News in Portland

Hoppy days: Maine Beer Co. moves to Freeport from Portland

FREEPORT — Maine Beer Co., owned and operated by brothers Dave and Daniel Kleban, quietly opened April 12 and...

Will Graff • News •

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 9:10 am

People & Business: April 24

Recognition The Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust has received the 2013 Community eco-Excellence Award for Cumberland after being nominated by ecomaine board member and Cumberland resident Susan McGinty. The awards are presented annually for contributions in preserving...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Portland Police Beat: April 24

Arrests 4/13 at 7 p.m. William C. Maguire, 58, no address listed, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Charles Ames on a charge of indecent conduct. 4/13 at 10 p.m. Anthony W. Cyr, 47, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer ...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Portland Meetings, April 24-30

Wed. 4/24 7:45 a.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Wed. 4/24 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Thur. 4/25 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee Budget Review CH Fri. 4/26 &nb...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Ellen P. McKenney, 66: Possessed extraordinary courage

PORTLAND — Ellen P. McKenney, 66, of Portland, died peacefully April 17, 11 years after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. McKenney was born July 24, 1946, in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Portland, the eldest of John and Catherine Lee’s nine children. She ...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

John A. Waterhouse, 78

PORTLAND — John A. Waterhouse, 78, of Portland, died Monday, April 15. He was born in Scarborough, Nov. 12, 1934, to the late George and Alice Newcomb Waterhouse. He attended Scarborough schools, and lived his younger years in Scarborough. Waterhouse was a Portland r...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Fire damages Exchange Street building in Portland

Portland firefighters responded Monday at 9:45 a.m. to a fire reported at Swiss Time, 86 Exchange St. Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria said it took crews 45 minutes to contain the fire, which was concealed in a wall and had spread to various part of the three-story building. City Spokeswoman Nicole Cleg...

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Monday, April 22, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Out & About: ‘The Armed Man’ is powerful new ballet

This week’s top picks in the performing arts cover a lot of artistic territory: music, musical theater and dance. The latter is represented by Portland Ballet’s powerful new production of “The Armed Man,” a work for chorus, orchestra and dancers that will be presented at M...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, April 22, 2013 at 1:00 pm

Library coming to a Portland coffee shop near you

PORTLAND — Your favorite books may be as close as your favorite java joint, thanks to a new program from the Public Library. The Coffeehouse Library Project has stocked two coffee shops and the METRO Pulse bus station on Elm Street with collections of books. All books can be borrowed...

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Monday, April 22, 2013 at 11:30 am

Anti-hunger film to screen in Portland

PORTLAND — Preble Street's Maine Hunger Initiative is hosting the Portland premiere of "A Place at the Table," a documentary film on food insecurity, on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m., at Nickelodeon Cinemas, 1 Temple St. An official selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, "A Pla...

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Monday, April 22, 2013 at 11:30 am