PORTLAND — A historic icon threatened by the pending sale of Congress Square Plaza has joined the list of “places in peril,” a roster of endangered Portland-area sites compiled by preservation advocacy group Greater Portland Landmarks. The Union Station Clock, which is housed in the plaza, and six other properties are in the second annual […]
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Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Portland panhandling ban
PORTLAND — Three residents are suing the city to overturn a recently enacted ban on loitering in street medians. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine and Boston law firm Goodwin Procter brought the suit Tuesday on behalf of Michael W. Cutting, Wells Staley-Mays and Alison E. Prior. The ban, which took effect Aug. 15, […]
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Wilton man found dead after standoff with police
Police say Raymond Richard refused to open the front door. Soon after, they heard a gunshot.
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Meg Perry Center looking for new space in Portland
PORTLAND — The Meg Perry Center is leaving 644 Congress St., where the center has hosted art exhibits, movies and music, political meetings, and a “free radical lending library” for six years. On its Facebook page and in an email, the organization – which describes itself as a center for education and action for peace, […]
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Donor lists criticized in Maine gubernatorial race
Support for the candidates is dominated by large donations from wealthy people who aren’t representative of most Mainers, a report says.
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Miyake's way: From Freeport pig farm to plates in Portland
PORTLAND — Miyake restaurant was on the verge of a dinner rush. In the exposed kitchen, on the other side of a thick pine bar, chef-owner Masa Miyake was calm. Standing under dim pendant lights, Miyake straightened his ink-black coat, grabbed a ticket and expedited the next order. His staff of attentive cooks snapped into […]
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Portland Technology Park: Unique setting, or in need of a niche?
PORTLAND — If you build it, will they come? Officials hoped so at a Sept. 18 ribbon-cutting for the first city-owned business park. Portland Technology Park, a 26-acre site off Rand Road, is intended to lure businesses in the state’s growing life-sciences industry. But whether the park will attract them remains to be seen. After […]
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Giant pumpkin sets Cumberland County Fair record
CUMBERLAND — Opening day at the Cumberland County Fair went from a feared washout to a confirmed winner. Although wet conditions early Sunday morning threatened to keep things quiet, the emergence of the sun as the day progressed brought the crowds in, which made Fair President Mike Timmons pretty happy. “When that beautiful sun came […]
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Year-long restoration to begin for Portland's Fort Allen Park
PORTLAND — Work could begin as soon as this week on a long-anticipated restoration of Fort Allen Park, the historic, five-acre open space adjoining the Eastern Promenade. Plans approved last year by the city’s Historic Preservation Board call for removing most of the park’s evergreen and crabapple trees, which were not included in its construction […]
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Catherine Revie, 62
PORTLAND — Catherine Revie, 62, of Portland, died Sept. 18 at her residence. She was born Jan. 4, 1951, in Portland, a daughter of Francis Emery and Anna L. McCarthy Filieo. She was educated locally and graduated from McAuley High School. She graduated as an x-ray technician from Mercy Hospital. Revie was a life communicant of […]