PORTLAND (AP) — There’s a good chance this February could end up being one of the coldest in the state of Maine. The National Weather Service says since observers started keeping records in Portland in 1941, it’s been the coldest February so far, with temperatures averaging 11.6 degrees below normal. But there’s still over a […]
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Russell A. Michaud
1929 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Russell A. Michaud, 85, of Weymouth Street, died Monday, Feb. 16, at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center. He was born in Brunswick on May 15, 1929, the son of Adolphe and Rose Alma Belanger Michaud. He attended St. John’s School and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1948. On […]
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Maine DHHS questions Portland’s spending on General Assistance
LEWISTON — A proposal by Republican Gov. Paul LePage to revamp the way the state reimburses cities and towns for General Assistance payments takes clear aim at Maine’s biggest city. Under the proposed change, Portland would lose at least $4.4 million in reimbursements, although Portland officials estimate the figure could be as high as $6 […]
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Shipyard plans brewery expansion
“Keeping our brewers excited about brewing and keeping our customers interested in what’s going on at the brewery are two big areas we talk a lot about,” founder Fred Forsley said on a tour of the brewery Thursday. “That’s kind of the goal, to make sure we don’t get stale.” The company hopes to position […]
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Portland reports 3 people died while removing snow
PORTLAND — Public safety officials in Portland say residents should take precautions during snow removal after three people died within the past 10 days. Portland spokeswoman Jessica Grondin says a postal worker found an unresponsive 83-year-old man leaning over the top of his snow blower. The two other residents who died were a 55-year-old man […]
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Portland takes legal action against landlord for code violations
PORTLAND — Portland officials say they will take legal action against the landlord of an apartment building where six people died in a fire for safety code violations at another building he owns. A city spokeswoman tells The Associated Press that Gregory Nisbet did not bring his Dartmouth Street property up to code by Monday’s […]
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Portland author speaks at the Language Arts Live series at Bates College
LEWISTON — Spooky coincidence? Certainly. Brock Clarke’s latest novel, after all, follows a Danish cartoonist forced into hiding after his drawing of Muhammad sparks outrage. The parallels to the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris are too striking to ignore. But it would be a mistake to think that ominous timing is the only thing driving Clarke’s […]
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Permit issued to tear down site of deadly fire
PORTLAND — The city of Portland has granted a permit to tear down an apartment building in which six people died in a fire in November – the state’s deadliest fire in 40 years. The permit issued on Friday gives the owner 30 days to demolish the 95-year-old building. That Nov. 1 fire was ruled […]
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USM to announce finalists for new president position
PORTLAND (AP) — University of Southern Maine officials are set to announce the finalists for its next president. University of Maine system trustee Jim Irwin says 80 people applied to be the president of the university, which has nearly 10,000 students and campuses in Gorham, Portland and Lewiston. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/15LvUb5 ) reported Irwin […]
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Company seeks to convert Portland street into 1,000-foot summer waterslide
PORTLAND — A Utah company is hoping to cordon off a Portland street to set up a 1,000-foot-long water slide this coming summer. It’s something to look forward to as Maine gets hit with blizzard conditions Monday night into Tuesday, perhaps. A representative of Slide the City and the spokeswoman for the city of Portland […]