PORTLAND — Anna C. Olsen, 93, of Portland, died May 8 at Cedars Retirement Community. She was born in Portland on Oct. 24, 1921, the daughter of Hans and Ane Dorthea Christensen. In her early life, Olsen worked for several businesses, including her brother Soren’s print shop. In 1965, she married Svend T. Olsen and the […]
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Edward P. Ranaghan, 90
PORTLAND — Edward Patrick Ranaghan, 90, died peacefully May 5 after a brief illness. He was born Feb. 20, 1925, in Portland. Christened Patrick Edward Ranaghan, has was the son of Charles H. and Margaret (Costello) Ranaghan. Edward attended local schools and graduated from Cheverus High School in 1943. He then entered the U.S. Navy and proudly […]
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Barbara C. Doane, 83: 'Meme' was quietly dedicated to family, community
PORTLAND — Barbara Concannon Doane, 83, of State Street, died May 9 at her home. She was born Nov. 1, 1931, in Portland, a daughter of Peter F. and Catherine (Folan) Concannon. She graduated from South Portland High School, in the class of 1949. She then worked for New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. and for […]
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Cecile D. Currier, 95
PORTLAND — Cecile D. Currier, 95, of Cumberland Avenue, died peacefully on May 3 at Mercy Hospital, with her family by her side. She was born Dec. 14, 1919, in Caribou, the daughter of Paul and Agnes Baron Smart. She attended local schools there, but at age 20 moved to Portland, where she made her home […]
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Portland International Jetport company gets new lease on its future
PORTLAND — From his office in the original Portland International Jetport terminal, Allyn Caruso has seen a lot of airport growth. “We used to drag race on the runway, there were so few planes coming and going,” he said May 8. Caruso, the president of MAC Air Group, expects to be a larger part of […]
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Out & About: Midcoast Symphony debuts new piano concerto
Southern Maine’s arts and entertainment calendar boasts a variety of interesting offerings this weekend. The most significant happens in Lewiston and Topsham this Saturday and Sunday, as the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 25th season with the world premiere of a specially commissioned concerto written by a prominent Maine composer. The DaPonte String Quartet […]
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Portland proposed budget includes fee hikes for trash bags, apartments, cemeteries, more
PORTLAND — The municipal budget headed for a May 18 City Council vote could boost property taxes 35 cents. But total funding for the $175.3 million includes much more than the budgeted $79 million in property tax revenue, and will be raised in part through a variety of fee increases. One new fee that will […]
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Dishin' That: The mother of all restaurant days
“Don’t spend money on flowers for Mother’s Day this year,” I told my college-age daughters, Number One and Carlykardashian. “Number One, you’re graduating from college next weekend, and CK, you’re schlepping home more clothes than Macy’s has on the rack. It just isn’t necessary.” There was a pause and three seconds of silence. “But seriously, […]
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The Universal Notebook: Concealed carry follies
Gun control is one of those issues, like abortion, about which people tend to want all or nothing, when what is really needed are reasonable limitations. Recently, for instance, in a display of double-barreled Republican firepower, state Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn and our pistol-packing Gov. Paul LePage teamed up to try to get rid […]
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The Right View: Treatment of Westbrook councilor exposes media bias
I wonder what would happen to me (or any Republican) if I lamented, either out loud or in print, that with regard to any Democratic leader “in some countries assassination is a political strategy, but unfortunately not here.” And what if I tried to lie about it? Then tried to say it was only a […]