PORTLAND — City councilors Monday repealed a Congress Street buffer zone established for Planned Parenthood last November, conceding a June 26 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a similar law gave them little legal ground to stand on. “It looks like we have zero chance of winning this in court,” Councilor David Marshall said before […]
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South Portland woman missing in Waterford
SOUTH PORTLAND — A 77-year-old South Portland woman with dementia was reported missing Monday night in Waterford, where she was vacationing at a cottage with her family, according to the Maine Warden Service. Cpl. John MacDonald said a witness may have been the last to see Ruth Francis Brennan when she was walking on Kezars Road in […]
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Portland beer-maker brews 20th-anniversary celebration
PORTLAND — It was near a poet’s birthplace, and then a source of the region’s metallic might. But the expansive brick complex at 86 Newbury St. is now the state’s biggest source of beer. “If I said I knew we would be here like this, I’d be lying to you,” Shipyard Brewing Co. owner Fred […]
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South Portland tar sands vote delayed to Wednesday
SOUTH PORTLAND — The first City Council vote on an ordinance that would ban tar sands in the city was rescheduled to Wednesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at the Community Center gymnasium. The City Council postponed the vote Monday because of a fire and safety hazard posed by the more than 200 members of the […]
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Online school adds new twists to public education in Maine
SOUTH PORTLAND — Virtual public education is coming to Maine. Maine Connections Academy, the state’s first online public school, will begin its first year just after Labor Day. It is already generating questions about how it all works and whether it offers an effective model for educating young people. The school, open to students in […]
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Point, counter-point: Free speech thrives in Portland's Congress Square
PORTLAND — Cory Tracy rolls his wheelchair to Congress Square Park and parks at his customary spot against a monolithic black utilities box. It’s an inconspicuous location made conspicuous by Tracy’s presence. Each day since May, weather permitting, Tracy wields his attention-grabbing, hand-painted protest signs: “Atheists don’t need to shout,” “I mock all religion,” and “Thank God for […]
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Harpswell Democratic Rep. Saxton drops out of House District 51 race
HARPSWELL — First-term state Rep. Jeremy Saxton, D-Harpswell, will not seek re-election in November. In an interview Monday, Saxton said he decided to bow out to spend more time with his family and to help run the marina his family owns on Basin Point in South Harpswell. In addition, his daughter is will start attending North […]
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Portland Latino festival aids church fundraising
PORTLAND — Buy a brick, save a church. That’s the plan for Sacred Heart Church as the Sacred Heart-St. Dominic Parish looks to raise $200,000 – with a Latino Festival thrown in for good measure on Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The festival in the church hall and parking lot, at Sherman and Mellen streets, […]
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Late-night party to mark king tide in Portland
PORTLAND — Street theatre, puppetry and trailers from flood movies will welcome the highest tide of the year just after midnight on Monday, July 14. The “King Tide BYO Chair Party” will be held in East Bayside, at Cove Street and Marginal Way, where the astronomically high tide is expected to rise above 11 feet […]
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Wind in their sails: Program puts cancer patients on Casco Bay
PORTLAND — Cancer patients and survivors and their families have the opportunity this week to cruise Casco Bay for free in chartered sailboats. SailMaine, a Portland nonprofit that facilitates high school racing programs, summer camps and more, has partnered with the Cancer Community Cancer in South Portland and the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and […]