 acres of land behind Happy Wheels and other businesses in the 300 block of Warren Avenue. The acquisition received a […]
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Out & About: Get a ticket to 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'
Musical theater is one of my passions in life, and seldom has this passion been more perfectly satisfied than with Ogunquit Playhouse’s current offering. “Nice Work If You Can Get It” is belly-busting funny and the music is brilliantly melodic and witty. Two of Maine’s top classical music festivals are in the waning days of […]
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Intentionally Unreasonable: Semi-happy birthday to me
Today is my birthday and I’m only feeling semi-happy. Despite more than a few cards, and cakes of various sizes and flavors from family, friends and well-wishers, I’m just not that connected to the event of my birth from more than half a century ago. I was born in a year when the rotary phone […]
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Portland to host national hunger panel
PORTLAND — The public is invited to testify Thursday, July 30, when the National Commission on Hunger meets at the University of Southern Maine. Among those addressing the 10-member commission appointed by Congress will be Mayor Michael Brennan, state Department of Health & Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, state Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, Good Shepherd Food Bank President Kristen Miale, […]