BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Town councilors on Bar Harbor have approved an agreement to lease a former ferry terminal to the company that left the property nearly a decade ago. The council voted 7-0 Tuesday to allow the town manager to sign a lease agreement with Atlantic Fleet Services, a Bar Harbor-based agent for […]
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H.S football: Portland wins A North showdown with Oxford Hills
Portland’s Zachary Elowitch steps over would-be tackler Alex Turner in the first half for a long run during Friday’s game at Gouin Athletic Complex. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Portland chewed the clock for a touchdown to start each half and beat the clock at the end of the first half with a field goal […]
Portland's iconic Time & Temp building sells for $9.3M
Downtown Portland’s iconic-but-troubled Time & Temperature Building has been sold at auction for $9.3 million. Bidding, which began Tuesday, had reached $5.25 million as of Wednesday night. The auction was scheduled to run until 1:30 p.m. Thursday, when the leading bidder would submit finances for approval to finalize the sale. However, the countdown clock for the auction […]
Game of the Week: Vikings, Bulldogs rolling into A North showdown
Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson is tackled by Portland’s Cillo Magno (37) and Ben Stasium during Portland’s Class A North quarterfinal win in Oct. 2017. (Sun Journal file photo) Oxford Hills’ 31-22 win over Bonny Eagle last week showed the Vikings they had what it takes to defeat one of the perennial powerhouse teams in Class […]
Time and Temp building bids reach $5.25M
With one day remaining in its online auction, the leading bid to purchase the iconic Time & Temperature Building in downtown Portland reached $5.25 million Wednesday evening. The auction, which began Tuesday, is scheduled to run until 1:30 p.m. Thursday, at which point the leading bidder will submit finances for approval to finalize the sale. […]
Watch the candidates for governor take debate
Squaring off in a full-on debate the four candidates hoping to replace Republican Gov. Paul LePage in Maine have taken to the stage at the University of New England’s Portland campus. The debate, co-sponsored by the Portland Press Herald and UNE, started at about 7:04 and is scheduled to run for about 90 minutes at UNE’s […]
JetBlue suspends year-round daily service between New York, Portland
Starting in January, JetBlue will no longer offer year-round daily service from the Portland International Jetport to New York City. The popular low-cost carrier will fly daily between Portland and John F. Kennedy International Airport only during the summer, the company said in a news release Tuesday. “Portland is a customer-favorite destination and sees a […]
Marine Ospreys spotted over jetport
Anyone watching the skies over Portland this past weekend may have noticed an unusual aircraft landing at Portland International Jetport in South Portland. Two V-22 Osprey touched down at Northeast Air, the executive terminal and maintenance center at the airport. The military aircraft built by Bell Boeing has tilt rotors that allow it to take […]
Annual Maine pot convention offers bumper crop of cannabis expertise
As cultivation editor for High Times, Daniel Vitkovetsky claims he has visited more marijuana grows than anyone on Earth. From the tiniest closets and tents to massive outdoor, greenhouse and warehouse facilities, the man who writes under the pen name of “Danny Danko” has judged more High Times Cannabis Cups than anyone else and served […]
Portland man has plan to convert cruise ship into homeless shelter
A Portland man wants the city to seriously consider his idea for converting a cruise ship into a floating shelter for homeless people. Kenneth A. Capron, founding director of the nonprofit MemoryWorks, has invited potential stakeholders to a meeting on Tuesday afternoon at Portland City Hall to discuss his vision for acquiring a used cruise […]