Aug. 22, 1912: During a ceremony dedicating Portland’s new City Hall, built to replace the one that burned in 1908, publishing tycoon and Portland native Cyrus H.K. Curtis, publisher of the Saturday Evening Post magazine, presents the city with a gift – the Kotzschmar organ, one of only two municipal organs in the United States. […]
2020
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Watch hot air balloons take from Lewiston in a ‘virtual’ festival launch
There’s no balloon festival this year but a couple balloon pilots take off Saturday morning.
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Sports on TV: Saturday, August 22, 2020
Saturday (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 5:30 a.m. FS1 – AFL: Richmond at Essendon 1:30 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 – AFL: St. Kilda at Brisbane 4 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 – AFL: Greater Western Sydney at West Coast AUTO RACING 12:30 p.m. NBCSN – NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Drydene 200, […]
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Obituary: Mr. Dennis E. Hanson
WELD – Mr. Dennis E. Hanson, 68, died suddenly on Tuesday August 18, 2020 at his camp at Dummer’s Beach on …
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Obituary: Jacqueline “Jackie” Pamela Laskey-Munzer
STRATTON – Jacqueline “Jackie” Pamela Laskey-Munzer, 69, passed away with her family by her side on August 13, 2020 at a …
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Obituary: Doris A. (Favreau) Herrick
AUBURN – Doris A. (Favreau) Herrick of Auburn, and formerly of Poland, passed away peacefully August 19, 2020 at the age …
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Obituary: Theodore “Ted” Tanguay
LEWISTON ? Mr. Theodore “Ted” Tanguay, 71, died Friday August 21, 2020 at Woodlands Memory Center in Lewiston. He was formerly …
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Aug. 24 LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room at City Hall. LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 6 p.m. at Connors Elementary School. Agenda includes an update on school reopening in September, and first reading […]
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Froma Harrop: It’s all about winning the White House
The Democratic National Convention gave former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, four minutes to offer his endorsement of Joe Biden. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left-wing media star, got only a minute and a half. The Democrats knew what they were doing. Kasich made the case for Republicans and independents who regret their 2016 vote for […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 22
100 Years Ago: 1920 The concrete mixer and crane for spreading the mixture has arrived on School Street. lt was being assembled Wednesday morning and put in condition ready to start laying the base for the brick pavement which is to be placed there, similar to the one on Spring Street. 50 Years Ago: 1970 […]