PORTLAND — Three years after the last international ferry left Portland for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the city is discussing efforts to restore service with the Canadian port. Mayor Michael Brennan and City Manager Mark Rees hosted a Dec. 14 meeting with officials from Nova Scotia, which issued a request for proposals the previous week for an […]
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Albert F. Baldi, 80: Loved to volunteer
SOUTH PORTLAND — Albert F. Baldi, 80, of South Portland and formerly of Peaks Island, died Dec. 22 at his home, after a long illness. He was the husband of Judith (Kirk) Baldi. He was born in Chicago on Feb. 26, 1932, the son of the late Albert and Mary (Panozo) Baldi. He graduated from […]
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Jane Flint, 90
YARMOUTH — Jane (McCue) Flint, 90, died in her Yarmouth home on Dec. 23. She was born on July 19, 1922, in Portland, and was the second of three daughters born to Helen McLaughlin McCue and Jack Bernard McCue. Flint graduated from high school and secretarial school in Portland and was employed as a secretary […]
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Under close scrutiny, Maine school kitchens get passing grades
PORTLAND — One in six Americans – about 48 million people – get sick from foodborne diseases every year. Worse, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. The most vulnerable population: children. Those statistics, the latest available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s 2011 report on foodborne illness, underscore the importance of food safety in schools. In […]
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Annie Margaret Northrup, 85: Traveled widely, loved to sing
PORTLAND — Annie Margaret Northrup, 85, of Portland, died Dec. 16, after a long illness. She was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on March 29,1927, the daughter of Cecilia (Curry) McInnis and Francis Walter McInnis. As a teenager she worked in a bakery and a seniors home, and in school skipped two grades […]
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People and Business
Awards Christine Bearce, the physical education teacher and assistant principal at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland, has received the highest award for leadership given by the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The award, given at the association’s recent conference in Rockland, recognizes Bearce for her significant contributions to the physical education […]
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Portland Police Beat: Dec. 26
Arrests 12/14 at 3 a.m. Wesley I. St. Pierre, 31, of Kittery Point, was arrested on Park Avenue by Officer Paul King on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 12/14 at 8 a.m. Kevin C. Young, 46, of Hollis, was arrested on County Way by Officer Christopher Sibley on […]
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Portland School Notebook
Cumberland schools rewarded for health initiatives PORTLAND—Recipients of this year’s Let’s Go! Bronze, Silver and Gold Recognition Awards were recently recognized for their efforts to promote and support healthy eating and active living for the children they serve. Three local schools, four after-school programs and 22 child care facilities in Cumberland County received awards in […]
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Canco Woods purchase finalized in Portland
PORTLAND — Canco Woods, the nearly 13-acre urban woodland near Canco Road and Read Street, has been purchased by the city and will be preserved as open space. A neighborhood group, Friends of Canco Woods, had been working since the spring with The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation group based in Portland, to orchestrate a […]
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King looks forward to next session of U.S. Senate
BRUNSWICK — Thirty down, 69 to go. Angus King has his work cut out for him. As you might expect, since his election to the U.S. Senate in November, King has been a busy guy. Last week, the former two-term, independent governor of Maine was counting up the number of other U.S. senators he has […]