PORTLAND — The former pastor of a Brunswick church appeared Wednesday in U.S. District Court on charges that he conspired with others to have his wife paid for work he did so that the minister would not lose his disability benefits. Carroll Freemont Pennell, 68, of Cushing, Texas, is charged with conspiracy to commit Social […]
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Portland offers training for dealing with shooter
PORTLAND (AP) — The police department in Maine’s biggest city wants businesses to know how to deal with a gunman. Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck is providing so-called “active shooter” training Tuesday to employees of Apothecary by Design with a goal of spreading the word about free resources available to local businesses that want to […]
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David W. Steele
1942 – 2013 AUBURN — David W. Steele, 71, of Auburn, passed away suddenly at his residence on Thursday, Aug. 15. He was born in Portland on March 26, 1942, the son of Douglas W. and Althea Scribner Steele. He graduated from Deering High School in 1960, and the University of Southern Maine in 1964. […]
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Step right up and earn a degree in circus arts — in Portland
PORTLAND — The country’s first college for the circus arts has chosen a home, and that home will be Portland. The Circus Conservatory of America was unveiled on Thursday afternoon as the first anchor tenant for the much-anticipated $105 million development of Portland’s Thompson’s Point, which also will include a 3,500-seat event center that eventually […]
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No clowning around: Circus school plans Portland campus
PORTLAND — The country’s first college for the circus arts has chosen a home, and that home will be Portland. The Circus Conservatory of America was unveiled on Thursday afternoon as the first anchor tenant for the much-anticipated $105 million development of Portland’s Thompson’s Point, which also will include a 3,500-seat event center that eventually […]
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Portland charter school building fails inspection
PORTLAND (AP) — The head of a Portland charter school vows to open as scheduled in three weeks even though the building has failed inspection. Citing a half-dozen building code violations, city building inspectors have refused to issue a certificate of occupancy to 54 York St., the home of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science […]
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Circus college plans Portland campus
PORTLAND — A school for circus performers is the “one-of-a-kind performing arts tenant” that will call the future development on Thompson’s Point home. The Circus Conservatory of America will be announced as a tenant of the long-awaited $105 million development on Portland’s Thompson’s Point at a press conference Thursday afternoon, confirmed Nicole Clegg, a spokeswoman […]
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Portland touting efforts to help homeless
PORTLAND (AP) — On the same day a new city ordinance gives panhandlers the boot from median strips, officials in the Maine city of Portland are touting ongoing efforts aimed at giving homeless people a helping hand. Mayor Michael Brennan and representatives from the city and housing and social service agencies are holding a press […]
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Celtic artists to appear at Highland Games, North New Portland
New England Celtic Arts in collaboration with the Patriot Renewables Emerging Artists Series will present Rachel Davis and Chrissy Crowley with Owen Marshall at the Maine Highland Games on Saturday, Aug. 17, and at North New Portland Community Church on Sunday, Aug. 18, with curtain at 7 p.m. A jam session is planned for 6’oclock […]
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Plane lands safely in Portland after distress call
PORTLAND — A commercial airplane carrying 62 passengers has landed without incident at the Portland International Jetport after the pilot radioed ahead with concerns about the plane’s nose gear. Airport Director Paul Bradbury says the airport received a call at 11:14 a.m. from the pilot of United Airlines flight 4898 from Newark, N.J. He says […]