Portland
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MPA proposes changes to high school sports landscape Length of seasons, scrimmages, postseason all could be affected
By Michael Hoffer The Maine Principals’ Association announced late last week that in response to a proposed reduction in state subsidies in education and expected...
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Apartment fire displaces tenants
PORTLAND — An early morning fire on Munjoy Hill Dec. 20 left 12 people temporarily homeless. The fire at 11 Sheridan St. appears to have...
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Counties get federal funds for food, shelter programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Friday that 12 counties will receive nearly $875,000 in federal funds for emergency food and shelter programs....
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Sports roundup
SUBHEAD-SMCC sweeps rival Southern Maine Community College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams ended the 2008 portion of their schedule on a high note Thursday night...
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Holiday hockey tournament features 45 teams Local powers to square off against New England, Canadian foes
By Michael Hoffer The 2008 version of the Maine High School Hockey Invitational will drop the puck Friday at the Portland Ice Arena and Travis...
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Schools eye teachers contract, athletics for savings
PORTLAND — Faced with a nearly $2 million curtailment of state education funds, the School Committee is balancing a need to act quickly with its responsibility...
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Bishop appeals Vatican ruling on sex abuse
PORTLAND — Bishop Richard Malone of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is appealing the findings of a Vatican tribunal clearing a Maine priest accused...
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Waynflete girls soar at Falmouth Flyers stay perfect, ride fourth quarter rally to 58-50 triumph
By Michael Hoffer FALMOUTH — One season after graduating 1,000-point scorer and three-time Winter Female Athlete of the Year Margaret Veroneau, the Waynflete girls’ basketball...
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Winter season takes a pause Strong results in early going for local squads
By Michael Hoffer Just as the winter sports season was kicking into gear, it’s taking a brief hiatus for holiday tournaments. Of course, Mother Nature...
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MPA proposes changes to high school sports landscape Length of seasons, scrimmages, postseason all could be affected
By Michael Hoffer The Maine Principals’ Association announced late last week that in response to a proposed reduction in state subsidies in education and expected...
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Beem's mileage
We all realize that Edgar Allen Beem is a left-wing nut ,but he is getting worse. In his anti-all things American rant about Detroit and...
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Poetic Justice Calender features Portland police poetry, photographs
PORTLAND — Police officers paired with poets and photographers the past few months and the result is a 2009 calendar filled with the poems and...
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Mills nomination seen as boon for SBA
PORTLAND — President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Karen Gordon Mills of Brunswick as administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration is expected to bring more...
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The biggest con job in the history of man
Be skeptical about global warming and you’re branded with a scarlet “D” for “Denier.” Say global warming is a crock, and you are shunned at...
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My hero, the lineman
By Eva Murray As the emergency management director for Matinicus Isle Plantation, I don’t really have any duties. Basically, I have to know how to...
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Store helps STRIVE store write new chapter
SOUTH PORTLAND — A used book store that gives people with disabilities real-life work experience has opened up a new storefront. Last week, Bookworks! opened...
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Developer: Bay House condos still on track
PORTLAND — Despite the downward trend in the housing market, a Boston-based developer is forging ahead with plans to construct two condominium buildings in the...
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Merger combines Children's Museum, theater
PORTLAND — The nation’s oldest operating children’s theater has officially become part of the Children’s Museum of Maine. Officials said they hope the combination, announced...
