HARPSWELL — The Harswell Coastal Academy proposal’s next review phase is an interview and public hearing Jan. 18 at Cundy’s Harbor Community Center, 837 Cundy’s Harbor Road. Commission members will interview school officials beginning at 10 a.m.; a public hearing will start at 1 p.m. The public is invited to comment. The date was incorrect […]
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Anti-abortion rally Saturday in Augusta
Maine Right to Life will host its annual Hands Around the Capitol Memorial on Saturday. This event is where Maine anti-abortion advocates “publicly recognize and mourn” enactment of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion throughout the United States on Jan. 22, 1973. “We will not rest until each precious […]
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Art, music will warm up Pownal on Saturday
POWNAL A local concert series set up to benefit low-income Pownal residents in need of heating aid continues this weekend. Bradbury Mountain Arts is sponsoring the “Keep Me Warm” Concert and Art Series to raise funds for heating fuel assistance. So far, the organization has given $1,400 in money for fuel assistance specifically for a […]
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LePage rips charter school panel
AUGUSTA Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday called on the members of Maine’s charter school commission to resign, a day after the seven-member panel rejected four of five applications for new charter schools. The commission’s chairwoman, Jana Lapoint, said LePage “threw us under the bus” Wednesday with no understanding of the commission’s process or motivations. To […]
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Colby president to retire in 2014
WATERVILLE (AP) — The president of Colby College plans to retire next year. William D. Adams announced Wednesday he will retire in June 2014. Adams has led the school since 2000. Under his tenure, Colby’s academic program has grown, particularly in environmental studies and visual arts, the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement […]
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Childhood trauma grant given to agency
PORTLAND (AP) — A mental health agency has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant that will provide help to children who have been exposed to violence or some other trauma. Community Counseling Center in Portland said the grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will be used to launch the Maine […]
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Portland Museum of Art has banner 2012
PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland Museum of Art has finished 2012 with the secondhighest attendance in museum history and the highest visitor count in more than a decade. The museum had nearly 178,000 visitors for the year, a 34 percent jump over 2011. The museum set a one-month attendance record in December, when nearly 26,000 […]
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Thu/10 MISCELLANEOUS LEGO LEAGUE, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; bring your own Lego bin and a snack; 443-5141. CREATIVE MOVEMENT EDUCATION, 4-5 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St., Bath; student-centered and engaging movement acticities for children ages 6-12; $15 per class or $60 for five classes; [email protected]. LINE DANCING, beginners […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Had It in Hartford” (Oct. 6), who has been unhappily married to her husband for 20 years. She said she married him for all the wrong reasons and “has never loved him the way a woman should love a man.” After I had been married for seven years, […]