SCARBOROUGH — Police are seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a 23-year-old man reported missing since late Friday. Matthew Foster was last seen around 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, inside the Oasis bar on Wharf Street in Portland’s Old Port. He was expected to meet up with friends later and never arrived, according to press release […]
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Portland schools study policies for transgender students
PORTLAND — The School Board will form a task force to examine the needs of transgender students. Chairwoman Marnie Morrione said at the board’s June 7 meeting that the School Department “welcomes the opportunity” to be inclusive. “The main objective is to ensure all our students feel as comfortable as possible in our schools,” Morrione […]
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Anchors aweigh for 2 new Portland Harbor passenger-boat services
PORTLAND — Two homecomings are providing new ways to get around Casco Bay this summer. Neil Kinner, a Peaks Island native who spent the summer of 2015 in the “other” Portland, has launched Maine BayCycle, which provides pedal-powered paddle-boat tours of the harbor. Portland resident Ben Graffius, meanwhile, has made his living as the captain of […]
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Portland Police Beat: June 15
Arrests 6/4 at 9:43 a.m. Bruce W. Meyer, 53, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Blake Cunningham on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 6/5 at 1:43 a.m. Raegan Clark, 19, of Lewiston, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Concetta Puleo on a charge of disorderly conduct. 6/5 at 1:51 a.m. Mekonnen N. Berhe, 23, of […]
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Portland homeless vigil planned for summer solstice
PORTLAND — Tommy’s Park, at Middle and Exchange streets, will be the site of the ninth annual Longest Day of Homelessness Summer Solstice Vigil on Tuesday, June 21. Sponsored by Homeless Voices for Justice, the vigil will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Preble Street Advocacy Coordinator Jan Bindas-Tenney said June 10. During the vigil, Homeless Voices for Justice […]
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Portland receives grant to fight tobacco use
PORTLAND — A $10,000 grant to the city Public Health Division will be used reduce tobacco use by pregnant women and new mothers. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced the March of Dimes grant to the Maternal and Child Health Program on June 9. Grondin said the money, which originated with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, will fund […]
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Portland students get up-close look at sailing, sustainability
PORTLAND — The Maine Wharf may not be a conventional classroom, but that’s what it was for 150 students last week. Students from four schools came to the wharf at 68 Commercial St. on June 9 to learn about sustainability, sailing, and the ecological challenges facing the ocean. As part of the final leg of […]
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Vigil for Orlando shooting victims to be held at Portland City Hall
PORTLAND — In the wake of the shootings Sunday morning at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, EqualityMaine and Pride Portland will hold a candlelight vigil outside City Hall at 8:30 p.m. Monday. “We were shocked and horrified by the events in Orlando this weekend. This was an act of terror and of hate that specifically targeted LGBT […]
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McAuley to become Maine Girls' Academy
PORTLAND — Catherine McAuley High School will become The Maine Girls’ Academy on July 1. The June 9 announcement followed the 46-year-old school’s decision to become independent of its religious affiliation with the Sisters of Mercy. Catherine McAuley was the founder of the order, and the Rhode Island-based Sisters of Mercy Northeast Community decided the school […]
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Falmouth officers carry a special torch
Police officers participate in the Special Olympics Torch Run June 8 on Route 1 in Falmouth. Portland officers brought the torch to the Martin’s Point Bridge, where it was handed off to Falmouth officers. The runners, with a police escort, ran the torch to the Cumberland town line, where it was again handed off, on […]