PORTLAND — The following students were named the top 2015 graduates of the their high schools, according to a news release earlier this month from the city school district. Casco Bay High School Sebastian Andrew, son of Hilary Andrew and Stephen Andrew, was chosen by his peers as the 2015 class speaker at Casco Bay High […]
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Portland Meetings: June 17-23
Wed. 6/17 10:30 a.m. Continuum of Care 190 Lancaster St. Wed. 6/17 4 p.m. All-Island Advisory Meeting CBL Terminal Wed. 6/17 4 p.m. Public Art Committee PPL Wed. 6/17 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 6/17 5:30 p.m. Transportation, Sustainability & Energy Committee CH Thur. 6/18 8:30 a.m. Shelter Assessment Committee 190 Lancaster St. […]
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Community Calendar: June 17-30
Greater Portland Benefits Sunday 6/21 “Showdown of the Deans,” tennis match/fundraiser to support the University of Maine School of Law, 2-5 p.m., $20, The Woodlands Club, 39 Woods Road, Falmouth, mainelaw.maine.edu. Thursday 6/25 GORP, party to support Portland Trails, 5:30-8 p.m., Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St., Portland, $45, trails.org. Bulletin Board Friends of Portland Public […]
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Alice Spear, 95
PORTLAND — Alice (Mottram) Spear, 95, died June 11 at The Cedars Retirement Community, after a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 11, 1919, in Portland, the daughter of Albert and Emily Mottram. Alice attended the Cummings School, and graduated from Deering High School in 1937. During World War II, she was employed as a stenographer […]
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S. Maria Troiano, 88: Love of singing, family endured throughout her life
PORTLAND — Santa Maria “Dolly” Troiano, 88, died peacefully June 11, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Portland, the daughter of Pasquale and Antoinette Mastromatteo Troiano. She attended local schools and was a communicant of St. Peter’s Catholic Church. As a young woman she worked as a colorist for a local […]
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Portland Police Beat: June 17
Arrests 6/6 at 5 a.m. Dmitriy P. Basistyy, 37, of Millinocket, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Roland Lachance on charges of criminal trespass and burglary (commercial). 6/6 at noon. Peter F. Lynch, 58, of Portland, was arrested on India Street by Officer Sara Clukey on a charge of violating conditions of release. 6/6 […]
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Arts Calendar: June 17-30
Greater Portland Books/Authors Saturday 6/20 “Lizzie Borden on Trial,” reading by local author Joseph Conforti, 2 p.m., free, Letterpress Books, Northgate Plaza, 91 Auburn St., Portland, 747-4232, letterpress-books.com. Monday 6/22 “Closer All the Time,” reading by local author Jim Nichols, 6:30 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.com. Film “Full Moon in […]
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Portland affordable-housing proposals: West End advances, Bayside slows
PORTLAND — Proposals by affordable housing developer Avesta Housing met mixed fates June 10 at the City Council Housing and Community Development Committee. The committee, chaired by Councilor Kevin Donoghue, unanimously recommended setting up a tax increment finance zone at 17 Carleton St. in the West End to help fund a 37-unit housing project built […]
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Portland health clinic gets financial support
PORTLAND — The future of the Portland Community Free Clinic at 103 India St. has been bolstered by a gift and a grant. Dr. Joan F. Tryzelaar, president of the Friends of the Portland Community Free Clinic, announced June 9 that a former clinic patient will donate $100,000 from her trust fund to the clinic […]
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Citizens receive Maine State Police commendations
PORTLAND — Maine State Police on June 10 honored three people for helping troopers and the public, according to a press release from Maine Department of Public Safety. Special Awards of Commendation were presented to city residents Loren and Olivia Joyce, who helped rescue a baby stuck in a car after a one-car accident on […]