PORTLAND — With the Portland Pirates and Cumberland County Civic Center sparring over the hockey team’s future at the arena, lease negotiations were on the agenda for a meeting of the Civic Center Board of Trustees Wednesday. The team’s lease expires April 20, the date of their last regularly scheduled home game, although it gives […]
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Portland school chief challenges teachers to 'invest' in budget cuts
PORTLAND — Although the referendum on the fiscal year 2014 school budget is less than a month away, the superintendent of schools said there could still be some reductions if the teachers union cooperates. Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk said the $97.9 million budget presented to the finance committee represents the vision, values and priorities of the district. […]
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Longtime marathon starter from Yarmouth: 'Perfect day' turns tragic
YARMOUTH — Rosalie Baker-Brown fired the starting gun at the Boston Marathon on Monday, something she’s done many times since the mid-1990s. Now 85, Baker-Brown has been intimately involved in the race for decades. She grew up in Hopkinton, Mass., where the marathon begins, and married into the Brown family, which helped found the race. […]
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Court orders Portland 'handyman' to pay $236K
PORTLAND — A city resident must pay more than $236,000 in restitution after he was found guilty of violating the state’s Unfair Trade Practices Act for posing as a “handyman.” Daniel B. Tucci was convicted in Cumberland County Superior Court and ordered to repay 14 victims, state Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced in press […]
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Museums mark Maine's 'special connection' to Civil War
PORTLAND — The Civil War may seem the dusty stuff of history textbooks. But 152 years after it began the impact of the war is felt even today. The country has been marking the 150th anniversary of the war since 2011. But much of the remembrance is taking place this year, the sesquicentennial of what […]
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Street-art debate: Right to Portland sidewalks is in eye of the beholder
PORTLAND — Street artists waiting for the city to clarify where and how they can sell their wares have to wait a little longer. The City Council’s Public Safety, Health and Human Services Committee has been debating possible changes to regulations on the vendors – including a proposed requirement that they register with the city […]
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Portland elementary school Odyssey of the Mind team's next challenge: $9K
PORTLAND — An Odyssey of the Mind team from Lyseth Elementary School will travel to the world finals at Michigan State University in May, if it can raise $9,000. The seven-student team competed in the state competition on April 6 in Sanford and hopes to join several other teams from across the state in Michigan May […]
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Portland fire chief launches safety campaign for homeless
PORTLAND — After a fire in a makeshift camp killed a homeless man April 6, the Fire Department this week is beginning a fire safety campaign targeting homeless individuals. Brian Barbour, 53, died after a candle he was using ignited his tent along West Commercial Street. The death was the second in the city caused […]
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Portland Police Department to host open house
PORTLAND — The Police Department is planning an open house Saturday, April 20, to “introduce” the PPD to the public. “Getting to Know Your Portland Police Department” is scheduled to run from 8 a.m. to noon at 109 Middle St. Police Chief Michael Sauschuck will lead the event, which will address topics including 911 calls, […]
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Arts Calendar, April 17-30
Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 4/17 “A Poet’s Sourcebook,” Dawn Potter, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Saturday 4/20 Record Store Day, book signing with John Densmore of The Doors, 2 p.m., Bull Moose, 456 Payne Road, Scarborough, 775-2126. Tuesday 4/23 Poetry & Popcorn, 1 p.m. & 6 […]