Louis Philippe, 57, is returning to the spotlight after 30 years, in Biddeford’s City Theater production of “9 to 5: The Musical.” This will be Philippe’s first time acting on the City Theater stage and the return performance has given Philippe, who lives in Westbrook, a renewed respect for the amount of work and creativity […]
2013
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Concert Review: Sebago festival freshens classics
If the rest of the music festival, which continues into August, is as good as its opening, it’s worth the trip to Harrison.
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Young and old in Portland area catch pickleball fever
‘It’s probably the world’s worst name,’ says one local enthusiast. ‘But it’s one of the most fun games you could ask for.’
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Pingree gives big, despite railing against ‘big money’ in politics
From 1994 to mid-2011, the total amount of contributions from U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree to candidates running for national office was $2,950. But in the 17 months from June 2011 to November 2012, the Democrat from Maine’s 1st Congressional District donated $105,600 to Democratic candidates to Congress and the party committees that feed them. That […]
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Admission fees boost Newtown kids’ project
When Amy Lent, executive director of Maine Maritime Museum, read about an effort to help donate a portion of admission fees to help support a children’s museum in Newtown, Conn., she invited other Maine museums to join. Many responded enthusiastically. So, on Thursday, Aug. 1, six Maine museums will donate a portion of each admission […]
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Tight window for new SAD 75 principal
The search is under way for a new leader to take charge of Mt. Ararat High School after the departure of Craig King, who will take on a new role as superintendent for Regional School Unit 10. King served as Mt. Ararat’s principal for the last nine years and will finish his term at the […]
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Topsham train car fire was site’s 7th since ’95
The two-alarm fire Sunday at Grimmel Industries was the seventh fire in less than two decades at the scrap metal recycling plant. A 1995 fire that caused more than $1 million in damage was determined to be arson. A July 2004 inferno drew firefighters from 17 departments to a three-alarm fire that destroyed several buildings. […]
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Brunswick utility walks away from Augusta bid
One of two companies competing to bring natural gas to buildings owned by the city of Augusta has withdrawn its bid, frustrated with the city’s bid process. In an open letter to the Augusta City Council, Brunswick-based Maine Natural Gas said it would withdraw its proposal to provide city property, including schools, with gas. Instead, […]
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Freeport group gives $75K for habitat rehab
A Freeport foundation has awarded $75,000 to Falmouthbased Maine Audubon to help maintain and restore aquatic habitats in Maine. The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation grant will help Maine Audubon with aquatic restoration projects by funding surveys, technical help and professional workshops, according to a Maine Audubon news release. Maine Audubon has eight centers and wildlife […]