PORTLAND — “Huge.” “Transformative.” “A game-changer.” Those are words officials used in reacting to the announcement last week that an Icelandic container shipping company, Eimskip, will begin sailing out of the International Marine Terminal, near the Casco Bay Bridge. The company will move its North American headquarters from Norfolk, Va., to Portland and has signed […]
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New 'Survivor' season features Cumberland high school grad
CUMBERLAND — You may see someone familiar when you tune into “Survivor” this season. Michael Snow, who moved to Cumberland in the early 1970s with his family and graduated from Greely High School in 1986, is among the 20 “castaways” in the 26th season – dubbed “Caramoan: Fans Vs. Favorites” – of the hit CBS show. Snow, […]
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Budget curtailment lands on Portland schools
PORTLAND — In response to Gov. Paul Lepage’s $12.6 million curtailment order for Maine public schools, the School Department has come up with a plan to cut just over $870,000 from its current-year operating budget. But the curtailment will also affect planning for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk said he expects the 2014 fiscal […]
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With attention on pope, Maine diocese goes without bishop
PORTLAND — When Pope Benedict XVI steps down as pontiff on Feb. 28 – the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years – he’ll leave 1.2 billion Roman Catholics around the world in search of a new leader. That’s a familiar predicament for Catholics in Portland and throughout Maine. For more than six months, the […]
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Portland lawmaker launches campaign to legalize, regulate pot
AUGUSTA — State Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, is launching a campaign Thursday to promote legislation that would regulate and tax marijuana use in Maine. In a statement issued early Tuesday, Russell announced a Statehouse news conference with the bill co-sponsors and other advocates for the measure, which aims to regulate marijuana the same way alcohol is […]
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Portland School Notebook
City teacher nominated for statewide award Karen McDonald, a language arts teacher at King Middle School since 1989, is one of 14 nominees for the Maine Teacher of the Year Award. MacDonald has about 35 years experience in Portland schools, as an ed tech, in the gifted and talented program at Longfellow Elementary School and Lincoln […]
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Norman Phillip Waite Sr., 94: Skilled craftsman, devoted to family
PORTLAND — Norman Phillip Waite Sr., 94, of Portland, died Feb. 14 at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation & Residence with his family by his side. Waite was born Aug. 27, 1918 in Leeds, the son of Silas and Bertha Waite. He grew up on a farm in Leeds and graduated from Leavitt Institute in Turner. He contributed to […]
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People and Business
Appointments William S. Harwood, a partner in Verrill Dana’s Portland office, will serve as chairman for the 2013 Campaign for Justice. The campaign, now in its 10th year, is a fundraising effort of the Maine Bar Foundation and Maine State Bar Association. Funds raised are used to support civil legal aid providers including Pine Tree Legal […]
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Deneige Marie Pompeo, 98
PORTLAND — Deneige Marie Pompeo, 98, of Portland, died Feb. 11 after a short illness. She was born Jan. 13, 1915, in Westbrook to Medric and Roseanne Harvey. She grew up in Westbrook with three brothers and one sister, attending Westbrook schools. In June, 1942 she married Peter J. Pompeo, and settled into their house on […]
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Portland Police Beat: Feb. 20
Arrests 2/8 at 10 p.m. Roy O. MacNeil, 22, of Portland, was arrested on Sherman Street by Officer Matthew Casagrande on a charge of assault. 2/10 at 2 a.m. Mohamed A. Abukar, 27, of Portland, was arrested on Eben Hill Drive by Officer Mathew Dissell on an outstanding warrant from another agency and a charge […]