News in Portland

Portland Police Beat: Jan. 9

Arrests 12/28 at 8 a.m. Jeffrey Curran, 35, of Portland, was arrested on Washington Avenue by Officer Kristan Steele on a charge of assault. 12/28 at 9 a.m. Daniel P. Fleming, 32, no address listed, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer John...

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Portland charter school accepts applications

PORTLAND — Baxter Academy for Technology & Science is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year. The school, which is the third public charter school approved in Maine, is accepting applications for students entering grades 9 and 10. Enrollment will be capped at 1...

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Monday, January 7, 2013 at 2:10 pm

Regional planning study includes Portland's India Street neighborhood

PORTLAND — The city's India Street neighborhood is one of 10 areas in southern Maine selected for a pilot study in a regional planning project. The Sustain Southern Maine project will look at ways to attract residential and commercial growth to the neighbo...

William Hall • News •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 1:50 pm

Community Calendar: Jan. 9-20

Greater Portland Bulletin Board Friday 1/11

Community •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 12:00 pm

Arts Calendar: Jan. 9-20

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Musica de Filia, auditions for several all-female choirs, Jan. 2-22, 550 Forest Ave., Portland, 807-2158. Tuesday 1/15

Lifestyle •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 11:20 am

Policy Wonk: Corporate welfare in Maine: Alive, well -- and growing

Fourteen years ago, investigative reporters Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele did a lengthy, four-week series for Time magazine that estimated the federal government “shells out $125 billion a year in corporate welfare.” That number is much larger today. Recently, Lo...

Orlando Delogu • Opinion •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 10:00 am

The Universal Notebook: Peeved at my own incompetence

Nothing puts me in a foul mood faster than something I can’t fix. That means I’m in a fuming funk a lot of the time, not fit to live with until whatever is broken is either repaired or replaced. At the moment it’s the #*(^%$! roof. The roof over my sunroom office has been...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 9:50 am

The View From Away: There's snow end in sight

OK, show of hands: who has shoveled enough snow? Come on, get 'em up. I refuse to believe that I am the only one. And please, no homespun Downeast folk wisdom. “You call this snow? We can still see the windows on our house! Longfellow wrote 'The Song Of Hiawatha' in deeper sno...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 8:50 am

Worth the wait...McAuley solves Deering, extends win streak to 34

PORTLAND—For 18 hours, McAuley junior Allie Clement and her teammates could do nothing but wait. After Friday night's highly anticipated girls' basketball Stevens Avenue showdown against rival Deering was suspended fi...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •

Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 8:00 pm