News
Committee deadlocked on future of Congress Square
The discussion of whether or not to sell a part of Congress Square to the owners of the Eastland Park Hotel reached an impasse Wednesday.The Congress Square Redesign Study Group wound up with a 6-6 tie vote on whether to recommend that the City Council's Housing and Community Development Committee should move forward with selling a portion of the park to RockBridge Capital so it can be annexed by the hotel and turned into an... Read more
GMO labeling advocates plan to…
Advocates of a Maine bill to identify foods with genetically modified organisms as ingredients …
Scarborough crime analyst says…
A Scarborough Police crime analyst said a missing-person poster she generated to help find Glen…
Lineup for 40th annual Old Por…
To mark its 40th birthday, the Old Port Festival is promising another year of music, entertainm…
News Briefs
Fans of flowers can revel in upcoming events
The weekly Portland Farmer's Market in Monument Square Wednesday was ablaze with color from floral stands. Flower and plant lovers can pencil in a couple of events over the next two months. On Saturday, running through Memorial Day, Monday, the Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park will hold its annual plant sale at the state-run park on Route 25 in Gray. This year's fundraising is specifically for a new and more spacious Canada lynx exhibit,... Read more
USA Telephone customers given …
USA Telephone customers whose telephone service was cut off Tuesday saw it temporarily restored…
Pingree: New tug-barge design …
A maritime shipping company has been selected to design a new vessel to provide cargo service b…
Gorham Police events support S…
On Thursday at 12:30 p.m., 11 members of the Gorham Police Department, including Chief Ron Shep…
Columns
A research institute to make Maine proud
Nestled in a quiet winding road behind the hustle and bustle of Maine Medical Center's Scarborough campus is the Research Institute of Maine Medical Center. It's easy to miss. It's tucked away. But for Maine, and its people, the medical profession, the community and its economy, it's a real gem. It's where I met Dr. Donald St. Germain, Vice President for Research at Maine Medical Center, and director of the Research Institute."What goes on here?"... Read more
Say what?!
They're repainting the decks and wiping off the shelves at the seasonal shanties in OOB — summe…
Safety explanation for booting…
After reading the letter from the president of the group which goes by the innocuous title of…
What no one wants to hear abou…
Congressional hearings, White House damage control, endless op-eds, accusations, and defensive …
Sun Sports
Fisher Cats trounce Sea Dogs 7-3
New Hampshire's 3B Ryan Schimpf homered twice and drove in five runs, leading the Fisher Cats (23-22) to a 7-3 win over the Portland Sea Dogs (24-18) on Monday night at Hadlock Field.Marcus Walden (3-4), the reigning Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, beat Portland for the second time in six days. Walden earned a quality start, working six innings on eight hits, three runs (two earned), two walks and fanned two.Joel Carreno fanned all... Read more
Sea Dogs glad to be back home
The Portland Sea Dogs (22-15) are returning from a challenging road trip which saw them split f…
Sea Dogs leave home in first p…
The Portland Sea Dogs stretched their win streak to seven games, before splitting the last four…
Sea Dogs come home in first pl…
The Portland Sea Dogs, returning home riding a five-game win streak, host the New Britain Rock …
Calendar
Music calendar
(To place a paid advertisement for a music event, please call 699-5809.)Friday, May 17Lyle Divinsky & The Velvet Vagabonds at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $10; Doors at 8 p.m. Music at 9 p.m.www.bigeasyportland.comHeritage Blues Quartet at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $22 adv/$25 door; 8 p.m.www.onelongfellowsquare.comEric Bettencourt at St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland, $12; 7 p.m.www.stlawrencearts.orgSaturday, May 18The Kenya Hall Band at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $7;... Read more
Weekend events
(To submit to the Events Calendar, please email items to news@portlanddailysun.me, attention Ev…
Culture
Live theater a mainstay of summer
Mother's day is behind us and Memorial Day is fast approaching, the traditional start of summer. The chill still clings in the air but the promise of warm evenings ushers in the beginning of a new theater season, running a few short months and ending with the golden hues of autumn. The Road Trip is a summer tradition and professional theater in beautiful locations is the best excuse to put the top down and get... Read more
'Wittenberg' timely but lackin…
WITTENBERG is the last main stage production for Portland Stage this season and a play I knew n…
Connect to local theater
Why Theater? I’ve been asked that question many times in my life and usually asked in the conte…
'Maiden's Progeny' dwells on a…
As I was still in need of a hefty jacket, the sky was deep blue and thoughts of summer ignited …
All Things Digital
My 20-something step-daughter mentioned the other day that she's hardly on Facebook anymore and prefers Instagram as her main social network. I'm familiar with Instagram and even have the app on my iPhone, but hadn't really played with it yet. "How could it be better than Facebook?" I wondered. I didn't realize how significant the photo captions were. Instagram is to smart phones what Facebook is to computers, which may offer an explanation as to... Read more
Social media management tools
Are you spending too much time on Facebook? There's help for you! By using a social media manag…
Social Media: Let's make a dea…
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