We would like to extended a sincere thank you to the Freeport firefighters and volunteers for their prompt response to the recent fire at 5 Ware Road. We also would like to thank the Masonic Lodge and the volunteers who organized the benefit supper. The emergency services provided by the Red Cross and the Freeport […]
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Letter: Column perpetuates theological misconception
I was taken aback by Mike Langworthy’s depiction of his mother as one who saw the world “filthy, poisonous or designed by an Old Testament God to poke your eye out.” When I read the “Old” Testament, I read in the first creation story that “God saw that it was good,” that “God blessed the […]
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Community Calendar: Feb. 12-25
Greater Portland Benefits Saturday 2/15 Justice in the Body Community Suppah for Community Healing Fund, 5:30-8 p.m., Bomb Diggity Bakery, 200 Anderson St., Portland, 713-4567, $5-$35. Freezin’ for a Reason to benefit Camp Sunshine, 10:30 a.m. registration, East End Beach, Portland, each participant encouraged to raise $100, 655-3800. Bulletin Board Adoptable Pets at Maine Home, […]
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Portland City Hall hires new spokeswoman
PORTLAND — Jessica Shumaker Grondin, a Bangor native with experience as a media specialist for former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, will start next month as the city of Portland’s new communications director. Grondin replaces Nicole Clegg, who left the city’s employment in October 2013 to take a job with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. […]
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South Portland offers reward in I-295 graffiti case
SOUTH PORTLAND — City police are ready to pay for information leading to the identification of suspects who tagged a section of sound barriers on Interstate 295 in December. An anonymous donation of $5,000 was accepted by City Councilors on Monday, money Police Chief Ed Googins said will seed a reward fund to be paid […]
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Athletes still the focus for Portland sportscaster turned lawyer
PORTLAND — Twelve years ago, when Fox 51 News at 10 was cancelled, a young sportscaster found himself out of a job and at a crossroads. Today, Paul Greene is enjoying a triumphant second act. The 42-year-old Falmouth resident is launching Global Sports Advocates, a law firm that represents professional and amateur athletes in the […]
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Portland Pirates sign 5-year lease to return to Cumberland County Civic Center
PORTLAND — A five-year lease announced Tuesday afternoon between the Cumberland County Civic Center and Portland Pirates will bring the professional hockey team back to Portland for the 2014-2015 season. There is also a chance the team could return this season, if it makes the American Hockey League playoffs. On Tuesday, the Pirates were 14th […]
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Windfall from ecomaine welcome, but won't go far
PORTLAND — Easy come, easy go. That’s the assessment from several area municipal managers regarding a projected windfall of savings from the regional trash service, ecomaine. Those savings will likely be used to offset proposed cuts in state revenue sharing. Last month, ecomaine’s directors voted unanimously to eliminate assessment fees for its 21 member communities. […]
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Effort moves ahead to block sale of Portland's Congress Square Plaza
PORTLAND — An effort to place Congress Square Plaza and other publicly owned properties under new protections against being sold inched forward Monday night. In a widely expected and largely procedural move, the City Council voted unanimously to hold a Feb. 24 public hearing on an ordinance sought by petitioners seeking to block the sale […]
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Portland protesters rally against Keystone XL pipeline, draw parallels to Maine pipeline
PORTLAND — Three days after a long-awaited federal report suggested the controversial Keystone XL pipeline would not have a significant effect on climate change, protesters gathered in Portland and three other Maine towns to urge President Barack Obama to reject the study and block the project. The Keystone XL project would pump 830,000 barrels a […]