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Margaret Mary Naples, 97: A passion for sports, fashion

PORTLAND— Margaret Mary Naples, 97, died Oct. 13 at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco. She was born in Portland on Dec. 5, 1914, to John J. and Jane M. (Doherty) Locke. She attended Portland schools.

Obituaries •
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Portland Police Beat: Oct. 17

Arrests 10/6 at 9 a.m. James W. McDonald, 57, of Portland, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer Roland Lachance on a charge of violation of conditional release. 10/6 at 11 a.m. Joshua V. Fuller, 32, no address listed, was arrested on Congre...

Police Beat •
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Portland Meetings: Oct. 17-23

Wed.    10/17    4 p.m.    Island Advisory Committee    Ferry Terminal

Community •
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Similar roots produce political contrast in House District 120 election in Portland

PORTLAND —  Two-term incumbent state Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, is being challenged by libertarian Republican, and political newcomer, Davian Akers in House District 120. District 120 includes the city's East End, Old Port and downtown. While the candidates disagree ...

William Hall • News •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 3:30 pm

Out & About: 'Good People' opens season at Good Theater in Portland

Drama, music and dance are all represented in this week’s picks of the tix in southern Maine. Under the rubric of drama there’s the New England premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Good People,” the season-opening show at Portland’s Good Theater. And &ldq...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm

The Universal Notebook: A clear choice in Maine Senate District 11

The race for the District 11 state Senate seat has gotten a great deal more publicity than local races usually get, in large part because there is such a contrast between the two candidates. Incumbent Sen. Dick Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, is a professorial economist. The only independent in the ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2:30 pm

The View From Away: 90 years of making everyone's life better

My mother-in-law, Annette Molar, turned 90 on Oct. 2. The following weekend we joined much of the extended family in her hometown, Columbus, Ohio, to help celebrate this milestone. Carol’s sister, Marilyn, and her husband, Alan, were the local hosts. They couldn’t have been mor...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Superintendent's Notebook: Hall School fire brings a community together

The phone call came at 4 a.m., rousing me from a sound sleep. Fifteen minutes later, I arrived at Hall Elementary School to begin assessing the damage from an early morning electrical fire. While a fire is never a good thing, my first thought was how fortunate we were to have this incident...

Emmanuel Caulk • Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 1:50 pm

Arts Calendar: Oct. 17-28

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 10/17

Lifestyle •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:20 pm
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