It always surprises me when large numbers of people vote against their own self-interest. Women who vote for candidates who oppose choice, equal pay for women, child care and preschool programs. Unemployed and low- or middle-income people who vote for candidates who cut taxes for the wealthy, oppose raising the minimum wage, oppose investment in […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Community service makes a great gift
Holiday-season advertisements focus on all the stuff we can give or receive as gifts. However, you won’t see mention of service to others. Yet community service is a very valuable gift and it’s one that many local businesses, organizations, and individuals bestow on the Portland Public Schools each year. They contribute generously to aid our […]
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Maine weather, changing habits challenge Salvation Army
PORTLAND — It’s a holiday tradition. The red buckets, the Santa hats, and the clanging bells. Every December, the Salvation Army sends its troops out into communities across the country to ring the bells for its Red Kettle Christmas Campaign, which raises money to help provide food, toys and clothing to more than 6 million people. […]
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Leeds man dies in custody at Cumberland County Jail
PORTLAND — A 33-year-old man died while he was in custody at the Cumberland County Jail early Sunday morning. Miles Hartford, 33, was being held at the jail for charges in Androscoggin County including operating after suspension, violation of condition of release, operating under the influence and failure to submit to arrest, according to a […]
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Portland's Bishop Deeley helps fill bowls, hearts
Bishop Robert P. Deeley, center, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, serves a bowl of soup Friday to Portland resident Haider Hussain at St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen. The kitchen at 307 Congress St. offers free meals to the community Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Clothing is also available on Fridays. Hussain said […]
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Portland police destroy suspicious package at police headquarters
PORTLAND — Police on Monday were still investigating the nature of a suspicious device brought to police headquarters on Dec. 11 after it was found by a contractor, prompting the temporary closure of Middle and Franklin streets. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said how the device ended up in a home where contractor Warren O’Shea was […]
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Oxford Street incident leads to weapons charge for South Portland man
PORTLAND — A South Portland man faces charges after allegedly driving into several parked cars on Oxford Street on Thursday morning, and then using a pellet gun to threaten a witness who took his car keys. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said Noor Ibrahim, 27, was arrested Thursday around 10 a.m. and charged with operating under […]
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Vincent L. McKusick, 93: Leading Maine jurist loved law, friends, family
FALMOUTH — Vincent Lee McKusick, 93, former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, died peacefully at Legacy Memory Care on Dec. 3. McKusick was born Oct. 21, 1921, in Parkman, to Carroll L. and Ethel (Buzzell) McKusick. The judge was educated at Guilford High School and graduated in 1943 from Bates College. He later […]
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Portland sports pub plans Falmouth outpost
FALMOUTH — A Portland-based sports pub could be expanding to Falmouth as soon as next August. Lance Meader, owner of Rivalries, and architect Michael Hays of Grant Hays Associates appeared before the Town Council Monday night to request amendments to the town’s Zoning Ordinance and the Tidewater Village Design guidelines to allow the business on Farm […]
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Portland's new HHS director arrives at pivotal time
PORTLAND — With a background in government and nonprofits, the city’s new director of health and human services expects her experience will be a critical tool in running the department. “All the work I’ve done gives me insight into how government works and connections and contacts that will be helpful,” Dawn Stiles said Monday. Stiles […]