PORTLAND (AP) — Four chefs have been named finalists in this year’s Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition. The Convention and Visitors Bureau in Portland said chef Jon Gaboric from Natalie’s in Camden, Shanna O’Hea from the Kennebunk Inn, Brandon Blethen from Robert’s Maine Grill in Kittery and Chris Long from Natalie’s in Camden […]
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Former Maine Gov. McKernan named to top U.S. Chamber post
PORTLAND — John “Jock” McKernan, former Republican Maine governor and husband to longtime U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, has been named president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a nonprofit research and advocacy arm of the larger Chamber organization. McKernan will also serve as senior adviser to Thomas Donohue, president and CEO of the Chamber, […]
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Citizen group sues Portland over sale of downtown public plaza
PORTLAND — As promised, the Friends of Congress Square Park sued Portland Wednesday in an effort to launch a citizens initiative to block the selling of part of the city-owned plaza to private developers. On Sept. 16, the Portland City Council voted 6-3 to sell three-quarters of Congress Square Park to RockBridge Capital LLC and […]
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Ayla Reynolds’ relatives confront each other outside courthouse
PORTLAND — Family members of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds confronted each other angrily at Cumberland County Superior Court on Wednesday. Justin DiPietro, the father of Ayla Reynolds, appeared in Superior Court for charges of assault and violating conditions of release. The charges were unrelated to Ayla’s disappearance. He pleaded guilty to the violating conditions of […]
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David Geffen’s yacht, world’s 10th largest, docked in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — One of the world’s largest yachts is paying a visit to Maine. The Rising Sun, which arrived Tuesday in Portland Harbor, is 453 feet long and reportedly cost more than $200 million to build. It has 82 rooms, a private cinema, a basketball court that doubles as a helicopter pad and a […]
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Brooklyn man sentenced for grabbing at Portland policeman’s gun
PORTLAND (AP) — A New York City man who got out of a police cruiser after his arrest in Maine and reached for an officer’s gun has been sentenced to 8½ years in prison. Fitzgerald Carryl, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegal possession of a firearm, reckless conduct and attempted theft. In exchange, […]
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AHL: For Pirates, home is where the rink is
SACO — The Portland Pirates’ second home has treated the team well in recent years. With the team’s longest-ever stay at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee looming to begin this season, everyone involved is hoping for multiple repeat performances. With a renovation project at the Cumberland County Civic Center in full swing, the Pirates worked out […]
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Maine medical marijuana users fear loss of subsidized housing
PORTLAND — Some medical marijuana patients may have to choose between their cannabis and their federally subsidized housing if a state moratorium is not renewed before its Oct. 1 deadline. While state housing officials say it’s unlikely the deadline will pass without action, the prospect is still unnerving to those who may be affected. “I’ll […]
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Old Port blaze ruled accidental
PORTLAND (AP) — A fire in a commercial building in Portland’s Old Port last week has been ruled accidental. Investigators said the fire early last Thursday started in a utility area in the basement of the multi-story building on Fore Street. Several businesses were damaged and residents of upper floor apartments were evacuated but there […]
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Armed robbery reported at Portland bank on Forest Avenue
PORTLAND — Portland police are investigating the Saturday morning robbery of the TD Bank branch on 449 Forest Ave. Portland police said a white male entered the bank and demanded money from a teller. The suspect indicated to the clerk that he had a weapon but no weapon was visible, police said. The suspect then […]