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 […]
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Jury finds Scarborough man not guilty of attempted murder, but convicts on 3 other counts
PORTLAND — The defense is declaring a partial victory Monday in the trial of a Scarborough man accused of severely beating a Portland woman after the jury found Eric Gwaro not guilty of attempted murder but guilty of three other charges. Gwaro, 28, was found not guilty of Class A attempted murder, but guilty of […]
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Alfond attacks new Portland charter school for aligning with ‘extreme organization’
PORTLAND — Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, attacked a new charter school in his district Friday for aligning itself with what he called one of the most extreme political organizations in Maine. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, a new charter school set to open this fall in Portland, will host a policy luncheon next […]