Mostly forgotten Harry Cochrane’s last major works have been hidden in plain sight for the better part of a century.
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Painter’s final works kept hidden in downtown Portland for 77 years
on Aug. 18, 2017, at 8:05 a.m.
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This lighthouse-shaped building is definitely not a lighthouse
on Aug. 14, 2017, at 9:02 a.m.
Portland trivia: There are no lighthouses anywhere in the city.
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Warm water and warm memories at this easy paddling spot close to Portland
on Aug. 09, 2017, at 9:13 a.m.
We watched double-flippers come off a long rope swing as they plunged into the water over and over.
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When a woman making coffee saved a family from drowning
on Aug. 07, 2017, at 12:36 p.m.
When the 20 million gallon Munjoy Hill reservoir burst, the ensuing torrent destroyed two houses and killed four people.
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‘Yooouuuk’ comes back to Portland
on Aug. 01, 2017, at 11:07 p.m.
Portland Sea Dogs hall-of-famer, and former Boston Red Sox first baseman, Kevin Youkilis returned to Hadlock Field Tuesday night to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
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This Portland music teacher carried snakes in his pockets
on July 31, 2017, at 8:09 a.m.
He had hundreds of them crawling around the studio where he gave music lessons.
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These sad songs were making people happy today
on July 26, 2017, at 1:39 p.m.
One wailed on a plaintive harmonica and sang about his woes. The other fella kept his head down, playing guitar with his hands and a percussion rig with his feet.
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Remembering a friend who had ‘a heart as big as Portland’
on July 25, 2017, at 7:49 a.m.
As gentrification gobbles up whole neighborhoods, his passing can’t help but feel like a punctuation mark at the end of golden time for this city.
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An ‘enemy alien’ from the Middle East created these iconic Maine statues
on July 24, 2017, at 6:08 a.m.
The sculptures can be seen in Portland, Harpswell and Washington, D.C.
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This frostbitten man brought Canadian railroad wealth to Portland
on July 17, 2017, at 8:51 a.m.
John Alfred Poor got frostbite and pneumonia on his grueling trek to bring trains from Canada to Portland.
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Meet a Maine man who can shuck 1,000 pounds of lobsters in a day
on July 13, 2017, at 7:34 a.m.
He can turn a steaming, red-shelled carcass into a mound of mouthwatering meat in just a few seconds.
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How Portland’s last ‘whorehouse riot’ got started
on July 10, 2017, at 8:59 a.m.
The sailors came back one night, three weeks later, with a 6-pound cannon. They fired it into King’s house.
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