Sierrha Frisbie, 26, faces up to 20 years in federal prison, the U.S. attorney says.
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Art Moves Dance Ensemble to perform in three shows
The Art Moves Dance Ensemble will perform during the Art of Gold show at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris; at Casco Bay Movers at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, in Portland; and at Globalocal at OHCHS on Jan. 18, 2019. Pictured is the ensemble performing at Perham […]
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Former convent offers senior housing
PORTLAND — About 80 years ago, Patricia Nickerson would visit her aunt at the Motherhouse on Stevens Avenue. Early last week, she moved in. “I just moved here two days ago with my pussycat,” Nickerson said Nov. 29 before the grand reopening of the former St. Joseph’s Convent as Motherhouse on Stevens Square. Dating to […]
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Mt. Blue graduate a ‘spectacular’ storyteller
PORTLAND — “During high school, I lived in Mt. Blue art room,” said artist and writer Angela Ferrari of Portland. “Instead of study hall, I signed up for every art class I could. Teachers Debbie Farley and Roger Bisaillion were a big influence in my career as an artist.”Ferrari, a 2004 graduate of Mt. Blue […]
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Girl from Louisiana hugs police officers in Maine
PORTLAND (WGME) – A girl from Louisiana is on a mission to hug police officers in all 50 states. Monday, she hugged officers in Maine. Eight-year-old Rosalyn Baldwin is making national news for her mission. Police from South Portland and Portland are sharing photos of her visit Monday. Maine is the 33rd state she’s visited […]
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Congestion on I-295 around Portland is getting worse and there’s no easy solution, state report says
The Maine Department of Transportation released a report Tuesday that confirms what commuters already know — Interstate 295 around Portland is congested, unreliable, and, at times, unsafe. The report includes near-term plans for improvements such as pull-off lanes, message boards and longer approach ramps to ease choking traffic and reduce the number of crashes on […]
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Gorham woman missing for nearly a week is found safe
A 36-year-old Gorham woman missing for six days was found safe and unharmed by Portland police Wednesday night. Katharine “Katy” Kinney was last seen leaving Maine Medical Center about 11 a.m. Thursday, police said. Friends and family say that she had been dropped off at the hospital emergency room about 9 a.m. by a relative […]
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Lone Portland passenger study made assumptions, overestimated economic impact
Cruise ship passengers likely spend far less in Portland than generally thought. That’s because some overly optimistic assumptions have been made of the only scholarly passenger study focused on the issue. The 2009 study by University of Maine economists Todd Gabe and James McConnon concluded that the average passenger visiting Portland spent as much as […]
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Long-touted economic benefits of cruise ships far overstated
Second of three parts When the Maasdam, Grandeur of the Seas and Victory I docked nearly simultaneously in Portland on Mother’s Day morning, eastern Commercial Street was a hive of activity. Together the cruise ships had nearly 2,700 passengers aboard. By standard accounting, they supposedly spent a total of nearly $300,000 that day eating, drinking, […]
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Joe Biden’s book tour hits Portland in January
The former vice president will be at Merrill Auditorium to promote his new book about his son, Beau Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Portland’s Merrill Auditorium on Jan. 31 as part of a nationwide tour discuss his book about his experience dealing with the death of his son, Beau Biden. Biden, a […]