PORTLAND — The cities and the years are almost synonymous. Sochi 2014. London 2012. Atlanta 1996. Can you say, “Portland 2024”? The region could be a site of international Olympic competition 10 years from now, after Boston last month advanced to the short list of U.S. cities that may host the Summer Games of 2024. […]
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November referendum unlikely in Portland on sale of Congress Square Park
PORTLAND — A nearly 90-minute City Council workshop Monday evening showed there are many directions the future of Congress Square Park could follow. The least likely is the Nov. 4 referendum ballot. “I didn’t hear anybody tonight say they wanted to start that process in August,” Mayor Michael Brennan said. Later, in a one-hour meeting […]
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Spark grows for electric vehicles in greater Portland
PORTLAND — Turning over a new Leaf has worked well for Scarborough resident Marc Lausier. “I can say with confidence that I’ll never own a gas-powered car again,” Lausier said, standing next to his Nissan Leaf outside Revision Energy on Presumpscot Street. Lausier bought the first Leaf sold in Maine 2 1/2 years ago. On […]
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Portland Police Beat: July 23
Arrests 7/12 at 3 p.m. Bryan J. Garrity, 30, of South Portland, was arrested on Clark Street by Officer Sara Clukey on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 7/12 at 7 p.m. Russell A. Holden, 45, of Portland, was arrested on Commercial Street by Officer Christopher Gervais on a charge of public drinking. […]
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Portland-based aviation camp turns kids into fliers
PORTLAND — When Tim Lesiege took over two years ago as director of Portland’s Maine ACE Camp, a week-long summer session for aspiring aviators, he was excited about the opportunity to teach kids about all aspects of the aeronautics industry. Lesiege, who every summer takes a week away from his job as an aviation engineer for […]
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Louis A. Atripaldi, 77: Longtime resident loved Maine fishing
PORTLAND — Louis Alphonso Atripaldi, 77, of Portland and Fort Meyers, Florida, died with his family at his side in Fort Meyers on July 12. Atripaldi was born in Portland on Jan. 26, 1937, a son of Vincenzo and Mary Atripaldi. He lived most of his life in Portland. In 1958, he married a “blind […]
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Community Calendar: July 23 to Aug. 5
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Saturday 7/26 Blue Point Congregational Church Summer Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, 883-6540. Peoples United Methodist Church Yard Sale and Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 310 Broadway, South Portland. South Portland High School Class of 1989 25th Reunion, 6-11 p.m, $25, Holiday […]
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Arts Calendar: July 23 to Aug. 5
Greater Portland Books & Authors Thursday 7/24 “Treasure Hunter’s Handbook,” Lisa Gardner Walsh, reading for children, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 707, portlandlibrary.com. Monday 7/28 “The Fog of Forgetting,” G.A. Morgan, author talk and book signing, 5-7 p.m., Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St., Portland, 846-3344, islandportpress.com. Wednesday 7/30 […]
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People and Business
School help travels from Portland to Panama For over a decade, a Portland woman has crusaded to help needy residents of Panama pay for basic education, including necessities like books, bus rides and school uniforms. Sara Archbald, 70, first worked in the village of Ngabe-Bugle, in central Panama, as a Peace Corp volunteer in 2000. […]
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Portland Meetings: 7/23-29
Wed. 7/23 6:30 p.m. Peaks Island Council Community Center Fri. 7/25 10 a.m. Mayor’s Food Initiative CH Mon. 7/28 5:30 p.m. India Street Neighborhood Advisory Committee CH Tues. 7/29 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Fish Pier