FARMINGTON — Adam Mattson scooted out of his wheelchair Wednesday and moved himself to a bench seat at a table at the local McDonald’s to eat his lunch. The 5-year-old New Vineyard boy’s legs were severed in a bucket-loader accident Oct. 23, 2017. His mother’s boyfriend of many years, Sam Kennedy, and Adam were at […]
October 2018
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27th Annual International Women’s Club of New England Holiday Fair nears
Come do your holiday shopping and enjoy some delicious food at the 27th Annual International Women’s Club of New England Holiday Fair on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the York Parish Congregational Church, Fellowship Hall, 180 York St., York. There will be craft vendors from Maine and New Hampshire selling a […]
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South Portland retail pot rules, attorney evaluation still being debated
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors on Oct. 23 said they need more time to consider proposed ordinance amendments that would regulate medical marijuana retail businesses. The City Council also reviewed a draft performance evaluation for the corporation counsel, with the hope of trying out the new method when two new councilors are seated after November’s election. At their Sept. […]
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Aging in place forum scheduled in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — Aging in Place Cumberland will hold its fourth annual Forum on Aging Nov. 3 at Greely Middle School, 351 Tuttle Road from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Author and housing expert Annamarie Pluhar will be the lead speaker at this year’s forum, which will be titled “Coming Home: Housing to Suit Our Needs.” Joining […]
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Harpswell residents to vote on legal fund transfer
HARPSWELL — Residents will decide Nov. 6 whether $30,000 should be moved to the town’s reserve account to cover any potential legal fees after a lengthy dispute over the town’s water tower drained the municipality’s legal fund. The issue came up at the Oct. 18 selectmen’s meeting, when the board heard public comment regarding referendum questions that […]
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Pumpkins galore at L.L. Bean in Freeport
Visitors to the Pumpkin Festival at The Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival at L.L. Bean on Saturday listen to live music while taking in the wall of pumpkins. During the annual event nearly 10,000 jack-o’-lantern around Freeport were lit and festival-goers were treated to a Pumpkin Playland, Boo-tique and Caldron Cafe. (Dudley Warner / For The […]
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Southern Meetings: Oct. 26 to Nov. 1
Cape Elizabeth Fri. 10/26 9 a.m. Bottle Shed Committee PSB Tues. 10/30 3:45 p.m. School Board Policy Committee TH Tues. 10/30 7 p.m. Comprehensive Plan 2019 Public Forum TH Scarborough Mon. 10/29 7 p.m. Planning Board MB Thur. 11/1 6:30 p.m. Long Range Planning Committee MB Fri. 11/2 8 a.m. Long Range Planning Committee MB South Portland […]
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Muralist helps women escape the shadows of history
PORTLAND — On an exterior wall of the Anderson Street art studio Running with Scissors, artist and activist Abigail Gray Swartz is hard at work creating a mural. But that’s not all she’s building. Gray Swartz, a Freeport resident, is the founder of “City of Hidden Figures,” a public art program that aims to illuminate “female-identifying […]
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Cape teacher makes space for I.D.E.As
CAPE ELIZABETH — As part of his curriculum this year, Jonathan Werner and his students have been working on taking apart and studying a fax machine. But before they started, Werner had to explain what a fax machine is. Werner’s class at Cape Elizabeth Middle School is known as I.D.E.A. Lab — an acronym that stands for […]
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Falmouth holding informal talks about affordable housing with developers
FALMOUTH — Seven months after hearing a pitch from Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland about a 25-unit housing development on town-owned land off Woods Road, the council is no closer to making a decision about the best use of the 20-acre parcel. However, on Monday the council did direct town staff to engage in informal […]