PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is looking a disabled military veteran to fill a role in her Portland office. Pingree is participating in the Congressional Wounded Warrior Program for veterans who have served since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and have a minimum 30 percent service-connected disability. The position is a paid, […]
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Portland police report Cumberland Avenue home invasion
PORTLAND — Police are looking for three men they said are connected to home invasion and robbery at 127 Cumberland Ave. on Thursday morning. Lt. James Sweatt said two residents were robbed at gunpoint by three black men who forced their way into an apartment and restrained them. The victims reported minor injuries in the […]
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Portland acting city manager accepts job in Cincinnati
PORTLAND — As Mayor Michael Brennan and the City Council continue the search for a new city manager, acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian said she is excited by the possibilities her new job holds in Cincinnati. “Portland is beautiful, calm and historic,” she said Monday in an email. “Cincinnati is really high energy, architecturally fascinating […]
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Portland burglary attempt foiled by girl's phone call
PORTLAND — Two men face several criminal charges after an alleged morning burglary attempt the morning of April 8 on Luke Street was disrupted by a phone call from a 16-year-old girl who was home at the time. Police Lt. James Sweatt said Tyler I. Dias, 21, and Kevin S. McCarron, 22, both of Portland, […]
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Victim’s widow, stepdaughter give different accounts of North Yarmouth bee farm shooting
PORTLAND — A mother and daughter who are key witnesses in the murder trial of Yarmouth lobsterman Merrill Kimball offered conflicting memories Tuesday of the day Kimball shot and killed 63-year-old Leon Kelley. During the second day of testimony in Kimball’s murder trial at Portland Superior Court, Robin Rawnsley-Dutil, Kelley’s stepdaughter, told the jury that […]
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Portland Co. rezoning vote postponed to June 1
PORTLAND — A glitch regarding the city Comprehensive Plan forced the City Council to delay a vote on rezoning land at 58 Fore St. until June 1. Mayor Michael Brennan announced at the start of Monday’s council meeting that the plan must be re-certified by the state to assure consistency with the Growth Management Act. […]
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Portland budgets would add nearly 3% to property tax
PORTLAND — Property owners face a tax increase of 58 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in the combined fiscal year 2016 budget. The 2.9 percent increase from the current tax rate of $20 was outlined by acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian at Monday night’s City Council meeting on the proposed spending for municipal services, […]
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North Yarmouth bee farm murder suspect claims he shot in self-defense
PORTLAND — Defense attorney Daniel Lilley told jurors on Monday that the first words 72-year-old Merrill Kimball uttered after he shot and killed Leon Kelley at Brown’s Bee Farm in North Yarmouth on Oct. 6, 2013, were, “What was I supposed to do? He came at me. I’m 70 years old.” “That’s really our defense,” […]
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Anglers sought for brook trout survey
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon is seeking volunteer anglers to fish remote Maine ponds and coastal streams in search of wild brook trout. The Brook Trout Survey Project, now in its fifth year, helps Maine Audubon, Trout Unlimited and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife identify ponds with brook trout and come up with […]
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Portland elementary school times in play, but not high schools
PORTLAND — The School Board may reconsider new start and end times for the city’s elementary schools, after hearing feedback from the public. School Board Chairwoman Sarah Thompson said while there have been two public hearings on the start and end times for the schools, most of the conversation had been about the high schools. […]