The acrimonious 2014 campaigns and a 2012 opinion poll that found partisans don’t associate with their opposition has fueled debate about whether Republicans and Democrats can get along, much less be friends. The Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that only about 10 percent of partisans reported most of their family and friends belonged to […]
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Letter: Reclaimed pilings enhance the look of Portland-Falmouth bridge
I often bicycle across the Martin’s Point Bridge, and have been struck by the beauty of the pilings on the western side. I find them so evocative of the area’s maritime heritage, much as the abandoned ships near the Route 1 bridge out of Wiscasset had been. Recently, I have taken to asking others what […]
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Lighting up faces, tree boughs in Portland
Jacob Lavigne, 7, and father Dan, of Dayton, cheer the lighting of Portland’s Christmas tree Friday, Nov. 28, in Monument Square. Hundreds of people packed the square, despite sub-freezing temperatures, for the ceremony, a performance by Rick Charette and the Bubble Gum Band, and an appearance by Santa Claus. Rachel Charest enjoys a lofty vantage […]
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Libbytown future topic of Portland workshop
PORTLAND — Growth in Libbytown along outer Congress Street will be the topic of a Dec. 11 public workshop at the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St. The 6 p.m. workshop is part of the larger Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System Land Use and Transit Technical Assistance Study. Study spokeswoman Carol Morris said the workshop is open […]
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Portland opens electric vehicle charge station
PORTLAND — Electric vehicle owners can now get charged up at the Elm Street parking garage. Two Level II chargers are now in service at the garage, with one reserved for the city’s Nissan Leaf. Vehicle batteries can recharge in four to five hours at the station, City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said in a […]
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Thanksgiving Day runners make Hay in Portland
A pack of runners, some dressed in holiday costumes, round the Hay Building in Congress Square on Thursday morning, Nov. 27, during the 33rd annual Portland Thanksgiving Day 4 Miler road race. A two-mile loop led runners on a serpentine, two-lap course through the Old Port. More than 1,100 runners participated despite a snowy Thanksgiving […]
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Portland road race, tree lighting to require street closings
PORTLAND — Several downtown street closures are planned Thursday and Friday for annual holiday events. On Thursday, more than 1,500 runners are expected to take part in the Thanksgiving Day 4 Miler road race. The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from 8:30-10 a.m.: Congress Street from High Street to Franklin Street, Franklin […]
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Portland vigil protests Ferguson decision
More than 300 people turned out in Portland’s Monument Square on Tuesday night, Nov. 26, to protest a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown earlier this year in Ferguson, Missouri. The peaceful protest, which featured a candlelight vigil, an open mic and singing, was one […]
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Zoning request for Fore Street in Portland draws building height questions
PORTLAND — A Nov. 18 waterfront stroll provided city Planning Board members and the public a chance to envision the future of the Portland Company complex at 58 Fore St. “We did the site walk to get a sense of scale of the site and what proposed heights would look like,” property owner Jim Brady […]
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Cora L. Brown, 104: Devoted decades of service to community, others
PORTLAND — Cora L. Brown, 104, died peacefully at her Brackett Street home on Nov. 18. She was born Aug. 21, 1910, in Blaine, a daughter of Ralph B. and Ella Crabb Tompkins. She attended schools in Aroostook County and was a graduate of Presque Isle Normal School. Brown was an extraordinary woman who devoted […]