PORTLAND — Business-booster group Portland’s Downtown District has hired Steven Hewins as its executive director, according to a Nov. 14 press release. Hewins became interim executive director in August, when he was selected to replace Janis Beitzer. Beitzer resigned for personal reasons in June after eight years with the PDD. Hewins founded Hewins Travel in […]
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Portland's Congress Street to close for Dec. 6 art walk
PORTLAND — For the first time in the 13-year history of the city’s First Friday Art Walk, a portion of Congress Street will be closed to vehicular traffic during the walk on Friday, Dec. 6. A half-mile stretch of Congress Street, between Brown and State streets, will be closed from 6-8 p.m. Vehicles will also […]
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Commentary: Nixon and Kennedy were friends
Both men arrived in Washington in 1947, elected after naval service, and in the years that followed, their paths crossed often.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Make room for souvenirs
Thoughtful displays turn kitschy into cool
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Portland woman shot in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Police are investigating a shooting that left a Portland woman hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head. Carol Dorney, 47, was found in the driveway of 38 Running Hill Road after police responded at 9:44 p.m. Thursday. Several people were initially detained, police said in a Friday morning press release, but no […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Capers back on top
Cape Elizabeth High School girls soccer goalkeeper Mary Perkins is mobbed by teammates Elise Flathers, left, Phoebe Shields and Sarah O’Connor after the Capers’ first state championship in 14 years on Saturday, Nov. 9, in Hampden. Sports, Page XX.
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Retail project may replace South Portland church; food pantry ready to move
SOUTH PORTLAND — St. John the Evangelist Church has stood over Main Street in Thornton Heights for almost 75 years, but it may not withstand future retail development. City Economic Development Director Jon Jennings on Wednesday said a potential buyer for the 611 Main St. church, which closed in September, has been discussing how to […]
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Yarmouth man pleads not guilty to murder in North Yarmouth shooting
NORTH YARMOUTH — A Yarmouth man indicted last week for murder in connection with the Oct. 6 shooting death of Leon Kelley at a Greely Road bee farm pleaded not guilty Thursday morning. Merrill “Mike” Kimball, 70, was arraigned at Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland and released on bail. Bail was set at $100,000 surety, which […]
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Longtime Hyde School teacher, administrator dies in Bath crash
BATH — A 65-year-old Phippsburg man who was a longtime Hyde School educator died Wednesday night in a motor vehicle accident, according to police. Cpl. Jason Aucoin and Officer Shaun Cavanaugh responded to 462 High St. at 6:09 p.m. They found two vehicles in the yard of the residence; a man later identified as Paul […]
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South Portland tar sands moratorium moves toward council vote
SOUTH PORTLAND — A revised 180-day moratorium on development proposals for importing “tar sands” oil will have its first City Council reading on Monday, Nov. 18. Ordinance revisions governing municipal towing work, meanwhile, need more tweaking and study, councilors decided Wednesday during a four-hour workshop. Councilors also signalled their preference for converting the former Roosevelt […]