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Doris U. Dressel, 78
PORTLAND — Doris Ursula Dressel, 78, died Dec. 25, following a brief illness. She was born in Manhattan on July 22, 1935, the only child of Sally and Robert Knuepfer. She graduated from Walton High School, class of 1953, in New York City. She then attended Hunter College. In September of 1958 she married the love […]
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People and Business
New Hires, Promotions and Appointments Portland resident Kim Anania was elected to the Friends of Casco Bay/Casco Baykeeper Board of Directors. She founded KMA Consulting in 2007 to offer businesses advice and support in human resources management and organizational development. Anania has contributed to various boards and committees in the Portland community, most recently volunteering for […]
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Gardinal C. Keefe, 87: Active in community, traveled
PORTLAND — Gardinal C. Keefe, 87, died peacefully Jan. 1, at Springbrook Nursing Center, in Westbrook. She was born in Westbrook, the daughter of John C. and Mary Dunn Keefe. She attended local schools and graduated from Westbrook High School, class of 1938, and then from Westbrook Junior College in 1946 with an associate’s in secretarial […]
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Judge blocks plan to convert historic Portland church into offices
PORTLAND — A Superior Court justice has ruled the City Council made a mistake when it approved a rezoning that would have allowed an Australian businessman to move his company’s headquarters into a historic former West End church. Judge Joyce Wheeler ruled that allowing a proposed commercial use in what is otherwise a dense residential […]
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State signs lease for DHHS move to South Portland
PORTLAND — The state has signed a contract to consolidate local offices of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor in a building to be constructed in South Portland, near the Portland International Jetport. Capping weeks of public outcry over a recent decision to move the offices from current locations […]
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Letter: Arguments for wind power in Maine don't fly
In her recent Forecaster Forum, “Wind Yields Major Environmental Benefits for Maine,” Environment Maine’s Emily Figdor claims Maine’s wind industry avoided 534,700 metric tons of carbon pollution in 2012. That’s a misleading overstatement. According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Maine industrial wind projects operated, on average, 24.27 percent of their stated capacity in 2012, avoiding […]
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The View From Away: It's always warm at the national coffee emporium chain
First, let me apologize for the recent weather. I am pretty sure I caused it by running off to California for three weeks. You know the old saying, “Leave Maine in December, winter will remember.” It’s like “Fatal Attraction.” Winter is Glenn Close, and I’m Michael Douglas. Moving to Maine was my choice. I can’t […]
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The Universal Notebook: The progressive dilemma
Anything can happen between now and November, but as a lifelong Democrat I 1) would vote for my elderly cat before I would vote to re-elect Republican Gov. Paul LePage, 2) want to vote for the Democratic candidate, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, but 3) may well end up voting again for Independent Eliot Cutler. Why? […]
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Policy Wonk: State revenue sharing: Going, going, gone
Several realities justify revenue sharing: • The greater capacity of the state, as opposed to individual municipalities, to implement broad taxes that raise revenues needed to fund governmental services, and to distribute a portion of these revenues to municipalities. • The historic unwillingness of the state Legislature (almost alone in the nation) to fashion any […]