PORTLAND, Maine — Despite a spate of winter-related flight cancellations in January and February, an increase of passengers flying from the Portland International Jetport in March kept first-quarter traffic on par with recent years. Data released Wednesday showed the number of passengers flying from the Portland airport rose about 6.7 percent in March to 64,414, […]
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WMTW to move out of Portland studio into Westbrook site
PORTLAND — WMTW-TV is moving its downtown Portland studio to a “broadcast-ready studio” in Westbrook this fall. The TV station announced Wednesday that it’s moving into a facility that’s large enough to eventually house all of its operations under one roof. The station currently has a headquarters in Auburn and studios in Portland. Greg Roehr, […]
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After reprieve, USM faculty will weigh in on where university cuts budget
PORTLAND, Maine — University of Southern Maine faculty members are preparing to take a more active role in addressing a $14 million budget shortfall that the university must resolve before the end of May after USM President Theodora Kalikow announced Friday that faculty layoffs would be reversed. Kalikow surprised faculty and students at a Faculty […]
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Rock Cats freeze Sea Dogs’ streak
PORTLAND — On a Sunday afternoon when the 39-degree game time temperature was exacerbated by a 16 mph wind blowing in from right field, it was fitting that the New Britain Rock Cats froze the Portland Sea Dogs’ four-game winning streak in slow, deliberate, keep-your-hands-in-your pockets fashion. New Britain put a number on the board […]
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Eastern League: Sea Dogs rock Cats again, 10-4
PORTLAND — Unlike their parent club, the Portland Sea Dogs are having little trouble hitting the ball with runners in scoring position. Or in any other position. For the third time in as many games in their season-opening home stand, the Sea Dogs registered double digits in the hit column Saturday. They also put together […]
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Police investigate ‘suspicious device’ in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — Police say they have reopened a section of a downtown street in Maine’s largest city after closing it for several hours to investigate a suspicious device in connection to a robbery. The police said Friday that the closed area on Congress Street in Portland between Brown and Casco Streets is now open. […]
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Eastern League: Couch lends comfort to Sea Dogs at cold, windy Hadlock
PORTLAND — In a few weeks, it won’t be the heat as much as the humidity. For the Portland Sea Dogs’ home-opener Thursday night, it wasn’t the cold (47 degrees and rapidly dropping at game-time) so much as the wind (20 MPH straight out) that made things interesting for anyone trying to grip or catch […]
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Greater Portland women’s hockey team rules tourney
PORTLAND — Three teams from the Greater Portland Women’s Ice Hockey League won division championships at the She-Wolves Women’s Hockey Tournament in Wolfeboro, N.H. The Maine Coon Cats, with players ranging from ages 24 to 58, won the recreational division for the third consecutive year. The Breakaways and Murphys finished first in their respective divisions. […]
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Owens building expectations with Sea Dogs
PORTLAND — Perhaps Henry Owens had an inkling of what was to come when he was asked about the pressure that comes with rapidly advancing through the Boston Red Sox farm system as a highly-touted prospect. “I think it’s just building upon more expectation, and until those expectations are met, I’m still a 21-year-old kid […]
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Health care access preserved for Portland homeless
PORTLAND (AP) — Officials in Portland expect a smooth transition as a city-run health care clinic for the homeless scales back operations, while another nonprofit clinic picks up the slack. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1jqc7Qk ) reported that there had been concerns about a coverage gap. But Sheila Hill-Christian, Portland’s deputy city manager, wrote in […]