News in South Portland

Southern Meetings: April 19-25

Cape Elizabeth Mon. 4/22 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Tues. 4/23 6 p.m. Conservation Commission Special Meeting TH Tues. 4/23 6:20 p.m. School Board Special Meeting TH Tues. 4/...

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Friday, April 19, 2013

South Portland Farmers Market to return to Hinckley Drive

SOUTH PORTLAND — The Farmers Market will return to Hinckley Drive and parking will be banned on sections of streets near Wilkinson Park after council votes Wednesday night. In a 2 1/2-hour meeting where Councilor Jerry Jalbert presided due to Mayor Tom Blake's absence, councilors als...

David Harry • News •

Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 10:20 am

Health-care agencies face South Portland funding ax

SOUTH PORTLAND — A little after 8 a.m. Tuesday, Betsy Ross House resident Pat Ferguson took a seat in a small room near the apartment house entrance. Cathy Patnaude of VNA Home Health Hospice drew a blood sample while chatting with 76-year-old Ferguson. "They are the best at w...

David Harry • News •

Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 9:20 am

South Portland Police Beat: April 19

Arrests 4/6 at 11:05 p.m. Christopher Young, 25, of South Portland was arrested on Westbrook Street by Officer Andrew Nelson on an outstanding local warrant. 4/8 at 9:15 p.m. Voni Luka, 25, of Portland, was arrested on East Wainwright Circle by Of...

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Success flows to South Portland exporter of industrial equipment

SOUTH PORTLAND — How good are things for Allagash International? On Monday, founder and President Terry Ingram was unavailable to talk about company growth because he was in Alabama and...

David Harry • News •

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 2:40 pm

Longtime marathon starter from Yarmouth: 'Perfect day' turns tragic

YARMOUTH — Rosalie Baker-Brown fired the starting gun at the Boston Marathon on Monday, something she's done many times since the mid-1990s. Now 85, Baker-Brown has been intimately involved in the race for decades. She grew up in Hopkinton, Mass., where the marathon begins, and marri...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Museums mark Maine's 'special connection' to Civil War

PORTLAND — The Civil War may seem the dusty stuff of history textbooks. But 152 years after it began the impact of the war is felt even today. The country has been marking the 150th anniversary of the war since 2011. But much of the remembrance is taking place this year, the sesquice...

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 10:10 am

People & Business

Events The Portland Regional Chamber is presenting its annual Greater Portland Business Expo April 24 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Expo and educational seminars are free and open to the public. Admission to the keynote ...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Arts Calendar, April 17-30

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 4/17 “A Poet’s Sourcebook,” Dawn Potter, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Satur...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Community Calendar, April 17-30

Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 4/25 Faculty Talent Show and Silent Auction, 5:15-8 p.m., King Middle School, 92 Deering Ave., Portland, 874-8140. Friday 4/26 ...

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013