Sometimes Alfred Wilson still has to take a moment to collect himself after he pulls open files at the law firm where he works and sees Heather Heyer’s handwriting. “I get choked up and have to gather myself before I talk to the client,” said Wilson, who hired Heyer, the 32-year-old paralegalkilled nearly a year ago […]
2018
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Neighbor helping neighbor: Freeport Brigade answers the call
FREEPORT — After her aunt died of lung cancer, Tawni Whitney said she knew she wanted to do something in her honor. And after seeing how much a Neighbor Brigade in Bedford, Massachusetts, helped her aunt throughout her illness, Whitney decided to start Maine’s first chapter in Freeport. According to its website, the Neighbor Brigade “establishes […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 8-18
Greater Portland Exhibits Kevin C. Kuehl Photography, Kittery-based artist, Freeport Community Library, 5 Library Drive, to Aug. 31. Akida Jawara Tesfa, NYC-based artist, Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., 2nd floor, Portland, to Aug. 29. “The Art of Rube Goldberg,” first retrospective of cartoon illustrator in 40 years includes drawings and iconic inventions to Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoons, Portland Public Library, […]
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Invasive seaweed fouls Scarborough beach, irks residents
SCARBOROUGH — The town is fighting an invasion of Asian red algae that covers parts of Pine Point Beach. Officials said the seaweed cannot be completely cleared because of a conservation easement covering one section of beach. Algae is cleared from the beach Tuesdays and Fridays, in the early mornings. But with two daily tides, the […]
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Community Calendar: Aug. 8-17
Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 8/9 Maine Inside Out Community Concert, 7 p.m., Space, 538 Congress St., Portland, fundraiser for the Hansen Fund to support post-incarceration community reintegration, by donation, tickets at www.ticketfly.com. Saturday 8/25 Save a Stray, L.L. Bean, Freeport, 8 a.m. 5K, 8:30 a.m., 1-mile walk, $25, proceeds benefit Coastal Humane Society & Lincoln […]
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 9-16
Chebeague Island Sat. 8/11 4 p.m. Broadband Public Meeting CIH Tues. 8/14 7 p.m. Planning Board CRC Cumberland Mon. 8/13 7 p.m. Town Council WCH Durham Thur. 8/9 6:30 p.m. Historic District Commission TO Tues. 8/14 6:3o p.m. Select Board TO Falmouth Thur. 8/9 5:30 p.m. Recycling & Energy Advisory Committee TH Mon. 8/13 7 p.m. […]
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Housing funds plentiful in Portland, but future funding is in question
PORTLAND — Available city funding for affordable housing is approaching an all-time high. But the good fortune may be fleeting as city officials look for ways to consistently capitalize the Housing Trust Fund at a time when an important component – fees paid by housing developers – are slowing. “We leveraged 200 units with $1.2 million; 1,000 […]
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Northern School Notebook: Aug. 9
Falmouth skater third in national competition North Atlantic Figure Skating Club home club skater Alexandra Albano-Fontaine placed third in the 2018 Theater on Ice nationals competition in Geneva, Illinois. Albano-Fontaine is a 12-year-old rising seventh-grader who is an individual freestyle skater, an ice dancer and a member of a theater on ice team. Albano-Fontaine competes with the […]
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