PORTLAND — Dozens of fishermen, their families and friends gathered at a pub on Portland’s waterfront Sunday to kick off what could turn out to be a historic campaign to save their industry from extinction. Citizens behind the movement to freeze or contain development on the waterfront met in Andy’s Old Port Pub, a Commercial […]
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Fans flock to hear tributes to their favorite bands
PORTLAND — Over the next several weeks, you can wander into any of several Maine venues and hear the music of the Eagles, Kiss, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads or Poison. None of those bands will be there, but that doesn’t seem to matter to the millions of fans who have made tribute bands […]
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Class A North football final: Bulldogs beat Vikings with overtime stand
Oxford Hills’ Ashton Child (29) grabs the jersey of Portland’s Zachary Elowitch as Vikings defenders Caden Truman (32), Austin Doughty (74) and Cole Dunham (43) close in during the Class A North final Friday at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. (Brewster Burns photo) PORTLAND — Oxford Hills was a mere foot or two away from doing […]
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Historic Danforth Inn headed to auction block
PORTLAND — The Danforth Inn, a West End mansion in Portland that dates to 1823, faces an uncertain future as it heads to the auction block in less than two weeks. The owners of the nine-bedroom luxury inn, who also own the Camden Harbour Inn, filed for bankruptcy in March, staving off foreclosure temporarily. They […]
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A North football semifinal: Elowitch, Portland scamper over Edward Little, into region final
Edward Little’s Josh Hamel drives past two Portland defenders before getting taken down by Aidan Dimillo during a semifinal game Friday at Fitzpatrick Stadium. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Zack Elowitch was unstoppable on offense. Nathan Kapongo was utterly dominant on defense. And that winning combination has sent the Portland Bulldogs off to the […]
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Muralist helps women escape shadows of history
PORTLAND — On an exterior wall of the Anderson Street art studio Running With Scissors, artist and activist Abigail Gray Swartz is hard at work creating a mural. But that’s not all she’s building. Gray Swartz, a Freeport resident, is the founder of City of Hidden Figures, a public art program that aims to illuminate […]
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Suspect in stabbing at State Theatre is charged with felony assault
The 27-year-old man charged with stabbing another patron during a concert at the State Theatre on Sunday told police he used a small nail file on his key chain as a weapon after he was pushed by another patron near the stage. Joseph Lewis, 27, of Portland, faces one count of aggravated assault, a felony, […]
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Police charge Portland man in stabbing of Norway man at concert
Portland police arrested a 27-year-old Portland man and charged him in connection with a stabbing that wounded another man during a concert at the State Theatre on Sunday night. Joseph Lewis was taken into custody about 6:30 p.m. Monday and is charged with one count of elevated aggravated assault. Lewis is expected to make his first appearance […]
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Norway man stabbed during concert at State Theatre
Police are looking for a man believed responsible for stabbing another patron inside the State Theatre in Portland following a dispute during a concert Sunday night. The 29-year-old Norway man who was injured is expected to survive, police said. He has not been identified. Officers met with the victim in the Congress Street venue’s lobby, […]
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Researchers report tracking a great white shark off coast of Portland
The nonprofit shark research group Ocearch has tweeted a photo of a great white shark that it says it spotted off the coast of Portland. The group says the male shark is one of four that it has tagged during its current project. The tweet says the shark is 9 feet 8 inches long. The […]