Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 612 Main St., Westbrook. Offered in collaboration with Wayside Food Programs. BLTs, fries, coleslaw, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. $7. Thursday Community meal, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Washington Avenue, Portland. Free, open to […]
2015
Blood Drives
The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Monday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stonewall Kitchen, 2 Stonewall Lane, York Noon to 6 p.m., North Parish Church, 893 Main St., Sanford 1 to 6 p.m., American Legion, Routes 11 and 302, Naples Tuesday Noon to 6 p.m., Community Center, 53 Depot […]
Reunions
HIGH SCHOOLS Deering High School, Classes of 1954 and 1955, 11 a.m. June 24, annual luncheon at Keeley’s Banquet Center, Warren Avenue, Portland. Contact Cynthia Snow Simpson or Claudia Plummer Walton at 854-0042 or 797-4408 or email [email protected] or [email protected]. Edward Little High School, Class of 1948, June 24, annual luncheon at Martindale Country Club, […]
College Notes
Graduations Bowdoin College, Brunswick: No’lle Bellamy, Portland; Jackson Bloch, Falmouth; Samuel Canales, Saco; David Caputi, Brunswick; Elizabeth Carew, Falmouth; Ethan Drigotas, Kennebunk; Cody Dussault, Lewiston; Mark Endrizzi, Scarborough; Timothy Hanley, Falmouth; John Horton, Falmouth; Orin James, Scarborough; Dennis Liu, Scarborough; Randi London, Harpswell; Kelsey Maguire, Cape Elizabeth; Philip Mancini, Scarborough; Ruben Martinez Jr., Brunswick; Michael […]
Military Notes
Connor O’Donnell of Freeport has graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., with a bachelor of science degree in operations research. O’Donnell also was commissioned as a Navy ensign.
Jolie visits refugee camp, asks for tolerance
The actress and U.N. envoy calls attention to mass displacement at a stop in Turkey, where there are about 1.6 million refugees.
Letter to the editor: Death with dignity shouldn’t be called suicide
I strongly object to the inflammatory headline on the front page of the June 16 Portland Press Herald: “Emotional debate, then split vote on suicide bill.” The word “SUICIDE” then appears in large print on the back page of the section (A8). “Suicide” is a word usually reserved for describing the action of killing oneself […]
Letter to the editor: Smartphones dumbing down the young generation
Technology is the new baby sitter. Now most parents use technology such as iPads, iPhones, tablets and smartphones, and give them to their kids to keep them busy while they finish the work they have. For instance, Einstein Medical Center did a survey to know the percentage of parents giving their kids smartphones, iPads and […]
Israel, Hamas find common enemy
The threat of extremists inspired by the Islamic State group transforms them into unspoken allies.
Our View: When it comes to climate change, the future is now
The effects of warming, like migrating lobsters and vanishing plant species, are visible every day in Maine.