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Travel on new Portland-Falmouth bridge expected this year

PORTLAND — State transportation officials Monday presented their final design for the new Martin's Point bridge, including minor aesthetic tweaks to the $23.5 million project that is under construction between Portland and Falmouth. The presentation at City Hall was the final public ...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:20 am

Citizens by choice

Forty-five new American citizens from 21 countries and a variety of backgrounds are sworn in during a naturalization ceremony on Friday, May 3, at Portland High School. Tim Wilson, senior international advisor and director at Seeds of Peace addressed the group, touching on historical U.S. immigra...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8:30 am

Forecaster columnist Delogu honored by Maine ACLU

PORTLAND — Orlando Delogu, a longtime professor at the University of Maine School of Law and a columnist for The Forecaster, was honored May 2 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. Delogu, who was a founding member and former president of the Maine ACLU, accepted the group'...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8:30 am

Eat your heart out, Tiny Tim: Ukulele craze takes southern Maine

PORTLAND — Tiptoe through the tulips, indeed. From Peaks Island to Falmouth, in the city's library and in a city school, greater Portland-area residents are playing ukuleles in numbers that belie the instrument's small size. Last week, Ocean Avenue Elementary School received 2...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8:00 am

Richard L. Scott, 86: Beloved husband, proud veteran

PORTLAND — Richard L. Scott, 86, died April 30 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born in Portland on March 25, 1927, the son of William Sr. and Olivette Scott. Scott grew up in the area and attended local schools. In 1945, he left school to serve his country ...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

People and Business

Recognition The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine honored Portland resident and Forecaster columnist Orlando Delogu with the 25th annual Justice Louis Scolnik Award. In a distinguished career at the University of Maine School of Law spanning over 47 years, Delogu has been a pa...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Portland School Notebook: May 8

Cheverus gridiron stars earn awards Cheverus High School seniors Ryan Casale and Donald Goodrich will receive National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards from the foundation's Maine chapter at a May 22 banquet at Bowdoin College. Every year, working through its s...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Sandra Ann Crawford, 71

PORTLAND — Sandra Ann Crawford, 71, of Portland, died at home April 29. She was born Oct. 28, 1941, in Keene, N.H., the daughter of Eva and Elton Cox. Crawford was a mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to so many people, but she was “Nana”...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Portland Police Beat: May 8

Arrests 4/26 at 10 p.m. Moses Okot, 24, of Portland, was arrested on East Lancaster Street by Officer Charles Ames on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 4/26 at 10 p.m. Elizabeth A. Sylvester, 28, of Portland, was arrested on Cong...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Portland Meetings: May 8

Wed.  5/8  5 p.m.  Libbytown Transportation Study Public Workshop  CH Wed.  5/8  5:30 p.m.  Housing and Community Development Committee  CH Wed.  5/8  6 p.m.  Police Citizen Review Subcommittee  Public Safety Building

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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