PORTLAND — On an exterior wall of the Anderson Street art studio Running With Scissors, artist and activist Abigail Gray Swartz is hard at work creating a mural. But that’s not all she’s building. Gray Swartz, a Freeport resident, is the founder of City of Hidden Figures, a public art program that aims to illuminate […]
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Suspect in stabbing at State Theatre is charged with felony assault
The 27-year-old man charged with stabbing another patron during a concert at the State Theatre on Sunday told police he used a small nail file on his key chain as a weapon after he was pushed by another patron near the stage. Joseph Lewis, 27, of Portland, faces one count of aggravated assault, a felony, […]
Police charge Portland man in stabbing of Norway man at concert
Portland police arrested a 27-year-old Portland man and charged him in connection with a stabbing that wounded another man during a concert at the State Theatre on Sunday night. Joseph Lewis was taken into custody about 6:30 p.m. Monday and is charged with one count of elevated aggravated assault. Lewis is expected to make his first appearance […]
Norway man stabbed during concert at State Theatre
Police are looking for a man believed responsible for stabbing another patron inside the State Theatre in Portland following a dispute during a concert Sunday night. The 29-year-old Norway man who was injured is expected to survive, police said. He has not been identified. Officers met with the victim in the Congress Street venue’s lobby, […]
Researchers report tracking a great white shark off coast of Portland
The nonprofit shark research group Ocearch has tweeted a photo of a great white shark that it says it spotted off the coast of Portland. The group says the male shark is one of four that it has tagged during its current project. The tweet says the shark is 9 feet 8 inches long. The […]
Bar Harbor OKs lease for The Cat ferry
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Town councilors on Bar Harbor have approved an agreement to lease a former ferry terminal to the company that left the property nearly a decade ago. The council voted 7-0 Tuesday to allow the town manager to sign a lease agreement with Atlantic Fleet Services, a Bar Harbor-based agent for […]
H.S football: Portland wins A North showdown with Oxford Hills
Portland’s Zachary Elowitch steps over would-be tackler Alex Turner in the first half for a long run during Friday’s game at Gouin Athletic Complex. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Portland chewed the clock for a touchdown to start each half and beat the clock at the end of the first half with a field goal […]
Portland's iconic Time & Temp building sells for $9.3M
Downtown Portland’s iconic-but-troubled Time & Temperature Building has been sold at auction for $9.3 million. Bidding, which began Tuesday, had reached $5.25 million as of Wednesday night. The auction was scheduled to run until 1:30 p.m. Thursday, when the leading bidder would submit finances for approval to finalize the sale. However, the countdown clock for the auction […]
Game of the Week: Vikings, Bulldogs rolling into A North showdown
Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson is tackled by Portland’s Cillo Magno (37) and Ben Stasium during Portland’s Class A North quarterfinal win in Oct. 2017. (Sun Journal file photo) Oxford Hills’ 31-22 win over Bonny Eagle last week showed the Vikings they had what it takes to defeat one of the perennial powerhouse teams in Class […]
Time and Temp building bids reach $5.25M
With one day remaining in its online auction, the leading bid to purchase the iconic Time & Temperature Building in downtown Portland reached $5.25 million Wednesday evening. The auction, which began Tuesday, is scheduled to run until 1:30 p.m. Thursday, at which point the leading bidder will submit finances for approval to finalize the sale. […]