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Loring Edward Hart, 88: Educator and Army veteran

FALMOUTH—Loring Edward Hart, 88, died Oct. 19 in Falmouth after a full and eventful life. Hart was born in Bath in 1924 to Joseph Edward and Elizabeth Hayes Hart.  

Obituaries •
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Occupy Maine sets focus on home foreclosures

PORTLAND — Members of Occupy Maine are focusing their efforts on housing foreclosures and providing support to Mainers struggling through the process.

Marena Blanchard • News •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Ballot boxes fill in southern Maine as early voting wraps up

PORTLAND — Absentee ballots and early voters are keeping election clerks busy. But as the Nov. 1 deadline for early voting looms, some towns have seen declines in early voting compared to the last general election in 2008. The ballots remain sealed until Election Day, but in t...

David Harry • News •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:50 am

Businesses optimistic as Downeaster rolls into Freeport, Brunswick

FREEPORT — Business owners and residents are hoping the extension of Amtrak Downeaster service to Freeport and Brunswick on Thursday will be an economic boon, but no one really knows what to expect. “We haven't established any metric that can demonstrate success,” Sande U...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:50 am

Southwest begins Portland flights in April

PORTLAND — Six months before its first plane will depart from Portland International Jetport, Southwest Airlines announced its flight schedule last week. Starting April 14, 2013, Southwest will offer three non-stop flights to and from Baltimore-Washington International Airport e...

News •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 8:10 am

People and Business

Awards  The University of New England’s College of Pharmacy was selected for the Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project awarded by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. The $50,000 educational grant will expand post-graduate com...

Community •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Richard J. Lafavore, 79: Portland native and naval veteran

PORTLAND — Richard J. Lafavore, 79, died on Oct. 25 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born in Portland on May 22, 1933, the son of Joseph C. and Irene J. (Austin) Lafavore. Lafavore grew up in Portland and attended area schools. In 1950, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He ser...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Out & About: Jazz the focus of 'American Songbook' in Portland

Music from several countries, cultures and time frames is coming up in southern Maine. This Friday, Bates College in Lewiston offers Europa Galante as part of its public concert series. Europa Galante is an ensemble that specializes in the Italian Baroque period of classical music. ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:20 am

Unsung Hero: Scarborough's Katie Elliott, a 'driving force' for good in greater Portland

SCARBOROUGH — Some people are born to serve, and Scarborough High School senior Katie Elliott is one of those people. As a sixth-grader, she donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love, an organization that provides hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from ...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:00 am

The Universal Notebook: Remember the good old days?

Raking the fallen leaves the other day, I started thinking about the good old days when we’d just rake the leaves into the gutter and burn them. The smell of burning leaves was the aroma of autumn, pungent and smoky, a perfectly legal form of local air pollution. If there had been a ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 10:10 am
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