PORTLAND — Debbie Nannay, 54, died suddenly June 6 at Maine Medical Center, with family by her side. Nannay was born Oct. 19, 1958, to William and Helena Nannay in Camden, N.J. She was raised in Runnemede, N.J., and moved to Maine, where she lived with her partner of 28 years, Robert Levesque II. She is […]
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Community Calendar: Aug. 14-27
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Wednesday 8/14 Angus King constituent outreach, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Portland City Hall, 389 Congress St., Portland; 2-4 p.m., South Portland City Hall, 25 Cottage Road, South Portland; 1-800-432-1599. MOOSE Storytelling, 6:30 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 899-9299, $5 suggested donation. “This Titanic Thing, It’s Always Been with Me,” […]
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People and Business
Recognition Sherry Morrison, an Edward Jones financial advisor in South Portland, received the firm’s Goodknight Plan Completion Recognition Award for her efforts to provide a greater level of service to her clients while helping the firm continue its steady growth. The Goodknight Program pairs an incoming financial adviser with a veteran financial adviser as a […]
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Portland Police Beat: Aug. 14
Arrests 8/3 at 8 p.m. Laurence L. Tremblay, 49, no address listed, was arrested on Federal Street by Officer Kalin Hagerty on a charge of public drinking. 8/4 at midnight Benjamin T. Anthony, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer Kevin Murphy on a charge of violation of bail conditions. 8/4 at […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 14-27
Greater Portland Books & Authors Thursday 8/15 Gail Rowe, author of “The Roots of a Family,” 6:30 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland, 767-7660. Elise Richer and Teresa Lagrange, author and illustrator of “Always in Season,” 6:30 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 836-3344. Friday 8/16 Mary Elizabeth Nordstrom, […]
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Out & About: Musical theater rules in mid-August
Three choices on the musical theater menu are the top picks of the tix this mid-August week. Maine State Music Theatre is wrapping up its 2013 season with “Mary Poppins,” the stage version of the celebrated 1964 Disney film. “Mary Poppins” was a big hit on Broadway, and now the Maine premiere is a big […]
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Portland Harbor to be dredged in November
PORTLAND — Like a slow-draining sink, Portland Harbor needs a good scouring now and then. Beginning this November, for the first time in 14 years, the harbor will get one. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has hired a Massachusetts company to mechanically dredge about 700,000 cubic feet of sediment, rock and other material from […]
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The Universal Notebook: Insecurities about school security
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., school systems all over greater Portland, Maine and America are spending tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars to beef up security. School Administrative District 51 in Cumberland has been in the news because its security upgrades, which were supposed to […]
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Abby's Road: Super-Scooping the summer away
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. Sometimes you are embarrassed that everyone knows what flavor you want before you order it, and they greet your kids by name. Super Scoops is part ice cream store, part best thing that has happened to southern Maine. I […]
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Maine sends memorial to Newtown
A memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, a gift from the people of Maine, arrives at Portland’s Central Fire Station Saturday afternoon, after stopping first in Freeport and other Maine communities on its way to Newtown, Conn. The memorial, made of granite, concrete and seashells, includes the names of the […]