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ON OUR PLATE |
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Another closure is making news this week. Henry’s Public House, run by the popular Miranda Group, is closing down in February. Owner Josh Miranda said that while their other businesses — Papi, Via Vecchia, Blyth & Burrows, and Off Track Pizza — are doing well, "no one is immune to the challenges this industry faces everyday.”
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WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW |
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The Portland school district has agreed not to fire Lincoln Middle School Athletic Director Jemal Murph. Hours before the school board was set to vote Friday on whether to support his dismissal for hitting a student, the district announced it had reached an undisclosed deal.
A proposed condo building in Munjoy Hill has been up and down the court system for more than three years, waiting to start construction while neighbors have continuously objected to its design. The planning board stands by its approval and thinks the project just may soon clear another hurdle.
Family and loved ones of Joe Lewis gathered on India Street Sunday to remember him as a “supernova” in their lives. Lewis, a family attorney, was hit by a car on his way to work in the Old Port and died in the hospital.
A tractor broke through the ice on the pond at Deering Oaks Park on Monday in what the city has described as a normal occurrence. The large equipment is faster at clearing snow off the ice, and since the pond is so shallow, a city spokesperson said there's no danger to the driver.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK |
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"It is actually my wish that people will cry. ... I would love to have a sobbing audience at the end of this. I would love to have Kleenex at the end, and everybody wipes it away and smiles.”
— Eckart Preu, the music director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. The group is joining forces with Opera Maine for the first time to perform “La Bohème,” the classic opera by Giacomo Puccini.
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Julia Arenstam is a co-managing editor of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. She spent several years reporting in the bayous of south Louisiana before becoming an executive producer in Baton Rouge. Story suggestions are always welcome. |
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