PORTLAND — Old Port Spirits & Cigars does not lack for foot traffic. But last week, the Commercial Street store manager, Kevin Casey, took the show on the road after signing up with a Boston-based company to deliver alcohol throughout most of the city and South Portland. “From our perspective, it helps us move more product, it […]
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Chance discovery gets Lincoln Park fountain restoration flowing in Portland
PORTLAND — Still encased in its wooden winter shelter, the Lincoln Park fountain is expected to make a real splash next year. This week, an almost match of the spire that once topped the park’s fountain is expected to arrive from North Carolina. Friends of Lincoln Park President Frank Reilly and conservation specialist Jonathan Taggart said the […]
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Portland Police Beat: April 20
Arrests 4/9 at 4:20 p.m. Suban H. Farah, 21, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Andrew Hagerty on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 4/9 at 6:08 p.m. Patrick G. Mullen, 46, of Portland, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Kevin Murphy on charges of burglary (residential), criminal threatening, criminal mischief and operating with […]
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Titantic exhibition coming to Portland
PORTLAND — The Portland Science Center’s next exhibit will be one of titanic proportions. On June 18, the center will open “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” which tells the story of the ship, crew and passengers of the famous RMS Titanic. Promoted as unsinkable when it was built, the ship struck an iceberg during it’s maiden […]
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Maine Audubon seeks brook trout surveyors
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon is seeking volunteer anglers to survey remote Maine ponds and coastal streams for brook trout. The information gathered will be used to identify populations of previously undocumented wild brook trout across the state. This will be the sixth year Maine Audubon – along with Trout Unlimited and the Maine Department of […]
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Portland Regional Chamber to host expo, road race
PORTLAND — Registration is open for the first Chamber Mile, a one-mile road race to be held in conjunction with the May 19 Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Community Business Expo. The race will begin at 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of High and Pleasant streets and follow Pleasant, Fore and India streets to the Eastern Prom Trail […]
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Portland weighs raising age to buy tobacco products
PORTLAND — The legal age to buy tobacco products in the city will increase from 18 to 21 if Councilor Ed Suslovic has his way. “I’m curious to see where the opposition might come from,” Suslovic said April 8. “From a public health standpoint, it is a no-brainer.” An amendment to increase the age has […]
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Maine College of Art in Portland to provide permanent home for Salt Institute
PORTLAND — The Maine College of Art is taking over the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. The announcement ends speculation about whether Salt would be reborn after it closed last year. At a press conference Tuesday at the college at 522 Congress St., representatives from MECA and Salt said the acquisition is a good move for both institutions. […]
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Portland budgets scheduled for City Council hearings
PORTLAND — City Council Finance Committee discussions on the proposed $236 million municipal budget continue this week, and two elements of spending are now approaching full council review. At 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14, the committee, led by Councilor Nick Mavodones, will discuss the city Health and Human Services Department portion of the fiscal 2017 municipal […]
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Neighborhood leaders to address Portland housing questions
PORTLAND — On Wednesday, it will be residents’ turn to talk about housing. At a 5:30 p.m. meeting at King Middle School, 92 Deering Ave., the City Council Housing Committee, led by Councilor Jill Duson, will hear from a dozen representatives of the city’s neighborhood associations. The councilors can expect common themes and unique concerns as they continue […]