Historians might remember Stormy Daniels most for her role in a still-unfolding presidential scandal. But it’s unlikely many patrons at PT’s Showclub were arguing politics when the adult film actress took the stage Wednesday night. A little after 10 p.m., an announcer who spent more than half an hour pumping up the crowd finally said, “Let me […]
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Jennifer Lynn Haley
PORTLAND — Jennifer Lynn Haley, born Jan. 11, 1989, passed away Sunday, Sept. 2. Jennifer was curious and creative with a contagious high energy. She knew how to play with free abandon. She was eager to know how things and how people ticked. She loved nature, the night sky, animals and children. She was curious about […]
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Winter is coming; plow drivers are training
PORTLAND — It was hot, the last Thursday in August. As Wayside Road area residents walked their dogs, they couldn’t believe what they saw. A Portland Public Works plow truck came rumbling by, full blades out, the familiar thundering sound a plow truck makes when snow is pushed during a winter storm. But there was […]
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Portland school officials to consider closures, redistricting for cost savings
The Portland School District is launching a major review of facilities that may propose school closures or redistricting as a way to reduce costs, after the latest bruising school budget season. The fast-tracked plan, due in January, is intended to give district and city officials more options financially when the next school budget cycle starts […]
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Maine Jewish Hall of Fame inducting 16 members
PORTLAND — Maine’s newest hall of fame is going to need a lot of space. On Oct. 7 at 3 p.m., the Maine Jewish Hall of Fame will induct its inaugural group of 16 members in a ceremony at the Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. “We wanted people who focused their lives on making […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Crypto Con 2018
PORTLAND — Sisters Tara and Laura Parker made the five-and-a-half-hour trip from New York for the third annual International Cryptozoology Conference because sometimes driving around in their neck of the woods they wonder, just what’s out there? “We’re big into the fun stories,” Tara Parker said. “We live in a really rural area, so you […]
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Garrett Russell Drew
OXFORD — Garrett Russell Drew, 30, passed away early Aug. 25, as the result of a car accident in Oxford. Garrett was born in Portland on March 24, 1988. Garrett was employed as a carpenter at Precision Siding. He loved hunting, fishing, auto racing, MMA and motocross. Garrett is predeceased by his Bampa, Homer Drew, and […]
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Sara J. Robbins
BRIDGTON — Sara (Sally) J. Robbins died Saturday, Aug. 25, at Bridgton Health & Residential Care Center surrounded by her family and friends who were also her co-workers. She was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Portland, to Elmer and Annie Johnson of Nova Scotia, Canada. Sally had many cousins in the Stewiake Valley of Nova Scotia. […]
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Maine cities, towns using loans to spark business growth
LEWISTON — Black Bear Ladder opened 18 years ago on Pleasant Street, then a father-son operation that has grown to carry hundreds of ladders, seven kinds of caution tape, hard hats in nine colors, scaffolding and a host of safety equipment. It may be the only place to find a “Danger: Crane working overhead” sign […]
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Portland's international cryptozoology conference full of beasts, Bigfoot and Nessie
PORTLAND — For the third annual International Cryptozoology Conference, Loren Coleman has packed the schedule with all things Bigfoot, beast and unexplained — and plans to announce he’ll lead an expedition in search of the Loch Ness monster in 2019. The conference is being held Sept. 1-2 at the Brick South building on Portland’s Thompson’s […]