Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 4/24 Meet the Author: Betty Williams, 6:30 p.m., Prince Memorial Library, 26 Main St., Cumberland, 829-2215. Thursday 4/25 Augusten Burroughs, 7 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Friday 4/26 Poetry on Tap, 7 p.m., Rising Tide Brewery, 103 Fox St., Portland, 400-7543. Thursday 5/2 […]
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Civic Center, Pirates reach 'only deal to be made'
PORTLAND — It wasn’t a power play, but both the Cumberland County Civic Center and its anchor tenant, the Portland Pirates professional hockey team, “lit the light” when they struck a leasing deal last week. After more than 20 meetings, the Civic Center and the Pirates announced April 17 that an agreement on the lease […]
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Hoppy days: Maine Beer Co. moves to Freeport from Portland
FREEPORT — Maine Beer Co., owned and operated by brothers Dave and Daniel Kleban, quietly opened April 12 and is now serving a full lineup of beers at its new brewery tap room. Colleen Croteau, marketing and logistics director, said the company, formerly based in an industrial park off Riverside Street in Portland, didn’t advertise […]
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Ellen P. McKenney, 66: Possessed extraordinary courage
PORTLAND — Ellen P. McKenney, 66, of Portland, died peacefully April 17, 11 years after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. McKenney was born July 24, 1946, in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Portland, the eldest of John and Catherine Lee’s nine children. She attended Portland schools and worked in early childhood development at East End […]
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People & Business: April 24
Recognition The Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust has received the 2013 Community eco-Excellence Award for Cumberland after being nominated by ecomaine board member and Cumberland resident Susan McGinty. The awards are presented annually for contributions in preserving local ecology by ecomaine, a nonprofit, municipally-owned, single-sort recycling and waste-to-energy operation. The land trust has protected 650 […]
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John A. Waterhouse, 78
PORTLAND — John A. Waterhouse, 78, of Portland, died Monday, April 15. He was born in Scarborough, Nov. 12, 1934, to the late George and Alice Newcomb Waterhouse. He attended Scarborough schools, and lived his younger years in Scarborough. Waterhouse was a Portland resident for more than 50 years. He worked for the Portland Public Works Department […]
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Portland Meetings, April 24-30
Wed. 4/24 7:45 a.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Wed. 4/24 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Thur. 4/25 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee Budget Review CH Fri. 4/26 3 p.m. Portland Development Corporation CH Mon. 4/29 5:30 p.m. City Council Workshop — School Budget CH Mon. 4/29 7 p.m. Special City Council […]
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Portland Police Beat: April 24
Arrests 4/13 at 7 p.m. William C. Maguire, 58, no address listed, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Charles Ames on a charge of indecent conduct. 4/13 at 10 p.m. Anthony W. Cyr, 47, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Christopher Kelley on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled […]
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Fire damages Exchange Street building in Portland
Portland firefighters responded Monday at 9:45 a.m. to a fire reported at Swiss Time, 86 Exchange St. Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria said it took crews 45 minutes to contain the fire, which was concealed in a wall and had spread to various part of the three-story building. City Spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the fire caused […]
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Out & About: ‘The Armed Man’ is powerful new ballet
This week’s top picks in the performing arts cover a lot of artistic territory: music, musical theater and dance. The latter is represented by Portland Ballet’s powerful new production of “The Armed Man,” a work for chorus, orchestra and dancers that will be presented at Merrill Auditorium on April 26. One Longfellow Square continues to […]