PORTLAND — The former president of a poker chip manufacturing company will serve 10 months in jail for tax evasion. John Kendall, 66, of Falmouth, was president of the now-defunct Chipco International, which was based in Yarmouth. In March, Kendall was found guilty of multiple counts of tax evasion for paying his employees off the […]
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EPA grant will fund Casco Bay study
PORTLAND — The condition of the seabed in the Casco Bay shipping channel will be studied with funding from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant. The $350,000 grant to the Portland Harbor Commission was announced May 28 by the office of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. It is part of a total of $2.3 million in […]
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Portland homicide victim's life celebrated in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Speaking Monday to a crowd of more than 300 mourners, Micaela LeBeau summed up her feelings about Treyjon Arsenault. “The world lost a loving, goofy person,” LeBeau said of Arsenault, 19, who died May 26 after he was shot in a Portland recording studio. Arsenault was remembered in a Mass of Christian burial […]
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Treyjon D.L. Arsenault, 19: Star athlete demonstrated love of family, respect for others
PORTLAND — Treyjon “Trey” Dominique Lee Arsenault, 19, of Scarborough, died unexpectedly in the city on May 26. Arsenault was born March 5, 1996, in Fort Hood, Texas, the son of Nancy and Donald Laxson, and of biological father Turhan Walker. He graduated from Westbrook High School, where he captained the football team and was an All-Conference […]
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Arts Calendar: June 3-16
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 6/10 “The Mountaintop School for Dogs,” discussion with author Ellen Cooney, 6:30 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.com. 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. Film “The Hundred-Year-Old Man […]
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People and Business
New Hires, Promotions and Appointments The League of Women Voters of Maine, at its biennial convention last month, elected Jill Ward of South Portland as the organization’s president. Ward, a consultant who has held senior policy positions with nonprofit groups, previously was the Maine league’s vice president. Among others elected by the May 1 convention […]
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Portland Meetings: June 3-9
Wed. 6/3 10 a.m. Disabilities Committee CH Wed. 6/3 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 6/3 6 p.m. State/High Streets Study PAC PPL Thur. 6/4 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Board CH Thur. 6/4 5 p.m. Parks Commission CH Thur. 6/4 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals CH Fri. 6/5 10 a.m. Food Initiative/Food Security […]
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Carol L. Pipinias, 66
PORTLAND — Carol Lee (Loring) Pipinias, 66, died May 23 after a brief illness, surrounded by family. Pipinias was born Dec. 25, 1948, in Portland, to Harold Greeley Loring and Roberta (Lee) Loring. Soon followed by sister Roberta, and later sister Barbara and brother Harold, Carol and her family lived on Munjoy Hill. As a child, […]
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Community Calendar: June 3-16
Greater Portland Benefits Friday 6/5 Plant Sale, to benefit the Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth, 781-5775. Saturday 6/6 Cookie Walk, to benefit Falmouth High School/Nancy King Memorial Scholarship Fund, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., $5, Shaw’s Supermarket, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 803-2279. […]
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Portland Police Beat: June 3
Arrests 5/23 at midnight. Christopher Matthews, 30, of Malden, Massachusetts, was arrested on Monument Street by Officer Kyle Brake on a charge of operating without a license. 5/23 at 1 a.m. Brandon Sweeney, 32, of Portland, was arrested on Deering Avenue by Officer Kyle Brake on a charge of operating under the influence. 5/23 at […]