PORTLAND — Riverton residents Saharo Sharif-Isaack and Safiya Mohamed did not quote Shakespeare last Friday when talking about improving their neighborhood, but they do know the value of a picture. “I think it shows what we are really capable of doing. We are people that want a change,” Sharif-Isaack said about a project called Photovoice, […]
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Portland Meetings: March 12-18
Wed. 3/12 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Wed. 3/12 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Sub-Committee CH Thur. 3/13 4 p.m. Downtown Portland Corporation CH Thur. 3/13 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Council Chambers Thur. 3/13 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Fri. 3/14 10 a.m. Mayor’s Food Initiative CH Mon. 3/17 5:30 […]
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Anne Wooten, 98: Loved church, golf, volunteering
PORTLAND — Anne Therese (Dolan) Wooten died Feb. 27. Born Feb. 7, 1916, the youngest child of Harry A. Dolan and Mary E. (Dougherty) Dolan, she graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy (now Catherine McAuley High School) in the class of 1934. After completing a post-graduate year at Portland High School, she entered Portland Junior College (now […]
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Portland Police Beat: March 12
Arrests 3/1 at midnight. Willie York, 35, of Standish, was arrested on Brighton Avenue by Officer Kyle Brake on a charge of violating conditions of release. 3/1 at 4 p.m. Lisa Viscone, 42, of Westbrook, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Mark Keller on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license […]
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Portland looks to Canco Road for new operations center
PORTLAND — Some city departments and services could be consolidated at 212 Canco Road over the next five years if councilors agree to a lease-purchase agreement and lease payments for the next three years. Approval of a $2.9 million sales agreement to be executed by 2018 and three-year lease payments totalling $230,000 through 2017 will […]
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Cumberland County sheriff promises investigation after jailhouse tryst
PORTLAND — As many as four corrections officers could face disciplinary action after two inmates at the Cumberland County Jail were discovered to have had sex in a maximum-security cell. Michael D’Angelo, 34, of Middleborough, Mass., and Renee Glantz, 23, of Windham, will likely not face charges after Glantz left her cell Saturday around 11:15 […]
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Portland gets more time to appeal loitering decision
PORTLAND — City councilors have another month to decide whether to appeal a federal court decision that struck down a city ordinance prohibiting loitering on median strips. The U.S. District Court in Portland has granted an extension to April 14 because, city Corporation Counsel Danielle West-Chuhta said, the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals in […]
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Arts Calendar: March 12-25
Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 3/12 “Little Island” author talk with Katharine Britton, noon, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700. Monday 3/17 “The Voyage of Yankee Lady: Circumnavigating New England on a Sailboat” author talk, Judy Silva, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307. “Music in Our Schools Month,” […]
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Community Calendar: March 12-25
Greater Portland Benefits Friday 3/14 Sixth Annual Freeze Out Hunger Gala, 6-10 p.m., Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, emceed by WGME 13 broadcast personality Kim Block. Put on by Junior League of Portland,Featuring a masquerade theme, music, dance, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres. www.jlpmaine.org/freezeouthunger, $50 in advance, $55 at the door. Friday 3/21 Rock Around the World […]
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Out & About: Go out to see 'The Outgoing Tide'
Spring may be just around the corner, but there’s no reason to wait for the equinox to get out of the house and enjoy southern Maine’s bountiful arts and entertainment offerings. Good Theater is winding up its four-part 2013-2014 subscription season with the New England premiere of “The Outgoing Tide,” Bruce Graham’s powerful drama that […]