PORTLAND — Despite freezing temperatures, hundreds of people turned out Saturday to oppose the possible piping of “tar sands” crude oil through Maine. Organizers called the rally the largest anti-tar sands protest in the Northeast. They said it demonstrated widespread opposition to potential plans by oil companies to run tar sands oil through a 236-mile […]
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Falmouth woman robbed at gunpoint in Portland
PORTLAND — A 36-year-old Falmouth woman was robbed at gunpoint at a downtown bank ATM Thursday evening, according to a Police Department press release. Police responded at about 5:35 p.m. after the woman said she was forced to withdraw an undisclosed amount of money from her bank account at a TD Bank ATM at 2 […]
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Portland City Council on the sidelines as tar sands protest looms
PORTLAND — More than two dozen people testified this week on a controversial resolution to ban the city’s use of “tar sands” oil, before the City Council voted unanimously to return the resolution to its Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee for further review. Wednesday’s meeting took place three days before what is being promoted as […]
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Police search Portland apartment in probe of Westbrook woman's death
PORTLAND — After receiving a “substantial lead” that led them to a West Concord Street apartment, police Tuesday said they are still investigating the death of a Westbrook woman found last week in a Riverside Street motel parking lot. The body of Margarita Fisenko Scott, 29, was discovered Jan. 17 in a red 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer […]
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Time to chill out with Portland on Ice
PORTLAND — Frigid weather has arrived just in time for Portland on Ice, the city’s celebration of winter that runs from Friday through Feb. 2. This year’s celebration begins with the Portland Harbor Hotel Ice Bar. It also features a new music event called Strike a Chord, an interactive music exhibit at the Asylum, 121 Center […]
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College students find international experience in Portland
PORTLAND — Nine Williams College students are in Portland to participate in an international learning experience by living with refugee families. As a part of the college’s Resettling Refugees in Maine winter study program, Jeffrey Thaler, a professor at the University of Maine School of Law and a Williams graduate, brought nine students to Portland to […]
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Maine Red Claws founder to join Cumberland Town Council
CUMBERLAND — An entepreneur who helped bring the Maine Red Claws professional basketball team to Portland will be the newest town councilor. Jon Jennings of Lantern Lane, who moved to Cumberland with his wife and daughter from Marblehead, Mass., in 2009, is expected to be appointed by the council at its Monday, Jan. 28, meeting. […]
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Electrical problem docks Casco Bay Lines ferry between Portland, Peaks
PORTLAND — The same day a mechanical failure knocked out car ferry service to Peaks Island – and two weeks after a ferry crashed into a pier in New York, injuring 74 people – Casco Bay Lines’ operations manager and City Councilor Nicholas Mavodones Jr. on Monday said ferry riders should feel safe knowing the vessels have […]
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Downhill racers in Portland
Six-year-old Chae-Hee, whose family is originally from Korea, and her friend, 7-year-old Emma Murphy, enjoy a ride down the hill at Payson Park in Portland on Saturday, Jan. 19, during the ninth WinterKids Welcome to Winter Festival. The annual event is aimed at immigrant and refugee families who may be new to Maine and the […]
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Task force to join school renovation discussion in Portland
PORTLAND — The School Board has established a task force to assist in the planning of elementary school improvements. In November, the School Department hired Oak Point Associates, a Biddeford-based engineering firm, to create preliminary site plans, construction schedules and estimate costs for replacing Hall Elementary School and renovating Presumpscot, Lyseth, Reiche and Longfellow elementary schools. […]