GORHAM — Miriam Lary Johnston, 93, a longtime resident of Gorham, died April 18. She was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on Feb. 13, 1921, the daughter of Stanley C. Lary and Theo Wilson Lary. She was raised in West Medford, Massachusetts, and attended Medford Public Schools. She graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in sociology. […]
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Portland Police Beat: April 23
Arrests 4/18 at 11 p.m. Kari A. Lofgren, 31, no address listed, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Jeffrey Viola on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 4/19 at 2 a.m. John J. Malia, 22, of Portland, was arrested on Ocean Avenue by Officer Nicholas Gown on charges of operating with a […]
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Race and walk event supports Uphill Journeys On Sunday, May 4, the second annual Renee’s 5K Run/Walk & PHun Walk will be held the Lisbon Community School at 33 Mill St. in Lisbon. The PHun Walk begins at 12:30 p.m., and the race at 1 p.m. All age groups and surrounding areas are encouraged to […]
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Party coming to Portland's Longfellow Park
PORTLAND — The first-ever block party for residents in the Longfellow Park neighborhood will be held Saturday, May 3, from noon-3 p.m. Organized by the University Neighborhood Organization, and University of Southern Maine Phi Mu Delta fraternity and New Interest Sorority Group, the party begins with a bicycle parade around the park for children, led […]
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Changes from redistricting to greet Portland voters
PORTLAND — With two referendums scheduled in the next two months, City Clerk Katherine Jones has released voting guidelines, including information on recent changes to City Council districts. The annual referendum on the school budget will be held May 13. A special referendum on the citizen initiative to amend the city land bank ordinance will […]
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Out & About: Remembering the Beatles, baseball's black slugger
The top events on the upcoming arts and entertainment calendar have a distinctly retrospective aspect. Fifty years ago America was experiencing the peak of Beatlemania, sparked by the first U.S. appearances of the sensationally popular rock-and-roll foursome from Britain. The Portland Symphony Orchestra, operating in Pops mode, will relive those heady days with “Classical Mystery […]
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Food truck festival coming to Portland
PORTLAND — The Ocean Gateway parking lot on Commercial Street will be the site of the first Street Eats and Beats festival on Saturday, May 3, from noon-5 p.m. The festival will merge fare from food trucks, live music, and beer, with souvenir cups to the first 1,000 people to arrive. Tickets are $10 in […]
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The Universal Notebook: Renovate or relocate?
We have lived in this little house in Yarmouth for 32 years now, far longer than either of us ever lived anywhere else. We raised three daughters to adulthood here. I was able to live in a house with four women and only one bathroom primarily because our yard backs up to woods. Now we’re […]
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The Right View: Back to a disturbing future with Common Core
Even though it was 21 years ago, I remember opening the letters. You know, the old fashioned way. With an opener of some kind, so you wouldn’t get too many paper cuts. And wondering if, when she licked the glue to seal the envelope, she had a cold (or worse). There was a kind of […]
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3 suspects sought in Portland home invasion
PORTLAND — Police are looking for three men in connection with a Sunday afternoon home invasion, assault and robbery on Auburn Street that left the victim with head injuries. Portland Police Lt. James Sweatt said the victim was sleeping in his apartment at 238 Auburn St. when he woke up to find the men in […]