News in Portland

Longtime marathon starter from Yarmouth: 'Perfect day' turns tragic

YARMOUTH — Rosalie Baker-Brown fired the starting gun at the Boston Marathon on Monday, something she's done many times since the mid-1990s. Now 85, Baker-Brown has been intimately involved in the race for decades. She grew up in Hopkinton, Mass., where the marathon begins, and marri...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Court orders Portland 'handyman' to pay $236K

PORTLAND — A city resident must pay more than $236,000 in restitution after he was found guilty of violating the state's Unfair Trade Practices Act for posing as a "handyman." Daniel B. Tucci was convicted in Cumberland County Superior Court and ordered to repay 14 victims, state Att...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 10:20 am

Museums mark Maine's 'special connection' to Civil War

PORTLAND — The Civil War may seem the dusty stuff of history textbooks. But 152 years after it began the impact of the war is felt even today. The country has been marking the 150th anniversary of the war since 2011. But much of the remembrance is taking place this year, the sesquice...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 10:10 am

Street-art debate: Right to Portland sidewalks is in eye of the beholder

PORTLAND — Street artists waiting for the city to clarify where and how they can sell their wares have to wait a little longer. The City Council's Public Safety, Health and Human Services Committee has been debating possible changes to regulations on the vendors – including a p...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 9:40 am

Portland elementary school Odyssey of the Mind team's next challenge: $9K

PORTLAND — An Odyssey of the Mind team from Lyseth Elementary School will travel to the world finals at Michigan State University in May, if it can raise $9,000. The seven-student team competed in the state competition on April 6 in Sanford and hopes to join

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 8:40 am

Portland fire chief launches safety campaign for homeless

PORTLAND — After a fire in a makeshift camp killed a homeless man April 6, the Fire Department this week is beginning a fire safety campaign targeting homeless individuals.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 8:30 am

Portland Police Department to host open house

PORTLAND — The Police Department is planning an open house Saturday, April 20, to "introduce" the PPD to the public. "Getting to Know Your Portland Police Department" is scheduled to run from 8 a.m. to noon at 109 Middle St. Police Chief Michael Sauschuck will lead the event, ...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 8:30 am

Portland Police Beat: April 17

Arrests 4/6 at midnight. Patrick B. Kodi, 28, of Portland, was arrested on Washington Avenue by Officer Thomas Kwok on a charge of operating under the influence. 4/7 at 5 a.m. Keith Gamache, 43, no address listed, was arrested on Greenleaf Street ...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Arts Calendar, April 17-30

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 4/17 “A Poet’s Sourcebook,” Dawn Potter, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Satur...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Community Calendar, April 17-30

Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 4/25 Faculty Talent Show and Silent Auction, 5:15-8 p.m., King Middle School, 92 Deering Ave., Portland, 874-8140. Friday 4/26 ...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013