News in Portland

UPDATE: Meeting tonight in Portland on transition of Hall School students to Cathedral School

PORTLAND — A public forum will be held tonight at 6:30 at Guild Hall, 307 Congress St., to give parents of Hall Elementary School students more information about logistics, scheduling and options for transportation to Cathedral School. It was announced late Friday by the School ...

Amber Cronin • News •

Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 7:30 am

Portland council agrees to financing for big Bayside development

PORTLAND — The City Council voted Wednesday night to subsidize a proposed retail and housing complex that could alter the city skyline. The council also approved nearly a half-million dollars in spending to upgrade city streets. Plans for the Maritime Landing complex call for ...

William Hall • News •

Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Audrey D. Conwell, 79

FREEPORT — Audrey D. Conwell, 79, formerly of Cumberland, passed away on Sept. 10 at Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born in Oakland, a daughter of Evelyn (Booker) and John Dustin.

Obituaries •

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Freeport Town Council OKs use of eminent domain for train station access

FREEPORT — The town is now authorized to use eminent domain to create an easement to its new passenger rail station. With negotiations for acquisition of the small strip of property continuing, whether the town will actually use the land-taking tool remains to be seen. A unani...

Will Graff • News •

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 8:50 am

People and Business

Appointments Junior Achievement of Maine recently announced the election of the following officers for the Board of Directors: Chairman of the Board Darren J. Hurlburt, Vice Chairman of the Board Guy Langeviny, Past Chairm...

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

John T. Beking, 90: Military man and jokester

PORTLAND — John T. Beking, 90, died Sept. 13 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a battle with cancer. He was born on July 21, 1922, in South Portland, a son of William E. and Mary E. (Kerns) Beking. Beking went to Portland High School, where he exc...

Obituaries •

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Portland School Notebook

Longfellow Elementary School launches 'lunch buddies' program Longfellow Elementary School in Portland recently began a lunch buddy program that will match kindergarten students with fifth graders. Fifth graders will teach the younger children how to navigate t...

Community •

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Portland food truck era begins with cupcakes; will it end there, too?

PORTLAND — A month after regulations began allowing food trucks to operate in Portland, the city's first licensed mobile food vendor planned to open for business Wednesday. Love Cupcakes will sell its gourmet treats from a renovated, 1960s-vintage travel-trailer on a small, privately...

William Hall • News •

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Arts Calendar: Sept. 19-30

Greater Portland Auditions/call for art Yarmouth Art Festival accepting entries through Sept. 21. Painting, sculpture, photography, etching and digital media; from any artist 18 and older who maintains a residence in Maine. $15 per ...

Lifestyle •

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

King cites $900M tax-break program as a job creator

HALLOWELL — The No. 1 issue on voters’ minds this year is jobs.

John Christie and Naomi Schalit, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting • News •

Wednesday, September 19, 2012