News in Portland

Portland Meetings Feb. 13 - Feb. 19

Wed. 2/13 5:30 p.m. Housing and Community Development Committee CH Wed. 2/13 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Sub-committee CH Thur. 2/14 12 p.m. CDGB Allocation Committee CH Thur. 2/14 2:30 p.m. ...

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Portland Police Beat: Feb. 13

Arrests 2/1 at 10 a.m. Devin S. Buckley, 20, no address listed, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer John Cunniff on a charge of being a fugitive from justice. 2/1 at 4 p.m. Ven Ten, 34, of Portland, was arrested on Oxford St...

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

People and Business

Appointments The Susan L. Curtis Charitable Foundation and Camp Susan Curtis announced its new slate of officers for 2013. Auburn resident Don Foerster, senior manager of facilities planning and management for L.L. Bean, is the new chairman. Cape Elizabeth resident Se...

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Community Calendar Feb. 13 - Feb. 26

Greater Portland Bulletin Board Wednesday 2/13 Weathering Nights with Robert Griswold, 7 p.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland, 829-2215.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

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...

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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...

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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