“LE QUATTRO VOLTE” — Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino. In Italian with English subtitles. Inspired by Pythagoras’ belief in four-fold transmigration — by which the soul is passed from human to animal to vegetable to mineral — this wondrous docu-essay traces the cycle of life through the daily rituals of life in the southern Italian region […]
2011
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Portland firm hosts ‘e-gifting’ conference
PORTLAND — CashStar, a Portland-based electronic gift card company, is hosting a “e-gifting” conference that kicks off tonight and is expected to draw representatives from leading retail companies nationwide. Called the CashStar Retailer Roundtable, the conference will bring national retailers together with academics and experts in electronic gifting to discuss the future of the digital […]
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Windham Fire vehicle involved in car accident
The deputy fire chief’s car was involved in the crash, but it’s not clear who was driving the car.
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Calif. group sues operator of Maine pot dispensaries
Berkeley Patients Group alleges that Northeast Patients Group’s executive director breached her employment contract with Berkeley.
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Three injured in Manchester dog attack
MANCHESTER — Three people, including a child, were taken to a Lewiston hospital Wednesday after being bitten by a pit bull. The attack would have been worse, according to police, if the animal had not been shot by the owner’s young son. An 11-year-old boy, suffered bites to the armpit area, Kennebec County Sheriff Randall […]
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Brunswick public forum targets Downeaster plan
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority and the Maine Department of Transportation are preparing to extend Amtrak service north of Portland in late 2012.
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Falmouth cable contract nets $87K for new equipment
The town will receive $57,000 this year, $15,000 in 2014 and $15,000 in 2017 in a 10-year contract with Time Warner Cable.
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World Cup: U.S. womenbeat France, advance to finals
The United States is in the World Cup final for the first time since it last won the title in 1999, and once again Abby Wambach came up big for these Americans, scoring in a 3-1 victory over France.
Wambach broke a tense tie in the 79th minute today with a monstrous header – what else? – off of a Lauren Cheney corner kick. Cheney delivered the ball perfectly to the far post, and the 5-foot-11 forward soared over the scrum, pushing the ball past . . .
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Maine, NH and VT count their loons
Maine’s loon tally could go down this year following last year’s record numbers because of the wet spring.
Up to 1,000 volunteers across the southern half of the state aim to find out Saturday as they scout out lakes and ponds in Maine Audubon’s 28th annual loon count. Loon surveys are being held the same day in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Bath city planner to retire in September
BATH — Jim Upham, the city’s planning director for 15 years, announced Monday that he will retire Sept. 30. Among other things during Upham’s tenure, Front Street was named one of the American Planning Association’s 10 “Great Streets of 2009.” The association lauded the “long-standing commitment of city leaders, merchants and residents to protect the […]