PORTLAND — The Maine Polar Dip will take place at noon on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the East End Beach to benefit Camp Sunshine, a resort for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The goal is to raise $15,000 so 10 families sick children can have free, week-long stays at the Sebago Lake resort, […]
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p-correx-012109 Corrections
Last week’s story about a hotel proposed on the Maine Wharf should have said the developer does not want to spend $300,000 to $400,000 without assurance the project will have a contract zone. Last week’s story about the Port City Music Hall added an extra letter to the name of the owner, Rob Evon.
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p-sportswaynfletegreely-012109 Waynflete hangs tough and gains confidence in loss to Greely Flyers battle top Western B conten
By Eric Carson CUMBERLAND — The Waynflete girls’ basketball team, a top Western Class C contender, arrived in Cumberland Friday night with just eight players dressed for action: four seniors, a junior, one sophomore and pair of freshmen, to face perhaps their toughest scheduled competition of the season. Waiting for them were the Western B […]
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p-sportsportlanddeeringbb-012109 Portland escapes at Deering Fourth quarter surge, late break lifts Bulldogs to 60-57 win
By Michael Hoffer PORTLAND — On the brink of an upset loss, the Portland boys’ basketball team erupted for 26 fourth-quarter points and dodged a major bullet in the waning seconds to edge host Deering 60-57 Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs got 11 points from junior Koang Thok down the stretch, but nearly blew a late […]
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Sports roundup
SUBHEAD-Portland girl wins coastal hoop shoot Portland’s Taylor Sargent won the girls’ 10-11 division of the Coastal District Elks Hoop Shoot Contest Sunday in Brunswick. Sargent advances to the Maine finals to be held Feb. 1 at Cony High School in Augusta. SUBHEAD-Frozen 4-miler rescheduled for Sunday Last Sunday’s Jimmy The Greek’s Frozen 4-miler in […]
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pnms-out&about-012109 Music and musical theater warm up midwinter weekend
By Scott Andrews As we approach the end of January, we’re still waiting for the Big Winter Storm of 2009, but there’s a blizzard of music and musical theater heading our way this weekend. Traditional fiddling phenom Lissa Schneckenburger gives a concert at Empire Dine and Dance in Portland this Saturday. She’s a native of […]
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pnms-beem-012109 The economic crisis is all in our heads
According to the Social Security Administration, in 1980 I had a taxable income of $24. That paltry sum must have been interest income as I was employed at the Portland Public Library at the time and, therefore, was on the state retirement system and not paying into Social Security. In 1981, however, Carolyn and I […]
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p-eastendwindstudy-012109 East End wind study draws opposition
PORTLAND — A proposal to install a 100-foot tower to test wind speeds near the East End Community School is drawing opposition from residents of a neighboring condominium complex. The School Department was one of two groups in the state selected last summer by Efficiency Maine, a program run by the Public Utilities Commission, to […]
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p-adamsschool-012109 Funding for Adams school projects shifts to grants
PORTLAND — The sole bidder for the redevelopment of the former Marada Adams Elementary School on Munjoy Hill last week sought to alleviate concerns about funding for the project. The City Council’s Community Development Committee was updated Wednesday on a revised proposal intended to address funding concerns and projected maintenance costs for a half-acre park […]
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pn-ferrycarts-012109 Ferry board to vote on cart restrictions
PORTLAND — The board of directors of Casco Bay’s ferry service is expected to vote Thursday on a new policy regarding carry-on items. The policy was crafted after some riders on Casco Bay Lines began pushing large and unwieldy carts onto ferries, said Catherine Debo, executive director of Casco Bay Lines. “We have some carts […]