News in Portland

Sterling "Butch" Winthrop Parker, 66: Army veteran, loved the outdoors

PORTLAND — Sterling "Butch" Winthrop Parker, 66, of Portland, died Jan. 21 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born in Portland on Nov. 8, 1946, he was a son of Winthrop and Edna Parker. He graduated in 1965 from Deering High School and later attended Central...

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Arts Calendar Feb. 13 - Feb. 26

Greater Portland Books & Authors Friday 2/22 Friday Local Author Series: Rick Halpern, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. ...

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Thomas J. Minervino, 80

PORTLAND — Thomas J. Minervino, 80, of Portland, died Feb. 4 at his home. He was born June 7, 1932, in Portland, to Stephen and Lucia Minervino. Minervino grew up in Portland and was a 1950 graduate of Portland High School. Following school he enlisted in the U.S. N...

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Portland, Brunswick to get federal bike-share, parking aid

PORTLAND — Public transit riders may someday be riding bikes instead of buses, thanks to the city's selection last week as one of five communities nationwide for federal assistance in creating a local "bike-share" program. Bike-sharing offers the public free or low-cost access to a s...

William Hall • News •

Monday, February 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Sponsors agree on 1 bill for ranked-choice voting in Maine

YARMOUTH — Two legislators have joined forces to support a single bill to establish ranked-choice voting in Maine. The election-law bill submi...

Will Graff • News •

Monday, February 11, 2013 at 2:10 pm

Blizzard of 2013: Scenes from the storm

A man charges through the untouched knee-deep snow in Monument Square in Portland, Saturday, Feb. 9, as a woman shields herself from blustering winds.

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Monday, February 11, 2013 at 1:50 pm

Out & About: Classical piano, classically inspired jazz

Portland Ovations, which has been presenting stellar touring acts since 1931, is hosting two of the most intriguing concerts on southern Maine’s performing arts calendar this weekend. First up is this Saturday, when French-Canadian classical pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin performs an ecl...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:30 am

The Universal Notebook: Monkeying with the school calendar

The Portland School Department last week proposed a series of changes to the school-year calendar that make some sense from the perspective of teaching and learning. Whether the proposed schedule changes will make sense from the perspective of teachers, staff, parents and students is anoth...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:10 am

Abby's Road: Braving the storm

I think it was when my son took the bag of Goldfish and swung it wildly around and over his head. As those yellow, smiling cheddar delights flew through the kitchen air and landed on the unwashed floor; as he solemnly began tracking down every last piece of horrified snack food; as he lay on his ...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, February 11, 2013 at 10:30 am

Newlyweds get an extremely white wedding in Portland

PORTLAND — Karen Willis always wanted a winter wedding with plenty of snow. Willis got her wish Saturday when she married Gregory Beal at Grace Restaurant on Chestnut Street at about 2:30 p.m. A blizzard and a wedding is a bit of a family tradition, she said Sunday in a teleph...

Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News • News •

Monday, February 11, 2013 at 9:50 am