PORTLAND — Michael Joseph Keane, 77, died Feb. 8, at his home in Portland after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by family, relatives and friends. Keane was born March 23, 1936, in Polleeny, County Galway, Ireland to Thomas and Annie Keane. He was born the seventh of 11 children. He attended schools in his village […]
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Hannaford Bros. to add online ordering, curbside pickup at Yarmouth supermarket
YARMOUTH — The Hannaford Bros. supermarket on Route 1 later this year will begin offering online ordering and curbside pickup services. The move comes as part of a major renovation of the store that began late last month and is scheduled for completion in fall 2014. The service, called Hannaford To Go, allows customers to […]
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Portland Meetings: Feb. 12-18
Wed. 2/12 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development CH Thur. 2/13 noon CDBG Allocation Committee CH Thur. 2/13 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Thur. 2/13 6 p.m. Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee Merrill Rehearsal Hall
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Renovated Cumberland County Civic Center ready to reopen in Portland
PORTLAND — Showing off the smaller details in the $33 million renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center gave architect Michael Johanning great pleasure on Friday, Feb. 7. “There are a lot of simple things, like lighter colors to match the concrete so it blends in,” said Johanning, a senior associate at WBRC Architects and […]
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Portland police celebrate with breakfast of champions
PORTLAND — The Police Department hosted its eighth annual awards breakfast Saturday at Ocean Gateway, to salute officers, units and citizens for helping to make the city a safer place to live and work in 2013. “Throughout the year, we ask your loved ones to do so much, and that means that we ask you […]
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Out & About: Kargul-Lantz duo in romantic concert
Friday is Valentine’s Day, and a pair of Maine’s top classical musicians have a very intriguing concert planned for the date. Pianist Laura Kargul and violinist Ron Lantz will present a concert titled “To Clara, With Love,” which explores the passionate relationship between three of the 19th century’s top composers and performers. Portland Symphony Orchestra […]
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The Universal Notebook: Meet Mr. Gumpy, Mr. Putter and Mr. Magee
When it comes to children’s books, I prefer naturalism. I’m not a big fan of anthropomorphic animals, though Uncle Wiggly, Paddington Bear and Frog and Toad do pass muster. One of the great pleasures of grandfatherhood is having little children to read to again. I now have four little ones who will listen as long […]
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Abby's Road: America, the not-so beautiful
During this year’s Super Bowl, Coca-Cola ran a commercial showcasing various people doing various things in various degrees of happiness. In the background, “America the Beautiful” played. Some of the lyrics were sung in English, but some were sung in foreign languages. The audience was a vocal fraternity of standard-bearers for the grill-mastering, face-painting, prime-time […]
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Policy Wonk: It's time to end LePage's pursuit of the poor
Paul LePage took an Ax,gave state employees 40 whacks.When he saw what he had done,he gave the poor 41. (With apologies to Lizzie Borden) It began before the ink was dry on the Gov. Paul LePage’s inaugural budget address. Aided by a Republican Legislature, a needless plan to cut teacher and state employee retirement benefits […]
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Letter: Catholic tradition backs health-care expansion
I speak to you as both a priest and a physician when I say that we in Maine must accept the federal funding that has been set aside to provide health insurance for approximately 70,000 low-income people. We all are created in God’s image. We all possess a basic human dignity. Catholic tradition affirms that […]