PORTLAND — Owners of a high-traffic Rite Aid Pharmacy on Congress Street want to demolish the store and replace it with one about 50 percent larger. “This building has outlived its useful life,” Mark Sengelmann of ALPHAarchitects, representing store owner Skowhegan Plaza Limited Partnership, said during a city Planning Board workshop Tuesday. “It’s about 7,000 […]
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Portland woman walks away from close call in South Portland crash
South Portland police said Portland resident Joyce Gauthier, 48, was able to walk away from her 2010 Toyota Corolla on Tuesday morning after it was crushed between a tank truck hauling gasoline and a Toyota pickup truck. The accident occurred near the intersection of the Maine Turnpike Spur and Main Street around 7:55 a.m. as […]
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Developer plans to demolish former African immigrant church in Portland for condos
PORTLAND — In the latest project in what has been a development rush on Munjoy Hill, developers are hoping to demolish a former African immigrant church and replace it with condominiums. The city’s Planning Board unanimously granted the project conditional site plan and subdivision approvals at its Tuesday night meeting. The Munjoy Hill neighborhood has […]
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Portland's Century Tire Co. rolling to a halt after 88 years
PORTLAND — Nearly as old as its name, Century Tire Co. will close on Friday. “Business, like a book, has a beginning and an end,” company President Dick Aronson said Tuesday after announcing the company will close after 88 years in business. Established on Washington Avenue in 1926, Century Tire grew to have four shops […]
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Portland business ready for 'Sweetgrass' harvest
PORTLAND — Looking for some new tastes for Valentine’s Day? Keith and Constance Bodine are ready to greet customers at their new Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery tasting room and shop at 324 Fore St. The Bodines will host a grand opening at the shop near the corner of Fore and Pearl streets by pairing […]
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Deering High School chorus to lend voices to '80s rockers
PORTLAND — When vintage rockers Foreigner take the stage at the State Theatre at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, they will get a youthful boost from the Deering High School chorus. The band, known for its late ’70s and early ’80s hits “Feels Like the First Time,” “Jukebox Hero” and “Cold as Ice,” has […]
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Unsung Hero: Portland YMCA's Terry Swain proves good guys do finish last
PORTLAND — In a sports-mad society where winning matters most, colleges give coaches multi-million dollar contracts, and 30-second Super Bowl spots sell for $4 million, it’s refreshing to meet a person like Terry Swain, aquatics director for the YMCA of Southern Maine. Swain, you see, trains hard for endurance races and then intentionally comes in […]
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Portland police remain mum on probe of Hampshire St. shooting
PORTLAND — Police are remaining largely quiet about an investigation into a shooting late last month that landed one man in the hospital. Lt. James Sweatt of the Portland Police Department said Monday afternoon the case is “complicated” and that he still can’t divulge details about what investigators believe transpired in the early morning hours […]
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Alan Lloyd Sargent, 60
PORTLAND — Alan Lloyd Sargent, 60, of Portland, died Feb. 7, at his residence after a brief illness. Sargent was born in Portland on Jan. 7, 1954, a son of Leighton Burleigh Sargent Sr. and Helen Merle Sargent. He attended Portland schools and was a graduate of Deering High School, class of 1973. He served in […]
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People and Business
Expansions Cumberland Farms held a grand opening celebration Jan. 28 for the remodel of the Portland store at 801 Washington Ave. Featuring a modernized design and architectural features, the Portland store is the first of four in the area to be remodeled and updated, and now offers a range of hot food items, from pizza […]