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Iconic career comes to a close for Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Her decision to wear purple was not by design. She wasn't trying to make a political fashion statement. It just worked out that way, she said. "No, you're talking about being a purple state or something," U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said on the day of her far...

Scott Thistle, Sun Journal • News •
Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:20 am

Portland, Nova Scotia talk renewal of ferry service

PORTLAND — Three years after the last international ferry left Portland for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the city is discussing efforts to restore service with the Canadian port. Mayor Michael Brennan and City Manager Mark Rees hosted a Dec. 14 meeting with officials from Nova Scotia,...

William Hall • News •
Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:10 am

Albert F. Baldi, 80: Loved to volunteer

SOUTH PORTLAND — Albert F. Baldi, 80, of South Portland and formerly of Peaks Island, died Dec. 22 at his home, after a long illness. He was the husband of Judith (Kirk) Baldi. He was born in Chicago on Feb. 26, 1932, the son of the late Albert and Mary (Panozo) Baldi. He graduated f...

Obituaries •
Friday, December 28, 2012

Jane Flint, 90

YARMOUTH — Jane (McCue) Flint, 90, died in her Yarmouth home on Dec. 23. She was born on July 19, 1922, in Portland, and was the second of three daughters born to Helen McLaughlin McCue and Jack Bernard McCue. Flint graduated from high school and secretarial school in Portland and wa...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Under close scrutiny, Maine school kitchens get passing grades

PORTLAND — One in six Americans – about 48 million people – get sick from foodborne diseases every year. Worse, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. The most vulnerable population: children. Those statistics, the latest available from the U.S. Centers ...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Portland School Notebook

Destination: Toys Students from St. Brigid Catholic School, at 695 Stevens Ave. in Portland, recently helped fill Greater Portland METRO's Toy Bus with more than 800 donated toys, books and other gifts for children in need this holiday season. The bus also made stops Dec. 12 to pick up ...

Community •
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Portland Police Beat: Dec. 26

Arrests 12/14 at 3 a.m. Wesley I. St. Pierre, 31, of Kittery Point, was arrested on Park Avenue by Officer Paul King on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 12/14 at 8 a.m. Kevin C. Young, 46, of Holli...

Police Beat •
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

People and Business

Awards Christine Bearce, the physical education teacher and assistant principal at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland, has received the highest award for leadership given by the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recre...

Community •
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Annie Margaret Northrup, 85: Traveled widely, loved to sing

PORTLAND — Annie Margaret Northrup, 85, of Portland, died Dec. 16, after a long illness. She was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on March 29,1927, the daughter of Cecilia (Curry) McInnis and Francis Walter McInnis.  A...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Canco Woods purchase finalized in Portland

PORTLAND — Canco Woods, the nearly 13-acre urban woodland near Canco Road and Read Street, has been purchased by the city and will be preserved as open space. A neighborhood group, Friends of Canco Woo...

William Hall • News •
Monday, December 24, 2012 at 11:00 am
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