A Maine fishing boat captain whose craft capsized in a storm after an evening of drinking and drug use pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he caused the deaths of his two crew members in 2014. Christopher A. Hutchinson, 30, of Cushing agreed to a four-year prison sentence for two counts of seaman’s manslaughter, charges […]
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Portland police search for suspect in Congress Square stabbing
A Portland woman is recovering after being stabbed Sunday night, Police said. Officers were called to Congress Square Park shortly before 10 p.m., and found the wounded woman in the immediate area. She had wounds consistent with being stabbed and was treated at Maine Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries and released. Police have not […]
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Thomas Gerald Calder
AUBURN — Thomas Gerald Calder died Sept. 20 at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Sommerville, Mass., Oct. 9, 1926, to Edmond and Mina Diffin Calder. When he was still a young child they moved to Robinston, and that is where Juddy grew up and attended school. In November 1943 he falsified his […]
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Portland Harbor super yacht gets pushed around by a wind gust
A strong gust of wind nearly set the world’s largest single-masted sailing yacht adrift in Portland Harbor over the weekend. The sudden and powerful wind gust a little after 8:15 a.m. on Saturday caught the broadside of the 277-foot long and 54-foot wide super yacht, which has been docked at DiMillo’s Marina since Sept. 3, […]
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Buyers not biting on Portland’s first ‘affordable’ housing unit
For more than six months, Chris Lavoie has been trying to sell a condominium in Portland’s West End, a desirable neighborhood with historic buildings and a short walk from award-winning restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries, breweries and shops. At 515 square feet, the one-bedroom condo under construction at Onejoy, a 12-unit development off Brackett Street, […]
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Last two nuns in Portland monastery being moved to N.H.
PORTLAND (AP) — The last two nuns are moving from a monastery where they’ve lived since 1934 in Portland, Maine. The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood once comprised 14 nuns living in silence on State Street. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced Monday that the two remaining nuns will move next month to […]
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Betty Lou Butler
PORTLAND — Betty Lou Butler, 80, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Birchwoods at Canco in Portland. She was born Aug. 3, 1938, to Linwood and Caroline (Pike) Littlefield. She graduated from Portland High School. She was a member of the Harrison Order of the Eastern Star Elmvale 105 and the Civil Air Patrol. Betty loved […]
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Day shelter serving Portland’s homeless cutting hours
PORTLAND — Beginning next week, the nonprofit social services provider Preble Street will begin scaling back hours at its busy day shelter, a move that worries some in the homeless community and in the surrounding Bayside neighborhood. Preble Street says the decision is driven by financial pressures. It comes as neighbors say they are making hard-earned […]
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Portland lobster business gets green light for new HQ, major expansion in Saco
SACO — Ready Seafood has nabbed the last local permit it needs to build a $10 million lobster processing, storage and research center in Saco. On Monday, the city’s planning board unanimously approved Ready’s plan to build a 64,000-square-foot facility on a 40-acre lot at 1016 Route 1. When building is done in 12 to 14 […]
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‘World’s largest’ Maine Italian to be made in Monument Square Thursday
PORTLAND — If you’re a fan of the Maine Italian, head to Monument Square Thursday to get a bite of what is being billed as the World’s Largest Maine Italian Sandwich. At least eight local sandwich shops plan to meet there at 11 a.m. Each will construct 16 feet of its own signature Maine Italian. […]