PORTLAND — If you saw Judas Priest at the Cumberland County Civic Center in the ’80s, you’ve got another thing coming when the venue reopens Saturday. Since October 2012, the 1977 arena between Spring and Free streets has undergone a $33 million renovation and expansion from seat to ceiling. “It’s an amazing end to a […]
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University of Southern Maine to hold annual job fair Wednesday
PORTLAND (AP) — More than 50 employers will be represented at the University of Southern Maine’s annual job fair this week. The event at the Portland campus’ Sullivan Gym will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday. It’s free and open to the public, including USM students and alumni. Among the employers […]
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Portland librarian spreads wealth after his death
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine reference librarian who died last summer at 89 is still showing his generosity. The man who spent much of his life reading, volunteering at a hospital and bicycling around Portland has left hundreds of thousands of dollars to a variety of organizations. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1e4er9q ) said Franklin […]
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Pirates to move back to Portland after a full season in Lewiston’s Colisee
Video streaming by Ustream PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates are going home. The American Hockey League affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes has called the Androscoggin Bank Colisee of Lewiston home this season after a lease dispute boiled up late last summer between the club and the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. But Pirates ownership […]
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Maine Winter Sports Center losing Libra’s funding
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine Winter Sports Center that produced Olympian Russell Currier is losing funding from a philanthropic organization that created it. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1aZzgZo ) said the Libra Foundation will no longer provide funding after April 1. The Portland-based foundation has distributed more than $30 million to the Maine Winter Sports […]
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Facial hair fest planned in Maine’s biggest city
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city is gearing up to celebrate the mustache. The first annual Portland Facial Hair Fest to be held in March includes the seventh-annual Stache Pag, a mustache pageant, along with the Beard and Mustache Competition and the International Moustache Film Festival. Most of the events are being held at the […]
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Kansas co-op buys Oakhurst Dairy
PORTLAND — Oakhurst Dairy, the largest milk processor in northern New England, has been sold to a national dairy farmer-owned cooperative, allowing the family-owned business to continue to operate independently while providing opportunities for growth, company officials announced Friday. Operators of Portland-based Oakhurst said the agreement with Kansas City, Mo.-based Dairy Farmers of America will open […]
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Silicon Valley investor from Lewiston sees growth in Maine seafood company
PORTLAND — Darrell Pardy isn’t afraid to think big. He and his business partner, Ray Swenton, have already grown their company, Bristol Seafood Inc., into one of the largest seafood processors in Maine. From its facility on Portland’s waterfront, the company employs 75 people and does $40 million a year in business. But Pardy, Bristol’s […]
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Portland man faces counterfeiting charges
PORTLAND (AP) — Police have arrested a Portland man they say has been making and spending counterfeit $20 bills. Several businesses in Portland and Falmouth have reported getting fake $20 bills in the past few weeks. On Tuesday, police aided by the U.S. Secret Service executed a search warrant at the home of 27-year-old Jonathan […]
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Portland restaurant closes after failed inspection
PORTLAND — A long-time Congress Street Mexican restaurant closed its doors this week in an abrupt manner. According to the city’s Public Health Division website, Mesa Verde failed two food safety inspections since June, including one on Jan. 17. The report documents a litany of problems from fruit flies in the kitchen to food not properly refrigerated. […]