1955 – 2015 MONMOUTH — Alicia C. Parker, 60, of Monmouth passed away very unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 14, at her new home in Monmouth. She was born in Portland on Jan. 17, 1955, the daughter of Theodore W. Gilliam Sr. and Helen Lorring Gilliam. Alicia attended grade school in Portland and also Portland High […]
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Double-A All-Star Notebook: Sea Dogs impress at All-Star Classic
PORTLAND — Jantzen Witte considers himself to be more of a “gap-to-gap hitter” rather than a raw-power guy, but that didn’t stop him from participating in the Home Run Derby on Wednesday in front of his hometown fans at Hadlock Field. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound entered the contest with just four home runs on the season, his […]
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Double-A Baseball: Six Sea Dogs highlight All-Star Classic’s return to Portland
The top talent in the Eastern League will converge at Hadlock Field on Wednesday for the latest installment of the Double-A All-Star Classic. The hometown Sea Dogs will be well-represented as the annual event shifts back to Portland for the first time since 2005. “The Sea Dogs are honored to have been selected by the Eastern […]
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Dean S. Irish
1973 – 2015 DIXFIELD — Dean Scott Irish, 41, of Andover, died unexpectedly on July 11, in Dixfield. Born in Portland on October 3, 1973, he was a son of Leo and Brenda (Scott) Irish of Andover. Dean attended Andover Elementary School, Telstar High School in Bethel and was a graduate of Mountain Valley High […]
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Portland landlord indicted on manslaughter in fatal fire
PORTLAND — The owner of a Portland, Maine, apartment house where six people died in a fire has been indicted on six counts of manslaughter. The district attorney on Friday announced charges against Gregory Nisbet stemming from the Nov. 1 fire. Plea negotiations broke down just days earlier. Investigators said the cause of the Noyes […]
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How tipped workers got a massive raise in Portland
PORTLAND — The local minimum wage hike to $10.10 per hour that Portland’s City Council passed Monday night will apply to tipped workers, as written, in apparent contradiction to what city officials intended. The ordinance is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2016. The outcome for tipped workers is the result of the somewhat confusing […]
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Ronda M. Ballard
1970 – 2015 PORTLAND — Ronda Mary Ballard, 45, of Mechanic Falls, died Saturday, July 4, at Maine Medical Center of an aneurysm. As she left this world, she gave her kidneys to two recipients as a gift of life, allowing them to be taken off dialysis. She was born on April 21, 1970, in […]
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Bernie Sanders urges ‘political revolution’ at Portland rally
PORTLAND, Maine — The 2016 election may be 16 months away, but you wouldn’t know it from the thousands of people who turned out Monday evening to cheer on Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. What was scheduled as a town hall forum had become a full-blown rally by […]
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After a wooly start, Portland company expects fleecy future
PORTLAND — In this case, getting fleeced will have its benefits. Former City Councilor and School Board member Dory Waxman, now the owner of Old Port Wool & Textile Co. at 52 Danforth St., said she is expanding the business with the help of her son, Ben Waxman and former Brian Boru general manager Whitney […]
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Frederick ‘Fred’ W. Hardy
1930 – 2015 PORTLAND — Fred Hardy of New Sharon passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Saturday, July 4, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Waterville on Feb. 13, 1930, to Joseph W. Hardy Jr. and Clara “Mabel” (Hobbs) Noonan. He was educated in Farmington and Wilton schools, graduating […]