The Amtrak Downeaster passes behind my house every day. I’m glad that it does. Passenger rail service north of Portland is a good thing and it’s no bother at all. It only takes 15 seconds from the time you hear it coming until it’s gone and even the whistle blast for the Sligo Road crossing […]
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Abby's Road: The problem with pants
“Do you want to wear pants today?” “Sometimes it’s fun not to wear pants!” “You take your pants off right now!” Hi, I’m Abby, and I’m a potty-trainer. The subject is my son, who will be 3 in September. Neither one of us can decide if we’re having a good time. As he rounded the […]
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Letter: Beem fails to score with soccer fans
We are in complete disagreement with Edgar Allen Beem’s criticism of soccer (The Universal Notebook, “Confessions of a (recovering) soccer dad”). First off, Beem mentioned that soccer was boring because of low-scoring matches. We disagree because low-scoring games make goals much more exciting. If goals were scored constantly, scoring a single goal would be of […]
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Invasive green crabs creep back into Casco Bay
FREEPORT — Despite cautious optimism earlier this year that midcoast mudflats would be spared, invasive European green crabs were apparently only waiting for warmer water to scurry back into the area and begin wreaking havoc on the shellfish industry. “Since the beginning of last week, they’ve increased considerably,” said Sara Randall of the Downeast Institute […]
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Community Calendar: July 30 to Aug. 12
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Saturday 8/2 Book & Bake Sale, 8 a.m. to noon, Bay Square, 27 Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth. South Portland High School Class of 1969 45th Reunion, 5-11 p.m., Doubletree Hilton, 363 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, 892-3631. Ongoing Casco Bay Newcomers Club, for women who have recently moved to the Portland […]
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Cure for the summer slide in Portland
Nataly Mendez, a soon-to-be first-grader at Reiche Community School, joins her peers in a game of bouncing balls within a parachute Thursday during a Summer Success picnic at Deering Oaks Park in Portland. The event, which was hosted by Portland ConnectED, featured a free meal for children, tours of fire trucks, music performances and visits […]
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Financially strapped Maine-based Ocean Classroom Foundation to close
PORTLAND — The Ocean Classroom Foundation, a nonprofit based in Damariscotta that has run educational programs for students aboard schooners for almost 20 years, will stop operating at the end of this summer, according to Executive Director Greg Belanger. The reason, according to Belanger, is that two of the three ships that the foundation owns […]
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Game wardens rescue Portland man in Casco
PORTLAND — An 86-year-old Portland man was rescued Wednesday after spending two days outdoors in Casco. Maine Warden Service spokeswoman Emily Maccabe reported Thursday that David Crocker, whose address was not released, suffered a “severe medical event” Monday while fishing along Meadow Brook. Maccabe said Crocker woke up Wednesday after receiving a cell phone call […]
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2 men sought after Portland armed robbery
PORTLAND — Police are seeking two men in connection with a Sunday night home invasion and armed robbery at 66 Smith St. Lt. James Sweatt said Monday in a press release that no one was hurt in the 9:30 p.m. incident, although the alleged robbers fired a shot that struck the door of another apartment. […]
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Portland GOP, Greens replace candidates
PORTLAND — City Republicans and Green Independent Party members have filled openings on the November ballot caused by post-primary candidate withdrawals. Brackett Street resident Thomas Loring is now the Republican candidate in House District 38, replacing Daniel J. Olson. The Green Independent Party selected Lauren Besanko, of Monument Street, to replace Benjamin Schattenburg in the […]