1919 – 2015 AUBURN — Robert W. Tibbetts, 95, died Wednesday, April 8, at Clover Living Center. He was born Aug. 3, 1919, in South Portland, the a son of Joseph W. and Ella Carter Tibbetts. He was educated in South Portland schools and graduated from South Portland High School. Bob worked for the Maine […]
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In the Crease: Gillies family dynasty alive and well
BOSTON — Growing up in Bath, Maine, Bruce Gillies Sr. never dreamt of building a dynasty. Sitting in Section 15 at the TD Garden on Thursday, immersed in an extended family clad in black, white and silver, he pointed to his grandson, Jon, standing guard in the Providence College crease, and to the defensemen flailing […]
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Nothing sticks to their guns: South Portland cleaning business uses proprietary formula on firearms
SOUTH PORTLAND — If you own a gun and need it cleaned, James Chatmas believes he’s your guy. Chatmas, 29, opened The Gun Cleaners of Maine last year, specializing in a cleaning method that employs an ultrasonic deep cleaning and a unique synthetic lubricant that he says prevents rust and retention of moisture. The idea […]
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College Hockey: From South Portland to Providence, Gillies a force between the pipes
This week, the city is donning Friar black, white and silver after Gillies helped guide Providence, the fourth seed in the East Region, to its first NCAA Frozen Four in 30 years. The Friars will play the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a team making its first ever Frozen Four appearance, on Thursday. “Growing up in South […]
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Donna M. Brulotte
1948 – 2015 OXFORD — Donna M. Brulotte, 66, of Oxford, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 4, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Rumford on Dec. 23, 1948, daughter of Donald and Ida (Eastman) Packard. She attended Pownal area schools and graduated from Andover Business College, earning two associate […]
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Anthony W. Melendez
1961 – 2015 LEWISTON — Anthony W. Melendez, 53, of Lewiston and formerly of South Portland, died on Friday, April 3, at Central Maine Medical Center. For a complete obituary, to sign Tony’s guest book and leave memories and condolences for the family, please visit www.advantageportland.com.
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Lewiston-Auburn half marathon can’t compete with S. Portland Color Run
LEWISTON — A popular Lewiston-Auburn half-marathon will get bumped this year, postponed to 2016 by a bigger South Portland running event. Rachel Desgrosseilliers, executive director of Museum L-A, said organizers had started promoting the 2015 Bands on the Run Half Marathon & 5K, scheduled for June 28. “Last year, they had a big Color Run […]
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Barry Plouffe
1963 – 2015 AUBURN — Barry Plouffe of Auburn passed away at home on Friday, March 20, after a short illness. He was born in South Portland on June 9, 1963, to Willis Plouffe and Mary Bowerman. For most of Barry’s life, he was self-employed, but he also worked in shoe shops and did auctions […]
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Boston law firm to defend South Portland’s anti-tar sands rule
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Boston law firm Foley Hoag will defend South Portland against a lawsuit filed last month by Portland Pipe Line Corp. The City Council unanimously approved the hiring Monday night. In the nine-count lawsuit, Portland Pipe Line and American Waterways Operators allege the city’s Clear Skies Ordinance, enacted last August, unconstitutionally limits […]
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American Idol contestant, others displaced by apartment fire
SOUTH PORTLAND — People living on the top floor of a two-unit apartment on Ocean Street were cooking Sunday morning and somehow started a fire that displace them, and the people living below them, including American Idol contestant Cherry Lemonade. The fire was reported at 10:05 p.m. at 143 Ocean St., and when firefighters arrived […]