The state’s Supreme Judicial Court said it cannot rule on whether the board’s approval of a development at 19 Willis St. was correct because of a lack of documentation explaining the decision.
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Bomb threats disrupt Walgreens stores across Maine
The threats were quickly deemed not credible, according to police in Portland and Windham.
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Judge vacates manslaughter conviction of Portland man who killed sister’s boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr., who confessed to shooting 22-year-old Isahak Muse in 2019, will get a new trial after a judge ruled Tuesday that Cardilli’s attorneys failed to properly make a self-defense argument.
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School Notebook: Aug. 23
St. John’s students’ work chosen for experimental flight Middle school students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will be able to analyze flight data from an experiment they created that will fly in the Airbus Perlan Mission II this fall. The Perlan Project, an aerospace nonprofit for advancing high-altitude flight and studying weather and […]
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The Wrap: Rabelais bookstore closing in Biddeford; new owners for Little Tap House
Also, Bow Street Beverage opens a location in Wells; a new bar launches on Broadway in SoPo; Brunswick’s 40-Mile Food Festival; and Unity’s Common Ground Country Fair.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Portland-based Pihcintu makes music video to encourage aid for Ukrainians
The group is including ‘Song for Ukraine’ in its concerts, the singers wanting to spread awareness about the challenges of war that many of them know all too well.
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Lavish and looming, gigayacht bobbing in Portland harbor attracts curiosity and contempt
Rising Sun, the 453-foot yacht owned by entertainment mogul David Geffen, sports a gym, a wine cellar, a spa, a movie theater and can accommodate up to 16 guests and 45 crew members.
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USM radio station celebrates 50 years of broadcasting
What started as a pirate radio station in a college dorm room turned into decades of helping University of Southern Maine students grow and to make waves in the world of broadcasting.
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Closure of Rick’s Lobby Café will leave hole in the heart of Portland
While running their cafe, Rick and Molly Wood also act as greeters, tour guides and door holders, brightening the days of everyone passing through the Post Office Square building.
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People and Business: Aug. 23
Hires, promotions, appointments Alina Dubois was promoted at KeyBank in Portland to business banking relationship manager for Southern Maine. Dubois joined KeyBank in 2015 as a teller, was promoted to personal banker, became a branch manager in 2017 and promoted to area retail leader in 2021. Giving back Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick was […]