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Expanded Riverton Park clubhouse reopens

PORTLAND — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine has reopened its Riverton Park clubhouse after an expansion that now allows it to serve 60 children a day – a 50 percent increase. With 3,000 square feet of space, the renovated clubhouse is open to children ages 5-13. A $...

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 7:40 am

People and Business

Designations The Independence Association has named Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D – Cumberland County, as Legislator of the Year. This is the first annual award of its type and is awarded to a legislator who advocates on behalf of individua...

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Portland Police Beat: Dec. 5

Arrests 11/24 at 1 a.m. Amy J. Brown, 37, of Windsor, Conn., was arrested on High Street by Officer Heather Brown on a charge of operating under the influence. 11/24 at 7 a.m. Tiffany B. Coelho, 30, no address listed, was arrested on Park Avenue b...

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Marjorie E. Irlandy, 94: Known for desserts, handcrafts

SCARBOROUGH—Marjorie Elise Irlandy, 94, died Nov. 23 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Marjorie was born in New York, Aug. 16, 1918, daughter of Beatrice (Schoenfeld) and Paul Loewenberg. ...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Arts Calendar: Dec. 5-16

Greater Portland Books & Authors Saturday 12/8

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Community Calendar: Dec. 5-16

Greater Portland Benefits Friday 12/7

Community •
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Portland Meetings: Dec. 5-11

Wed.    12/5    12 p.m.    CDBG Allocation Committee    CH

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

License, registration services available at AAA

PORTLAND — Some state Bureau of Motor Vehicles services are now available at AAA Northern New England headquarters at 68 Marginal Way. Residents can visit the AAA office to renew or replace driver's licenses or state identification cards. The services are available to AAA members and...

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Monday, December 3, 2012 at 3:10 pm

How much is ferry service to Nova Scotia worth to Portland?

PORTLAND — The Nova Scotian government has pledged up to $21 million to help restart a ferry service connecting the province with Maine, and provincial and Canadian business leaders have expressed hope their Pine Tree State counterparts will also come forward with a financial commitment to ...

Seth Koenig and Whit Richardson, Bangor Daily News • News •
Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:40 pm

Logan Place receives $100K housing grant

PORTLAND — Logan Place, a supportive housing facility for the homeless, will become more handicapped-accessible with the help of a $100,000 grant recently awarded to its developer, Avesta Housing. The grant is from the TD Charitable Foundation’s "Housing for Everyone" competiti...

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Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:30 pm
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