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Flying Squirrels swoop in to snatch victory from Sea Dogs

PORTLAND — The deeper he went into his game-changing eighth inning at bat, the fewer pitches Adam Duvall liked. Richmond’s third baseman found the eighth one suitable, though, and sent it into orbit over I-295. Duvall fouled off the first five pitches he saw from Portland reliever Rafael Perez, passed on two balls out of […]

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Harold R. ‘John’ McPeek

1945 – 2013 PORTLAND — John McPeek, 68, of Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. John was born in Sydney, N.Y., on June 25, 1945, the son of Robert W. and Vergie M. (Spangenburg) McPeek. He graduated from Guilford High School in New York and attended college […]

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Henry N. Paradis

1932 – 2013 SCARBOROUGH — Henry N. Paradis Jr., 81, of Rackleff Street, Portland, died Saturday, Aug. 3, surrounded by family and friends at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born Jan. 22, 1932, in Lewiston, the son of Henry N. Paradis and Adrienne I. Janelle and brother of Joan Patricia Paradis. He […]

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Robert ‘Bob’ C. Gray

1947 – 2013 LEWISTON — Robert “Bob” C. Gray, 65, of Lewiston, passed away following a long illness at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at his home in Lewiston with his best friend by his side. He was born on Dec. 10, 1947, in Portland, to parents Irving Gilbert Gray and Constance Ruth Clark. […]

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Herman W. Bonney

1922 – 2013 HARTSDALE, N.Y. — Herman W. Bonney, 91, a resident of Hartsdale, N.Y., died Monday, July 22, in Hartsdale. Herman was born on April 8, 1922, in Portland, to Alton and Amanda (Hackett) Bonney. He was a graduate of the University of Maine. Herman was an engineer employed by Syska Hennessey Co., in […]

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The Portland Co. complex sold in deal that could transform the city’s waterfront

PORTLAND — A series of real estate transactions that have the potential to transform Portland’s waterfront closed this week. The Portland Co.’s complex at 58 Fore St. was sold on Monday to a group of developers, according to Tony McDonald, the broker with CBRE/The Boulos Co. who closed the deal. McDonald represented the property’s former […]

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Weird, Wicked Weird: The only cryptozoology museum in the world, and Maine’s got it.

PORTLAND — Part-way down a rough, graffitied alley, through what was once almost certainly a side delivery door, you’ll find monsters and Loren Coleman. The space off Avon Street is home to the only cryptozoology museum in the world, two sizable rooms that Coleman has informally labeled fiction and nonfiction. Bigfoot is in the second. […]

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LePage blasts Senate president for school remarks

PORTLAND— Maine’s outspoken governor, who was homeless as a child, and a legislative leader born into a wealthy family exchanged attacks over charter schools Wednesday, reigniting a fiery political debate in the state over school choice. The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a conservative think tank, hosted an event at Portland’s Baxter Academy to celebrate the […]

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Portland considers buffer zone around Planned Parenthood clinic

PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland City Council is weighing a proposal to create a so-called buffer zone around a Planned Parenthood clinic. Planned Parenthood and city officials told a council committee hearing Tuesday night that patients entering and leaving the clinic are being harassed and intimidated by a group of anti-abortion protesters who gather each […]