CUMBERLAND — Fifteen years after a Yarmouth native founded a program to bring education and hope to children living around a Central American garbage dump, Greely High School continues to be among those raising funds for the continued success of Safe Passage. The 10th annual Safe Passage Esperanza 5K will be held at the 303 […]
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Gone to the birders: Annual ritual enlivens Evergreen Cemetery in Portland
PORTLAND — Priscilla Doucette got the text message around 7:30 a.m. last Friday. “They want to know if I am birding,” she said. “I’m going to answer ‘duh.’” She stood near the bank of a pond in Evergreen Cemetery with her husband, Dale Doucette. Both held binoculars, and Doucette’s cell phone was at the ready […]
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South Portland veteran fights VA to file damage claim
SOUTH PORTLAND — Kenneth “Jake” Myrick’s U.S. Army service took him to Kosovo and Iraq. His fight to recover damages from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is taking him to Capitol Hill. Myrick has asked U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to look into the VA’s rejection of a $1 million tort claim, which alleges […]
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Portland rebuts lawsuit on Planned Parenthood no-protest zone
PORTLAND — Attorneys for the city are asking a federal judge to uphold a buffer zone established to control anti-abortion protests at the Congress Street offices of Planned Parenthood of New England. “The actions of the City in adopting the Ordinance was a valid exercise of its authority to regulate the use of public space,” […]
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Toyota moving U.S. base from California to Texas
The automaker will break ground this year on a new environmentally friendly headquarters in Plano, about 25 miles north of Dallas.
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Water off a duck's back in Freeport
A common eider shakes water off its feathers on a recent foggy morning on Little River at Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport.
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Changes from redistricting to greet Portland voters
PORTLAND — With two referendums scheduled in the next two months, City Clerk Katherine Jones has released voting guidelines, including information on recent changes to City Council districts. The annual referendum on the school budget will be held May 13. A special referendum on the citizen initiative to amend the city land bank ordinance will […]
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Party coming to Portland's Longfellow Park
PORTLAND — The first-ever block party for residents in the Longfellow Park neighborhood will be held Saturday, May 3, from noon-3 p.m. Organized by the University Neighborhood Organization, and University of Southern Maine Phi Mu Delta fraternity and New Interest Sorority Group, the party begins with a bicycle parade around the park for children, led […]
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Food truck festival coming to Portland
PORTLAND — The Ocean Gateway parking lot on Commercial Street will be the site of the first Street Eats and Beats festival on Saturday, May 3, from noon-5 p.m. The festival will merge fare from food trucks, live music, and beer, with souvenir cups to the first 1,000 people to arrive. Tickets are $10 in […]
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3 suspects sought in Portland home invasion
PORTLAND — Police are looking for three men in connection with a Sunday afternoon home invasion, assault and robbery on Auburn Street that left the victim with head injuries. Portland Police Lt. James Sweatt said the victim was sleeping in his apartment at 238 Auburn St. when he woke up to find the men in […]