PORTLAND — Portland police are on the lookout for a man they believe robbed a Key Bank Friday morning. According to a police announcement, investigators are searching for a medium build white male in his 20s or 30s, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall. The man allegedly entered the 400 Forest Ave. bank at around […]
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Portland civic center considers future without a hockey team
PORTLAND — Neither the Cumberland County Civic Center trustees nor the professional Pirates — don’t call them “Portland” — hockey team think of their current lease impasse as temporary. With both sides insisting it’s a very real possibility that the Pirates might never again play in Maine’s largest city — despite doubts among industry watchers […]
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Portland schools to correct inequalities in girls’ athletics
PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education says it has reached an agreement with the Portland, Maine, public schools that will give girls equal opportunities as boys to participate in athletics. The department’s Office for Civil Rights said Thursday that a review found that girls were underepresented in the district’s athletic programs under Title […]
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Finalists named in Maine lobster chef competition
PORTLAND (AP) — Four chefs have been named finalists in this year’s Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition. The Convention and Visitors Bureau in Portland said chef Jon Gaboric from Natalie’s in Camden, Shanna O’Hea from the Kennebunk Inn, Brandon Blethen from Robert’s Maine Grill in Kittery and Chris Long from Natalie’s in Camden […]
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Former Maine Gov. McKernan named to top U.S. Chamber post
PORTLAND — John “Jock” McKernan, former Republican Maine governor and husband to longtime U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, has been named president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a nonprofit research and advocacy arm of the larger Chamber organization. McKernan will also serve as senior adviser to Thomas Donohue, president and CEO of the Chamber, […]
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Citizen group sues Portland over sale of downtown public plaza
PORTLAND — As promised, the Friends of Congress Square Park sued Portland Wednesday in an effort to launch a citizens initiative to block the selling of part of the city-owned plaza to private developers. On Sept. 16, the Portland City Council voted 6-3 to sell three-quarters of Congress Square Park to RockBridge Capital LLC and […]
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Ayla Reynolds’ relatives confront each other outside courthouse
PORTLAND — Family members of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds confronted each other angrily at Cumberland County Superior Court on Wednesday. Justin DiPietro, the father of Ayla Reynolds, appeared in Superior Court for charges of assault and violating conditions of release. The charges were unrelated to Ayla’s disappearance. He pleaded guilty to the violating conditions of […]
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David Geffen’s yacht, world’s 10th largest, docked in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — One of the world’s largest yachts is paying a visit to Maine. The Rising Sun, which arrived Tuesday in Portland Harbor, is 453 feet long and reportedly cost more than $200 million to build. It has 82 rooms, a private cinema, a basketball court that doubles as a helicopter pad and a […]
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Brooklyn man sentenced for grabbing at Portland policeman’s gun
PORTLAND (AP) — A New York City man who got out of a police cruiser after his arrest in Maine and reached for an officer’s gun has been sentenced to 8½ years in prison. Fitzgerald Carryl, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegal possession of a firearm, reckless conduct and attempted theft. In exchange, […]
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AHL: For Pirates, home is where the rink is
SACO — The Portland Pirates’ second home has treated the team well in recent years. With the team’s longest-ever stay at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee looming to begin this season, everyone involved is hoping for multiple repeat performances. With a renovation project at the Cumberland County Civic Center in full swing, the Pirates worked out […]