September 2013 – Page 5 – The Portland Press Herald

A friend recently forwarded an online article he had enjoyed reading. It began, “Whole Foods is like Vegas. You go there to feel good, but you leave broke, disoriented, and with the new-found knowledge that you have a vaginal disease.” There seems to be a lot of agreement for her trip down the well-trodden path […]

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Out & About: PSO Pops opens with Gershwin-Porter tribute

by Scott Andrews September 30, 2013August 6, 2015

Last weekend the Portland Symphony Orchestra launched its 2013-2014 classical season. This weekend the PSO starts up its Pops season with two performances of a program that pays tribute to two of Broadway’s greatest composers: George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Maestro Robert Moody has hired a pair of outstanding Broadway stars to perform the songs: […]

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Brent P. Hixon Jr., 54

by The Forecaster September 30, 2013August 6, 2015

FREEPORT — Brent Parker Hixon Jr., 54, of Westbrook, formerly of Freeport, died at home July 22, after a long illness. He was born at Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta May 13, 1959, to Brent and Brenda Hixon. The family eventually moved and he spent his childhood years growing up in Woolwich. He graduated from Morse […]

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Letter: Don't sacrifice Depot Road for Falmouth library

by The Forecaster September 30, 2013

I have lived in Falmouth for most of my life. I just had my 90th birthday. I have lived on Depot Road for 55 years. Most of these later years I have spent defending Depot Road and the recreation fields. I am writing on behalf of Arthur Fredrickson, a much-respected and loved past commander of […]