FREEPORT — The Freeport Historical Society is hosting “The History of Chocolate” at 3 p.m., Feb. 10, at the Old Town Hall on Park Street. The event includes a presentation that chronicles the evolution of chocolate in America and a tasting. Food historian and author Sandy Oliver will discuss how chocolate came to America and […]
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Maine Maritime Museum in Bath recovering from wind damage to roof
BATH — Strong winds last week tore chunks of copper sheathing off the roof of the Maine Maritime Museum. Officials said repairs could take at least six weeks. “We lost two big sections of the copper sheathing … but the sub-roof stayed intact,” Amy Lent, the museum’s executive director, said on Friday, Feb. 1, the […]
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Portland receives $125K public health grant
PORTLAND — The city’s Public Health Division has been awarded a $125,000 grant to explore new ways of collaborating with other health agencies. Portland is one of 16 communities nationwide, and the only one in Maine, to receive such a gift. The grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was announced Jan. 31 by the […]
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Revised plan for Munjoy Hill theater under scrutiny again
PORTLAND — The Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday again will consider a proposal to build a 400-seat performance hall at the St. Lawrence Arts Center on Munjoy Hill. The Friends of the St. Lawrence Church, the nonprofit group that owns and operates the center, is proposing a performance hall where the historic church’s sanctuary once […]
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Police: 'Dangerously potent' heroin in Portland
PORTLAND — A “dangerously potent” form of heroin is turning up in the city, police warned after four people were treated for heroin overdoses last week. Since December, 11 people have been treated for heroin overdoses, and two Portland men have died from what was thought to be overdoses, according to a City Hall press release […]
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UPDATE: Scarborough High School principal cites job-family conflict for resignation
SCARBOROUGH — A team of four administrators, led by School Department Curriculum Director Monique Culbertson, is running Scarborough High School after Principal Dean Auriemma resigned Friday, Feb. 1. Auriemma submitted a resignation letter to School Superintendent George Entwistle III, but offered to stay on as principal through the end of his contract on June 30. […]
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Unsung Hero: Brunswick's Tim Garner, putting sports in perspective
BRUNSWICK — If you walk into Bowdoin College’s Morrell Gymnasium during a home basketball game, you will immediately spot the most enthusiastic presence on the floor: ball boy Tim Garner, a 58-year-old, never-say-die, bundle of energy who loves his Bowdoin Polar Bears – every team, win or lose, every season. Garner’s infectious energy provides the […]
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Portland trial: Did Falmouth parents allow teenagers to drink?
PORTLAND — Were a Falmouth couple complicit in allowing minors to drink at their home during a party last June, or did they prevent teenagers from drinking before the party spiralled out of control? That is the question before a Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket jury of nine women and five men (including two alternates), […]
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Bowdoin College hockey coach arrested on drunken driving charge after crash
BRUNSWICK — A Bowdoin College women’s hockey assistant coach was arrested Sunday night and charged with operating under the influence after allegedly crashing her SUV into a campus building. Holly Lorms, 24, of Potter Street, was not hurt when her 1999 Lexus ran over a light pole and crashed into the Stanley F. Druckenmiller Hall, a […]
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4 candidates seek South Portland City Council seat
SOUTH PORTLAND — Four candidates, including Planning Board Chairman Rob Schreiber and School Board Chairman Rick Carter, hope to be elected to complete the unexpired term of former District 1 City Councilor Tom Coward. The deadline was Friday, Feb. 1, for candidates to file papers to get on the ballot for the March 12 special […]