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February 14, 2020

Happy Valentine’s Day. Love, Phantom

Portland’s mysterious emissary of love and his or her covert network of cupids decorate the downtown with hearts, continuing a tradition that began 44 years ago.
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February 14, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 14

Feb. 14, 2008: Bath Iron Works wins a $1.4 billion contract to build the first ship in the U.S. Navy’s newest class of guided-missile destroyers. The Zumwalt, or DDG 1000, is expected to be delivered in 2014. The contract is expected to help BIW avoid layoffs when construction of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers is complete. The […]
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February 13, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 20

Feb. 20, 1797: The Massachusetts legislature votes to partition the Maine town of Hallowell, with the northern part being incorporated as the town of Harrington, named after an English nobleman. Immediate dissatisfaction among residents prompts the selectmen to petition the Boston authorities for a name change. The legislature bows to the people’s wishes, and on […]
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February 13, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 13

Feb. 13, 2019: The town of Skowhegan and the Main Street Skowhegan organization receive confirmation from Guinness World Records that their community set the world record for moose calling on June 9, 2018. On that date, registered Maine guide Robert Lambert led 1,054 people in a thunderous moose call that lasted 30 seconds during the Skowhegan […]
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February 12, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 12

Feb. 12, 1959: A group of builders from New York gives the city of Bangor a 31-foot-tall Paul Bunyan statue in commemoration of the city’s 125th anniversary of incorporation. The statue is placed in Bass Park on Main Street. Feb. 12, 1834, also is supposed to be the fictional Bunyan’s birth date. The city clerk’s […]
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February 11, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 11

Feb. 11, 1904: The Henry B. Hyde, the largest ship built in Maine at the time, runs aground in a gale off Cape Henry, Virginia. The 268-foot, fully rigged, three-masted sailing vessel is recovered, but sinks permanently nearly eight months later. Workers trying to salvage the vessel after the initial shipwreck manage to get it […]
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February 10, 2020

Trump-themed coffee and gift shop opening in Rockland

A Camden couple plan to open the pro-Trump cafe called Covfefe, a term coined by the president when he apparently misspelled the word ‘coverage’ in a social media post.
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February 10, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 10

Feb. 10, 1886: At 4:45 a.m., the wooden passenger steamship Cambridge strikes Old Man’s Ledge off Port Clyde and sinks in 50 feet of water. The 248-foot vessel, carrying heavy freight, completely breaks apart, becoming the only Boston-to-Bangor steamer to be lost in more than a century of service. All crew members and the 40 […]
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February 9, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 9

Feb. 9, 2019: The Rev. Thomas James Brown becomes the first openly gay bishop to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Maine and the third in the United States. Brown, the husband of an Episcopalian minister who is rector of a church in Boston, is elected on the third ballot at a convention of clergy members […]
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February 8, 2020

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 8

Feb. 8, 2014: Portland sound engineer Bob Ludwig of Gateway Mastering Studios wins three Grammy awards for his work on new musical releases, after having won four the previous year. His 2014 haul includes Album of the Year for “Morning Phase,” by Beck; Best Engineered Album, Non-classical, for “Morning Phase”; and Best Surround Sound Album, […]