PORTLAND (AP) — Mainers are jumping into the frigid ocean to raise money to support the state’s largest environmental advocacy group’s fight against climate change. The Natural Resources Council of Maine is holding a 5-kilometer race on Tuesday at 11 a.m., followed by a cold-water ocean plunge at Portland’s East End Beach at noon. The […]
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Portland activists play dead
PORTLAND — Passers-by Monday on Middle Street looked toward the ground, where a handful of protesters lay motionless, covered in sheets that looked bloodied. They covered their faces with placards that bore the names of Yemeni wedding party members who were killed by a U.S. drone strike in December. One protester held aloft a model […]
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Portland restaurant space becoming rare, expensive
PORTLAND (AP) — Insiders in Portland’s burgeoning restaurant industry are running into a new problem — a lack of affordable space for new eateries. The city’s food reputation was built on the backs of young chefs opening their own places. But as space shrinks and rents rise, some worry that soon the only people able […]
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Lawmaker offers bill to end Pirates, civic center dispute
PORTLAND (AP) — A legislative leader is offering a possible solution to a dispute between the American Hockey League’s Portland Pirates and the Cumberland County Civic Center. Senate President Justin Alfond has filed emergency legislation that would allow the team to share revenue from alcohol sales if it returns to the Portland arena. Alfond, a […]
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Group discusses rails-with-trails link between Portland and Auburn
YARMOUTH — An effort to improve bicycle and walking paths in the region covered familiar ground during a third and final meeting Tuesday. The meeting also revealed continuing enthusiasm for a possible rails-with-trails link between Portland and Auburn. About 30 people braved a winter storm to attend the planning workshop, which included draft proposals for […]
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Pope names new bishop for Maine Catholics
PORTLAND — An auxiliary bishop and canon lawyer in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has been named by Pope Francis to lead Maine’s Catholics. Maine had been without a bishop for a year and a half. The announcement of Bishop Robert Peter Deeley, 67, to the position was made in Portland on Wednesday morning. […]
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Pope names new bishop for Maine Catholics
PORTLAND — An auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has been named by Pope Francis to lead Maine’s Catholics, according to a press release issued early Wednesday morning. Bishop Robert Peter Deeley, 67, was ordained a priest in July 1973, and consecrated a bishop in January. “As I prepare to serve the […]
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Three lawyers from Portland firm facing possible discipline in robo-signing
PORTLAND (AP) — Three lawyers are facing possible disciplinary action before a state board for allegedly signing off on home foreclosures without first verifying documents, a practice referred to as “robo-signing.” The Portland Press-Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1k7M0OD ) that Philip Mancini, Paul Peck and Alexander Saksen of the Portland law firm Drummond and Drummond are scheduled […]
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Harty J. Michaud
1926 – 2013 PORTLAND — Harty J. Michaud, 87 formerly of Towle Street, Lewiston, died Saturday, Dec. 7, at Seaside Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Portland after a long illness. He previously resided at Gray Manor in Gray. He was born in Fort Kent on Nov. 17, 1926, son of the late Pascal and Flavie […]
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Richard N. Doughty
1940 – 2013 RUMFORD – Richard N. Doughty, 73, of Roxbury, died Monday, Dec. 9, at the Rumford Hospital. He was born in Portland on Nov. 4, 1940, and was the son of Merlin and June (Goodrich) Doughty. Richard served with the U.S. Coast Guard and then the U.S. Army, where he received his high […]