Theater May 24-June 1 “Newsies,” 7:30 p.m. May 24-25, May 31, June 1; 2 p.m. May 25-26 and June 1, Windham Center Stage Theater, 8 School Road, Windham. Tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors and students at windhamtheater.org, 893-2098. Music May 10 Oscar Peterson/Stephane Grappelli Tribute featuring Matt DeChamplain and Jason Anick, 7:30 p.m., Saco River […]
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Politics & Other Mistakes: Dope economics
Uneasy about your job security? Nothing will make that worry be gone quicker than a toke of worry-b-gone. Because the most secure profession in Maine is marijuana dealer. Of course, selling pot for recreational purposes is still illegal in this state. But stoners who retail weed for a living aren’t concerned. The chances of getting […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
MPTC fundraising targets expansion to Biddeford
WESTBROOK — Two decades after starting a program to provide a safe after-school space for area youth, My Place Teen Center’s new fundraising campaign earmarks funds to open a second location in York County. My Place Teen Center’s $6.5 million campaign includes plans to convert 9,800 square feet on the bottom floor of the former St. […]
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City's facade improvement program expanded
WESTBROOK — With the success of last year’s downtown facade improvement program, Economic Development Director Daniel Stevenson is looking forward to expanding it in year two. “We’ve been getting very positive feedback. It has been great,” Economic Development Director Daniel Stevenson said. The expansion, approved by the council at second reading May 6, sets aside […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Boys Tennis: Gorham rolls past Westbrook
GORHAM—The Rams picked up a 5-0 win over visiting Westbrook on Friday evening, May 3, looking especially sharp – with straight-sets victories – in both doubles matches, and at second and third singles. Rain forced the squads to play indoors, in the USM Field House. “I told these guys, ‘Look, it’s May 3. We want […]
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The Universal Notebook: Nana Beem's rocker
A lifetime ago, my Nana Beem sat in her maroon platform rocker in the front window of her Ludlow Street home in Portland and watched her favorite soap operas. I hadn’t seen the old rocking chair since Nana died in 1987 until a few weeks ago when my brother Paul, who had had it in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Baseball: Bonny Eagle slips past Biddeford, extends outstanding season start
STANDISH—Jake Humphrey plied his impressive vertical leap to end a narrow matchup for the Scots vs. visiting Biddeford on Saturday afternoon, May 4. Humphrey, manning second base, vaulted into the air and snagged a Tigers line-drive for the third out of the top of the seventh, capping a 4-3 W for Bonny Eagle. “Jake played […]
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Harvey moves closer to OK, condos approved
Architect Dana Watts of SMAA in Cambridge, Massachusetts, seen here on a TV monitor, shows some early renderings Monday of a new manufacturing plant proposed in Gorham by Harvey Performance Company. GORHAM — A new tool plant proposed by Harvey Performance Company appears poised for Planning Board approval next month while a 16-unit condo development […]
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Saco resident beats odds in return to stage
KITTERY – When Tony Goulet broke his back in 2007, his doctors told him that he would never be able to do anything physical again. Twelve years later, the 32-year-old has competed in 10 bodybuilding competitions and is preparing for No. 11 in Biddeford. “He’s always been competitive so it was hard,” said Tarsha Goulet, […]
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Thornton Academy tops Noble, 13-5
NORTH BERWICK — If one thing has become apparent this season in SMAA softball, it’s that not many teams are going to outslug Thornton Academy. That point was proven emphatically Wednesday afternoon as the top-ranked Trojans overpowered No. 2 Noble 13-5 at Peter Meagher Memorial Field. Abby Miner and Hannah Collins each hit two home […]