PORTLAND — Stephen J. Comeau, 67, a resident of Poland Road in Auburn, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, April 17, with his loving family by his side, at Maine Medical Center, following an eight-year battle with neuroendocrine cancer. He was born in Lewiston, March 13, 1951, the son of Albert and Angelique (Vermette) Comeau. Stephen was a […]
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Jeremy R. Beane
PORTLAND — Jeremy Royce Beane, 35, of West Paris and Hebron, passed away Wednesday, April 18, losing his long-fought battle against addiction. He was born in Lewiston, Oct. 1, 1982, the son of Royce Beane and Sharon Dunham. Jeremy had a big heart. He was a quiet soul who loved his daughter more than life itself. […]
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Ockimey, Stankiewicz lift Sea Dogs over Yard Goats
Sea Dogs first baseman Josh Ockimey, right, celebrates with teammates Jeremy Rivera, Cole Sturgeon and Esteban Quiroz after driving them home with a grand slam in the seventh inning against the Hartford Yard Goats on Thursday at Hadlock Field. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The first two weeks of April had not been the […]
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Sea Dogs: Poyner makes brief return to Hadlock Field
Last April he was the unknown reliever, pitching in Class A. Like any minor leaguer, Bobby Poyner enjoyed it when a major league player made a rehab assignment with his team because tradition calls for the big leaguer to pay for the postgame meal. This April, Poyner is the one writing the check, supplying barbecue […]
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Barbara Bush remembered in Maine for quiet philanthropy, love of community
KENNEBUNKPORT — Cars and TV remote broadcast vans lined Ocean Avenue near Walker’s Point all day Wednesday, and a steady stream of visitors stopped to take photos. They were paying tribute to former first lady Barbara Bush at the site of the Bush family’s longtime summer home the day after she died at age 92. […]
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Girls find their voice by writing an original opera
PORTLAND — Telling an impactful story by writing an original opera probably doesn’t seem like the most natural medium for a group of teenage girls. But that’s what happened in a collaboration between Opera Maine, the Telling Room and the School of Music at the University of Southern Maine. The result is “Girl in Six […]
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Judge will decide by Friday whether Portland asylum seeker can compete in poetry contest
A Deering High School junior who is in Maine seeking asylum from Zambia will find out by Friday whether he can participate in a national poetry recital contest that begins Monday. A federal judge in Portland on Wednesday heard arguments in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Allan Monga, 19, who has been banned from […]
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Portland considers vote on concert promoter
The Portland City Council could vote Wednesday against contracting directly with a local concert promoter who pleaded guilty to domestic assault, and instead sign the deal with the promoter’s national partner. The proposed action would affect concerts this summer on the city-owned Maine State Pier and is in response to pressure from community members to […]
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Bill Murray as you may not have seen him
Bill Murray sings and reads American classics from his 2017 album “New Worlds,” accompanied by a classical trio, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. The album was created with the help of Jan Vogler, third from left, a German cellist, and Murray’s creative partner on the project, after a chance […]
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Bowling: PBA Tour returns to Portland for Elias Cup
Two months ago in Indianapolis, managers of the eight Professional Bowling Association teams scheduled to compete for the annual Elias Cup at Bayside Bowl drafted 16 pros to join their teams in Portland next weekend, capping a week of bowling. That left 33 eligible bowlers undrafted, on the outside looking in at what has become […]