PORTLAND — Police are seeking three men in connection with an early morning robbery Monday near 116 Mountfort St. Police Lt. James Sweatt said a man reported he was approached just after midnight by the suspects and robbed at gunpoint. The suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash and the victim’s backpack. Sweatt said all […]
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Cumberland Wood Bank aims for September deliveries
CUMBERLAND — While it may be difficult in the first week of summer to think about the coming of colder temperatures, the Cumberland Wood Bank is already working to make sure people in need stay warm this fall and winter. The bank provides firewood to needy area families. Money the bank raises from selling wood […]
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Portland minimum wage panel grapples with data
PORTLAND — As it considers a city-wide minimum wage, Mayor Michael Brennan’s Minimum Wage Advisory Committee is now looking for wage earners to tell their stories on July 16. The committee, comprised of business leaders, academics and activists, met for the third time June 18 and considered poll results from about 65 members of Portland Buy […]
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Greek Festival returns to Portland with food, dancing in the street
PORTLAND — One of the city’s enduring early summer traditions resumes this week with the annual Greek Festival on the grounds of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Pleasant St. The 32nd annual festival runs from 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday with music, dancing and an abundance of Greek cuisine. The menu includes traditional […]
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Unsung Hero: Julia Gibson, a special (ed) teacher
TOPSHAM — Some teachers may like to teach the brightest students, so they can bask in the reflected glory of their students’ successes. A few teachers, however, derive deeper satisfaction from working with children with special needs. Julia Gibson is such a teacher. Gibson did not set out to be a teacher. As an English […]
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Martin's Point Bridge paving to cause traffic delays in Portland, Falmouth
PORTLAND — Drivers using the new Martin’s Point Bridge between Veranda Street and U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth should expect traffic delays and lane closures this week and next week as contractors pave approaches to the bridge. Project spokeswoman Carol Morris said the work will take place weekdays between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., with […]
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Portland students crane for peace
A group of sixth-graders at Lincoln Middle School in Portland fold a large, paper crane during the final day of the school year on Friday, June 20. Students made about 1,000 paper cranes, including four large ones, to promote peace between peers. The large ones were made with 10-by-10-foot sheets of paper. Sixth-grader Dalena Nguyen, […]
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PHOTOS: Firefighters honor fallen Portland comrade
The casket containing Capt. Michael Kucsma’s body is removed from Portland Fire Department Engine 6 on Saturday, June 21, to be carried into the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Kucsma’s funeral was held five days after he died of a heart attack while scuba diving. Led by a color guard and bagpipers, the funeral procession […]
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PHOTOS: LGBT pride on parade in Portland
Portland resident Brett Faulkner turns down High Street with the Wild Burrito float during the 2014 Pride Portland! parade on Saturday, June 21. Hundreds of participants joined in the annual parade, including more than 300 volunteers who carried a 900-foot pride flag from Monument Square to Deering Oaks Park. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, the openly […]
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New Republican candidate emerges to challenge Falmouth Democrat Breen in Maine Senate District 25
FALMOUTH — A real estate broker who was Maine’s first woman police chief on Thursday announced her intention to seek the Republican nomination in state Senate District 25. Cathy Manchester, of Gray, told the Falmouth Republican Committee she is running for office to perform her civic duty. “Maine’s been very good to me and provided […]