Wed. 6/10 5:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 6/10 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Wed. 6/10 6 p.m. Police-Citizen Review Subcommittee PPD Thur. 6/11 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission CH Thur. 6/11 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Mon. 6/15 5:30 p.m. City Council (Workshop) CH Mon. 6/15 7 p.m. City Council […]
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Ruth D. Carlson, 99: Longtime UNUM employee loved golf, time with family
PORTLAND — Ruth Dorothea Carlson, 99, of Portland, died June 1 at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence. The eldest of two daughters, Carlson was born Feb. 7, 1916, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Henry and Emile Beuthe Wagner. She graduated from the Baton School in Elizabeth, and continued her education at Drake Business College as a […]
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Portland Police Beat: June 10
Arrests 5/30 at 2 a.m. Seth Bosdell, 25, of Portland, was arrested on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Kyle Brake on a charge of refusing to submit to arrest or detention. 5/30 at 4 a.m. Angela Snow, 45, of Portland, was arrested on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Heather Brown on a charge of disorderly conduct. 5/30 […]
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Scott J. McKenney, 53
PORTLAND — Scott Jeffrey McKenney, 53, of Portland, died May 25 at Maine Medical Center. He was born March 20, 1962, in Portland, a son of Everett McKenney and Barbara (Humiston) McKenney. He grew up in Portland, then attended South Portland schools. Among his interests, McKenney loved sports. He was an avid fan of every New […]
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Arts Calendar: June 10-23
Greater Portland Books/Authors Friday 6/12 “Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession,” discussion with local author Lisa A. Phillips, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com. 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. Film “In the […]
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Portland panel passes on unanswered State, High street traffic questions
PORTLAND — Two-way traffic on State and High streets is feasible, according to the advisory committee that has studied the streets for almost a year. But in its final meeting on June 3 at the Portland Public Library, the group stopped short of advising a change in the 43-year-old one-way traffic pattern. By a 7-2-2 […]
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Class of 2015: Mt. Ararat grad carves an independent path
TOPSHAM — Although she’ll be marching with her fellow Mt. Ararat High seniors on Sunday, Emma Etnier has spent this past school year elsewhere. Learning last year that she would be moving from Harpswell to Portland, she was faced with a dilemma. She wasn’t keen on either commuting to Topsham each day, or about finishing […]
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Old Port, Pride festivals fill the next 2 weekends in Portland
PORTLAND — Expansion is the order of the day for two returning city festivals. The Old Port Festival kicks off Thursday as a four-day party capped by the traditional 11 a.m. Sunday, June 14, parade and street fest with seven stages of live music and entertainment. On Friday, Pride Portland begins a 10-day celebration of […]
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Backers use Portland event to spark Maine pot legalization drive
PORTLAND — The war on drugs has failed and marijuana prosecution is costly to taxpayers and offenders. That is the premise of a drive to legalize possession and use of marijuana that kicked off June 4 in Monument Square. In a noontime press conference, David Boyer, director of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, […]
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The Right View: The living history that is Pearl Harbor
I know the Maine Legislature is a madhouse these days, and there’s lots to talk about there. But I’ve just returned from Pearl Harbor, and am compelled to share the experience. For those who have never been, you should put it on your bucket list. I don’t know if it’s possible to fully appreciate what […]