PORTLAND — Police are seeking a lone suspect after the Subway restaurant at 952 Brighton Ave. was robbed Jan. 24. Lt. Robert Martin said a white male entered the restaurant about 5:45 p.m., displayed a knife, and demanded money. No customers were in the store at the time, no injuries were reported and the suspect escaped […]
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Portland City Council to get temporary zoning changes for Munjoy Hill
PORTLAND — Changes to building heights and lot setbacks are among temporary guidelines for development on Munjoy Hill that could be enacted by Feb. 5. The guidelines were supposed to be introduced at the City Council’s Jan. 17 meeting, which was canceled due to bad weather. The meeting was rescheduled to Jan. 31, with an unchanged […]
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Doctor claims defamation by Portland, Bangor newspapers
PORTLAND — A Rhode Island podiatrist who previously worked at the veterans hospital in Augusta claims the state’s two largest newspapers wrongly accused him of malpractice. In a civil lawsuit filed Jan. 11 in U.S. District Court, Thomas Franchini of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, names as defendants the Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, and […]
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Some concerns accompany Portland hotel construction boom
PORTLAND — Hotel capacity in the city could expand by as many as 900 rooms in the near future. With the growth there continues to be discussion about a workforce-housing impact fee tied to hotel development, and whether the city needs a convention center to help attract a steady stream of business travelers. Plans are in […]
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Portland arts center readies for expansion on Munjoy Hill
PORTLAND — As the curtain rises on a new review for expanding the St. Lawrence Arts Center, its executive director is hoping for a receptive audience. “We will have a shovel-ready project and fundraising going forward,” Deirdre Nice, executive director of Friends of the St. Lawrence Church, said Jan. 17 about the 6,700-square-foot performance space planned […]
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De-ice, recycle, reuse: Portland Jetport sets a sustainable pace
PORTLAND — Southwest Air Flight 544 to Baltimore was delayed about an hour Jan. 17, but it was not leaving the Portland International Jetport without making one more stop. As snow swirled through the air and plows cleared runways, the plane rolled to a concrete pad outside the Inland Technologies International plant on Jetport Boulevard. For […]
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Boys Hockey: Cheverus rolls past Windham/Westbrook
PORTLAND—Colby Anton piled up a hat trick for the Stags on Saturday night, Jan. 20, leading Chevrus past visiting Windham/Westbrook 6-1. For the first five minutes, W/W – eighth-ranked in A North – looked almost the Stags’ match. Derek Corbett struck for W/W at 11:38: Unassisted, he crashed the length of the ice, ducking around […]
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Boys Hockey: Cheverus rolls past Windham/Westbrook
PORTLAND—Colby Anton piled up a hat trick for the Stags on Saturday night, Jan. 20, leading Chevrus past visiting Windham/Westbrook 6-1. For the first five minutes, W/W – eighth-ranked in A North – looked almost the Stags’ match. Derek Corbett struck for W/W at 11:38: Unassisted, he crashed the length of the ice, ducking around […]
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Portland parties like it’s 65 million years ago
Monument Square in Portland was taken over Saturday, Jan. 20, by a herd of about two dozen dancing “dinosaurs.” The party of people wearing inflatible Tyrannasaurus rex costumes attracted a couple hundred spectators and was organized on social media by Valerie Sanborn of Portland and Alison Cyr of Saco, after similar gatherings gained some attention […]
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Study: Portland-Yarmouth rail trail possible, but expensive
PORTLAND — Construction of a 10-mile multi-use trail on a former rail bed between Portland and Yarmouth is not only feasible, according to a study, but desirable – particularly because of connections that could be made to other trail systems in the region. But while a trail along the former St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad is technically […]