News in Portland

Tar sands opponents march, rally in Portland

PORTLAND — Despite freezing temperatures, hundreds of people turned out Saturday to oppose the possible piping of "tar sands" crude oil through Maine. Organizers called the rally the largest anti-tar sands protest in the Northeast. They said it demonstrated widespread oppositio...

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Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Falmouth woman robbed at gunpoint in Portland

PORTLAND — A 36-year-old Falmouth woman was robbed at gunpoint at a downtown bank ATM Thursday evening, according to a Police Department press release. Police responded at about 5:35 p.m. after the woman said she was forced to withdraw an undisclosed amount of money from her bank acc...

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Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:40 pm

Portland City Council on the sidelines as tar sands protest looms

PORTLAND — More than two dozen people testified this week on a controversial resolution to ban the city's use of "tar sands" oil, before the City Council voted unanimously to return the resolution to its Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee for further review. Wednesda...

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Friday, January 25, 2013 at 8:50 am

Police search Portland apartment in probe of Westbrook woman's death

PORTLAND — After receiving a "substantial lead" that led them to a West Concord Street apartment, police Tuesday said they are still investigating the death of a Westbrook woman found last week in a Riverside Street motel parking lot. The body of Margarita Fisenko Scott, 29, was...

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:50 am

Time to chill out with Portland on Ice

PORTLAND — Frigid weather has arrived just in time for Portland on Ice, the city's celebration of winter that runs from Friday through Feb. 2. This year's celebration begins with the Portland Harbor Hotel Ice Bar. It also features a new music event called Strike a Chord, an inte...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 12:30 pm

College students find international experience in Portland

PORTLAND — Nine Williams College students are in Portland to participate in an international learning experience by living with refugee families. As a part of the college's

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Maine Red Claws founder to join Cumberland Town Council

CUMBERLAND — An entepreneur who helped bring the Maine Red Claws professional basketball team to Portland will be the newest town councilor. Jon Jennings of Lantern Lane, who moved to Cumberland with his wife and daughter from Marblehead, Mass., in 2009, is expected to be appointed b...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:10 am

Electrical problem docks Casco Bay Lines ferry between Portland, Peaks

PORTLAND — The same day a mechanical failure knocked out car ferry service to Peaks Island – and two weeks after a ferry crashed into a pier in New York, injuring 74 people – Casco Bay Lines' operations manager and City Councilor Nicholas Mavodones Jr. on Monday said f...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 10:40 am

Downhill racers in Portland

Six-year-old Chae-Hee, whose family is originally from Korea, and her friend, 7-year-old Emma Murphy, enjoy a ride down the hill at Payson Park in Portland on Saturday, Jan. 19, during the ninth WinterKids Welcome to Winter Festival. The annual event is aimed at immigrant and refugee families who ma...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 8:50 am

Task force to join school renovation discussion in Portland

PORTLAND — The School Board has established a task force to assist in the planning of elementary school improvements. In

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 8:50 am