Lobster boats Miss Karlee and Isla Dawn fight for the first place in a race Sunday, Aug. 17, during the 33rd annual MS Harborfest in Portland Harbor. Sue Tidd, development director for the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, said this year’s fundraiser broke all previous records with more than $150,000 […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 20 to Sept. 2
Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 8/20 “Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman,” discussion with author Peter Korn, noon, free, Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Film Tuesday 9/2 “Finding Fela,” 7 p.m., $8, SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600. Galleries […]
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People and Business
Giving Back Bon-Ton raised $3,119 with its “Christmas in July” shopping event to kick off the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund Drive. The event was held at the Bon-Ton store in The Maine Mall on July 31, and raised funds to provide toys for children during the holiday season. The store donated 20 percent of […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 20-26
Wed. 8/20 4 p.m. All-Island Advisory Committee Casco Bay Lines Terminal Wed. 8/20 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Public Library, Monument Square Wed. 8/20 5 p.m. Minimum Wage Advisory Committee Public Library, Monument Square Wed. 8/20 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 8/20 6 p.m. Congress Square Redesign Study Group CH Thur. 8/21 8:30 […]
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Update: Missing Portland man found in Presumpscot River
PORTLAND — The body of a 52-year-old city man reported missing Aug. 15 was found Tuesday in the Presumpscot River, Portland Police Lt. James Sweatt said in a news release Wednesday. Robert Koch, who lived at 752 Riverside St., left his home around 8:30 p.m. Aug. 15. He was reportedly last seen in a 7-11 at […]
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Planned Parenthood, critics in dispute over 'escalation' of Portland protests
PORTLAND — About a month before City Councilors may consider new regulations on protests outside the offices of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, clinic spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said intimidation of clients is increasing. “The loss of the city’s buffer zone was felt keenly this past week when dozens of protesters descended upon our health […]
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Portland police offer self-defense for women
PORTLAND — Registration is open to women who would like to take Rape Aggression Defense classes sponsored by the Portland Police Department. Held over five sessions at the Police Department at 109 Middle St., the course teaches personal safety tips and physical self-defense skills. The first four classes will be held 6-9 p.m. on Sept. […]
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Unsung Hero: Walt Stinson, a good Scout
PORTLAND — Walt Stinson was not a Boy Scout as a lad because Clinton, the rural Maine town where he spent his childhood, had no troop. Today he is on the board of directors of the Pine Tree Council of the Boy Scouts of America, headquartered on Johnson Road near the Portland International Jetport. He […]
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Out & About: Summer season draws to close with music, dance
We’re in the waning weeks of the summer season, at least as far as the performing arts calendar goes, and two stalwart producers bow out this weekend. On Saturday, the Portland Chamber Music Festival will play its 2014 coda in a concert that features a new work by a Maine composer. In Brunswick, Maine State […]
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The Universal Notebook: Literary exiles in Maine
Some of the most interesting writers who ever worked in Maine did not write about Maine. When it comes to Maine, I’m as chauvinistic as a native gets, a local yokel who never ventured very far afield, but for some reason I have rarely been interested in Maine writers, with the possible exception of E.B. […]