PORTLAND — Stella M. St. Pierre, 96, of Falmouth, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston on Oct. 27, 1921, a daughter of the late Wilfred H. and Corona (Gauthier) Marcoux. She grew up in the Lewiston area and attended […]
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Passenger counts at Maine’s biggest airports reached new heights last year
Portland and Bangor set all-time records in 2017, with more than 1.8 million passengers passing through the Portland International Jetport. The number of passengers flying through Maine’s largest airports soared to the highest point on record in 2017 as Maine attracted a historic number of tourists and airlines expanded options for locals. More than 1.8 […]
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Car driving on train tracks in Portland gets stuck
Portland police summoned the driver of a car that became stuck Sunday night on train tracks between Lincoln and Coyle streets in the city’s Woodfords neighborhood. Sgt. Jake Tinkham said the driver, a male whose name was unavailable, received a summons for driving to endanger, a Class E misdemeanor. Tinkham said the car blocked the […]
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Eddies paint Portland maroon and white in AA North semis
Edward Little’s Piper Norcross goes for a basket while being pressured for behind by Portland’s Callie Watson during the Class AA North girls’ basketball semifinals in Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Staying in the paint for too long isn’t allowed in basketball, but going to it early […]
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Windham stuns, ousts defending champion Portland
Nazari Henderson celebrates after Windham beat Portland 55-53 in a Class AA North boys’ basketball semifinal at the Cross Insurance Arena on Tuesday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — There will be a new state champion in Class AA boys’ basketball. Windham’s senior backcourt of Mike Gilman and Nick Curtis combined to shoot down two-time […]
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Maine students joining national walkout
Suzanne Hanvey may be “just” a freshman, but she is not waiting around for adults to figure out what to do in the wake of Florida’s deadly school shootings. She and students attending at least five Maine high schools plan to walk out of school for 17 minutes March 14, one minute for each person […]
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Carmen R. Parks
PORTLAND — Carmen R Parks, 76, of Saco, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center on Wednesday, Feb. 14. She was born May 17, 1941, in Lewiston, to Roland and Irene (Dulac) Roux. She graduated from St. Dominic High School in 1959, and married Elliot Parks in 1965. They lived in Portland for several years before […]
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Girls' hockey: Cheverus/Kennebunk buries Portland/Deering in South final
Cheverus/Kennebunk’s Abby Lamontagne fires a shot past Portland/Deering goalie Adrianna Bodge and into the back of the net during their girls’ hockey South regional final at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Wednesday. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — A little revenge meant a lot of goals for Cheverus/Kennebunk against rival Portland/Deering. In returning the favor for […]
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Karen M. Buckingham
PORTLAND — Karen M. Buckingham, 73 years old, of Portland, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center, Thursday, Feb. 8, from complications associated with Type 1 diabetes. She was born June 17, 1944, in Rumford, to James D. and M. Dorothy (Gallant) Marr. She enjoyed reading, skiing, hiking, bicycling and refinishing furniture. She graduated from Husson […]
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Florence M. Komulainen
PORTLAND — Florence M. Komulainen, 80, of Norway, passed away Friday, Feb. 9, with her family by her side, following a brief illness. She was born in Bethel on March 4, 1937, the youngest child of William Albert and Stella York Skillings. She attended Gould Academy. She worked at B.E. Cole Shoe Shop, Paris Manufacturing and […]