PORTLAND — Grace, the beautiful restaurant in an 1856 Gothic Revival Church on Chestnut Street, will serve its last meal Dec. 31, the owner has announced. Anne Rutherford said Tuesday that she wants to focus on hosting events. She said the church holds 50 weddings a year, in addition to corporate events, bar mitzvahs and […]
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Historic Portland church, home to Grace restaurant, for sale
PORTLAND — The 1856 Gothic revival church that is home to Grace, a popular Portland restaurant, is up for sale for just under $2 million. But diners needn’t worry: Owner Anne Rutherford says the restaurant will remain open. Rutherford is selling the Chestnut Street building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, […]
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In Maine, saving the Congo’s gorillas
From her small rented office in Yarmouth, a Maine woman is leading the charge to save endangered baby gorillas in the Congo. YARMOUTH — In the video, Lulingu the baby gorilla grunts and snorts with laughter, rolling in the leaves as her human caregiver tickles her belly and her underarms. She twists away, takes a […]
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Grace J. Laflamme
1926 – 2016 LEWISTON — Grace J. Laflamme, 90, of 10 Oak St., Lewiston, passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 11, at her home with family at her side. She was born in St. Prosper, P.Q., Canada, on Sept. 21, 1926. Grace was the youngest of 12 children born to Albert and Delvina (Poulin) Rodrigue. She […]