The law clarifies the conditions under which a worker is classified as an employee or as an independent contractor.
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Portland Pirates Monday
WHO: Connecticut Whale 13-18-2-0, 4th in AHL’s Northeast Division) at Portland Pirates (17-11-1-1, 1st in Atlantic Division) WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Cumberland County Civic Center RADIO: WPEI (95.5 and 95.9 FM); WPEI; WOXO (92.7 and 100.7 FM) WHALE NOTES: The Whale snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday night with a 4-2 win at Springfield. In […]
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Community Calendar: Jan. 2-13
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Wednesday 1/2 Scarborough Historical Society meeting, 7:30 p.m., 647 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, [email protected]. Friday 1/4 Freeport First Friday, music and three course dinner, Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport, reservations: 865-3985, $18. Saturday 1/5 Maine Labor Unions, genealogy meeting, 12:30 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 2-13
Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Musica de Filia, auditions for several all-female choirs, Jan. 2-22, 550 Forest Ave, Portland, 807-2158. Books & Authors Friday 1/11 Local Author Series: Norman Beaupre, 12-1 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, ext. 723. Film Wednesday 1/9 “Escape the Fire: The Fight to Rescue American […]
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Short Relief: A stitch in time costs about a grand
Early in life, my greatest talent appeared to be breaking glass. I went through glass tables, glass windows, and glass doors, and I have the scars to show for it. I was a regular at the Englewood Hospital Emergency Room. Fortunately, my across-the-street neighbors were a couple of doctors with four children. This was convenient […]
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Abby's Road: There is good amid all the bad
It can be hard to celebrate what we have when the holidays are dominated with news of what we have lost. On Thanksgiving, when Falmouth lost a beloved second-grade teacher I did not know, I mourned an absence that I had never counted on as a presence. After Thanksgiving, when my in-laws lost a baby […]
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Letter: Pick up those campaign signs
Maine law requires that political campaign signs located on public rights-of-way be removed no later than one week after the election. It has been almost two months since voting day. Most of the campaign signs were removed within a few days of the election, but some of them stuck around for weeks, and some are […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Yarmouth rep seeks constituents' comments
As the newly elected state representative from House District 107, I am eager to hear from residents about what they believe the state Legislature should take up this year. I invite all interested persons to email me at [email protected], call me at 847-3193, or join me for a cup of coffee at the Royal Bean […]
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Letter: South Portland festival damp, not dampened
Even the rain couldn’t dampen the spirits and the lights that illuminated Mill Creek Park on Dec. 7. The crowd-pleasing perennial favorites were there – the horse-drawn carriages, Santa in his City Council workshop, grilled hot dogs, hot popcorn, hot cocoa – and the amazing voices of South Portland middle and high school chorus students. At the […]
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The Universal Notebook: Slaughter of the innocents
Who or what is to blame for the slaughter of the innocents in Newtown, Conn.? Columbine? Tucson? Omaha? Virginia Tech? Brookfield? Meridian? Lancaster? You don’t want to think about such horrors anymore than I do, but we have no choice. The simple answer is that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was the insane act […]