Greater Portland Benefits Friday 1/31 4th Annual Cycle4Care, for Cancer Community Center, 4 p.m.-12 a.m., UNE, Finley Recreation Center, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, registration fees $5-$40. Bulletin Board Sunday 2/2 Pie Dough 101: Making and Rolling, 3:30-5 p.m., Two Fat Cats Bakery, 47 India St., Portland, 347-5144, $35. Ongoing Casco Bay Newcomers Club, group for […]
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The Universal Notebook: Free the chimps!
So if human beings are endowed by their creator with the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, what are the rest of the animals on earth endowed with? The right to be wild and free? The right to be killed and eaten? Or could it possibly be that some other animals […]
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Portland mayor calls for citywide minimum wage in annual address
PORTLAND — Mayor Michael Brennan said Wednesday night he plans to pursue a citywide minimum wage as part of a wide-ranging slate of initiatives aimed at growing the economy, increasing educational opportunities, driving down substance abuse and creating more housing. During a nearly hour-long, largely extemporaneous State of the City address, Brennan’s second since being […]
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Circus classes, plans flying high in Portland, Freeport
PORTLAND — The start date for a fledgling circus college on Thompson’s Point is still up in the air, but in some respects, the circus has already come to town. Several times a week, young students at Circus Atlantic learn how to juggle, tumble and swing through the air with the greatest of ease. Now […]
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Portland developers ready to build, foes ready to fight
PORTLAND — Opponents of Midtown, the much-debated housing and retail complex developers hope to build in the Bayside neighborhood, are gathering this week to strategize. Meanwhile, the developers are preparing to break ground on the first phase of Midtown as soon as March. On Jan. 14, the Planning Board approved the $150 million development, which […]
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Maine's own Cohen urges 'action' at MLK breakfast in Portland
PORTLAND — Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, who served Maine as a U.S. representative from the 2nd Congressional District and later as a U.S. senator, on Monday urged a crowd of more than 700 to take action as he headlined the city’s 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast. “You and I were […]
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Casco Bay island resort construction back online
PORTLAND — A multimillion-dollar project seeking to convert a former U.S. Army barracks on one of Casco Bay’s islands into a luxury hotel is back online after a massive fire gutted the historic structure nearly two months ago. Efforts to reclaim the long-vacant former Fort McKinley building on Great Diamond Island as a high-end destination […]
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New Mainers have new career resource in Portland
PORTLAND — Immigrants who arrive in Maine with college degrees have a new ally in their search for rewarding employment. Portland Adult Education recently opened the New Mainers Resource Center at the former Cathedral Grammar School at 14 Locust St., according to a news release from Portland Public Schools. The center offers career guidance, case […]
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Weather doesn't stop Portland winter festival
PORTLAND — Fickle weather this month will have no affect on the 10th annual Welcome to Winter Festival. The event, which is scheduled for 12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, at Payson Park, was never imperiled by a string of relatively warm days in January and a temporary lack of snow, according to Julie Mulkern, executive […]
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Margaret Thornton Genthner, 103: Matriarch, proud of Irish heritage
PORTLAND — Margaret Thornton Genthner, 103, died peacefully Jan. 10, at her home in Portland. She was born Aug. 17, 1911, the fourth of nine children to John Thornton and Mary Walsh Thornton. Her parents immigrated to Portland from County Galway, Ireland, where they met as teenagers, and married in Portland. She was very proud […]