PORTLAND — At a much-anticipated meeting May 29, the City Council’s Housing and Community Development Committee voted 3-1 to open negotiations for selling much of Congress Square Plaza to owners of the neighboring Eastland Park Hotel. Councilor Kevin Donoghue cast the dissenting vote. The hotel owners, RockBridge Capital LLC and New Castle Hotels & Resorts, […]
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MDEA arrests alleged heroin dealer in highway stop
PORTLAND — A Bronx, N.Y., man is being held on $100,000 bail after his arrest on drug and weapons charges by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents in South Portland on Saturday. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said Wayman Sparrow, 22, was charged with aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs, specifically heroin; unlawful possession […]
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Recognition South Portland resident Ted Hellier was named Maine’s Citizen Volunteer of the Year at the annual Maine Parks and Recreation Association conference held April 9. Hellier has volunteered as a coach, official, trainer, and coordinator in numerous South Portland Parks and Recreation programs over many years, and is the first South Portland resident awarded […]
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Portland Meetings: June 5-11
Wed. 6/5 10 a.m. Portland Disabilities Commission CH Wed. 6/5 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Corporation Ch Thur. 6/6 5 p.m. Parks Commission 55 Portland St. Thur. 6/6 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission CH Thur. 6/6 CANCELLED — Zoning Board of Appeals Mon. 6/10 3 p.m. Fish Pier Authority CH Mon. 6/10 3:30 p.m. Friends Of Deering […]
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Rudolph J. Gagnon, 86: Longtime Portland businessman
PORTLAND — Rudolph J. “Rudy” Gagnon, 86, of Portland, died peacefully Saturday, surrounded by family at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Gagnon was born Nov. 14, 1926, to William L. and Imelda Gagnon, and raised in Portland. He graduated from Deering High School, where he played football. After high school, he joined the Navy, serving […]
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Section of Portland boulevard open for Sunday recreation
PORTLAND — While much of Baxter Boulevard remains closed to motorists while the city installs two underground sewage conduits, a stretch of the street will be open for biking, walking, and other recreation on the next two Sundays, June 9 and June 16. A closed section of the boulevard, between Vannah Avenue and Cheverus High […]
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40th Old Port Festival to project hi-tech image in Portland
PORTLAND — The 40th Old Port Festival will include a gigantic optical illusion. On Saturday night, the eve of the annual day-long celebration of music, crafts and food, the facade of City Hall will be transformed by an animated, 3-D light show that seems to alter physical reality. Portland’s Downtown District, the festival organizer, has […]
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Community Calendar: June 5-18
Greater Portland Benefits Tuesday 6/11 Benefit for CEHS Safe Passage Team, CEHS will receive a portion of the sale from every flatbread purchased that day, Flatbread Company, 72 Commercial St., Portland, 232-4767. Bulletin Board Wednesday 6/5 Eggs and Issues with Paul Bradbury, 7 a.m., Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland, $27, visit […]
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Portland starts work on safer routes for students, walkers, bikers
PORTLAND — Construction upgrades on four pedestrian and bicycle paths and crossings has begun in an effort to build safer routes for students walking to and from school. The city and the Maine Department of Transportation are partnering to develop multiple “Safe Routes to School” projects in three Portland neighborhoods: East End, East Deering and […]
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Cumberland County sheriff wins 'food fight' with manager
PORTLAND — Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce successfully fought back a proposal by County Manager Peter Crichton to consider hiring a private company to take over the kitchen at the Cumberland County Jail. In an appearance before the county’s five-member Board of Commissioners last month, Joyce went so far as to say he would refuse […]