PORTLAND — Research into city history and government could soon require a trip to the Portland Public Library instead of City Hall. On Aug. 4, the City Council unanimously approved an agreement to move archived documents from a City Hall vault to the library’s Portland Room at 5 Monument Square. “It is what we do […]
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Preparing for a Portland-Falmouth bridge bash
George Tuttle uses an acetylene torch to cut steel Monday, Aug. 11, on the old Martin’s Point Bridge between Portland and Falmouth. A new bridge, which opened to Veranda Street-Route 1 traffic in June, will be celebrated with an event called the Martin’s Point Bridge Bash on Sept. 14 from 1-4 p.m. Nonprofit organizations and […]
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Portland Police Beat: Aug. 13
Arrests 8/1 at 3 p.m. Henry O. Vasquez, 30, of Portland, was arrested on Veranda Street by Officer Jessica Googins on charges of assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. 8/1 at 7 p.m. Viebol Sok, 26, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Eric Johnson on a charge of criminal threatening […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 13-26
Greater Portland Books & Authors Saturday 8/16 “Lost on a Mountain in Maine,” Donn Fendler, book talk and signing on 75th anniversary, 2-4 p.m., free, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org. Sunday 8/17 “The Quiet Triumph of the Heart,” Deborah Freedman, thoughts and stories based on series of three books, 3 p.m., […]
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Community Calendar: Aug. 13-26
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Friday 8/15 “Disney’s Got Talent,” Songbird Creative Center children’s drama camp production , 7 p.m., Cumberland Congregational Church, 282 Main St., Cumberland, 846-8922 or 939-0963. Saturday 8/23 Portland High School, Class of 1959, 55th Reunion, 6-11 p.m., $40, DiMillo’s on the Water, 25 Long Wharf, Portland, 799-0079, [email protected]. Ongoing Casco Bay […]
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People and Business
Giving Back Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation, a philanthropic group helping at-risk Maine children to thrive, has awarded more than $22,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations to date in 2014. Grant recipients include: • Camp Ketcha, which received a grant of $3,000 to support its Scarborough-based camp programs focused on creativity, self-discovery, experiential education, physical activity […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 13-19
Wed. 8/13 5:30 p.m. Housing and Community Development Committee CH
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Mary E. McGovern, 91: Mother of 10, worked at Pentagon
PORTLAND — Mary Ella McGovern, 91, died peacefully July 23 at her Warwick Street home, with her family by her side. McGovern was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on Sept. 2, 1922, the daughter of Dan and Mary Dallas Hall. She attended local schools and graduated from Central High School in Muskogee in 1940. She soon traveled […]
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Out & About: Amy Black, Heather Pierson top musical choices
Two interesting singer-songwriters are visiting Portland this Friday, performing only a few blocks apart on Congress Street. Amy Black is from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Yes, the Muscle Shoals of F.A.M.E. fame. Nowadays Black is from Boston, and she’s currently touring with a tribute act to the musicians who made her hometown famous a half a […]
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Come one, come all: In Yarmouth, former mime touts health benefits of circus arts for kids
YARMOUTH — Mikeal Van Mierlo grasps two sticks, one in each hand, connected by a long string. In the middle, the 11-year-old balances an hourglass-shaped rubber “diabolo,” a pair of cups joined at the base by a narrow spool. He furiously pumps his hands, spinning the diabolo back and forth along the string. Behind him, […]