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News in Portland

Portland-Auburn passenger rail is subject of meeting

PORTLAND — The public will get a chance to learn more about a proposed Portland-to-Auburn passenger train line at a meeting Wednesday afternoon. Sponsored by the Maine Rail Transit Coalition and the Sierra Club of Maine, the meeting will focus on the long-studied transit link that wo...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 8:00 am

Community Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan.1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Bulletin Board

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

People and Business

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Portland Meetings: Dec. 12-18

Wed.    12/12    5 p.m.    Historic Preservation    CH

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Portland School Notebook

Three Maine schools nominated for national distinction AUGUSTA—The Maine Department of Education nominated three schools to be 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools: Longfellow Elementary School in Portland, Williams-Cone Elementary School in Topsham and Yarmouth El...

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Portland Police Beat: Dec. 12

Arrests 12/2 at 12 a.m. Kevin A. Maguire, 48, of Portland, was arrested on Oxford Street by Officer Thomas Reagan on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 12/2 at 8 a.m. Kirk Carlson, 48, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on Congress Street...

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Lillian Keating Peterson, 94

PORTLAND—Lillian Keating Peterson, 94, died Dec. 3 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, surrounded by her family.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Arts Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Portland launches technology business park

PORTLAND — Workers have broken ground on Portland Technology Park, a planned 26-acre site off Rand Road that would house offices and research facilities for the region's growing life-sciences industry. The first phrase of construction includes installation of utilities and building t...

William Hall • News •
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 3:30 pm

Film festival seeks student entries

PORTLAND — The Portland Children's Film Festival is looking for submissions for the Young Film Makers Contest that takes place in conjunction with the festival April 4-7, 2013. The contest is open to students from kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding co...

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Monday, December 10, 2012 at 3:10 pm
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