The Portland Farmers’ Market will move to Payson Park beginning May 12 so work can be done to treat trees in Deering Oaks for browntail moth caterpillars. The market will return to Deering Oaks Wednesday, June 30. The market at Payson Park can be accessed from Ocean Avenue or Baxter Boulevard, with parking by the […]
2021
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Obituary – Marianne Caron
Marianne R. “Mimi” Caron, 84 years, longtime resident of Summer Street Kennebunk died Friday April 30, 2021, at the Cedars in Portland, after a long illness. Mimi was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1936, a daughter of Wallace E. Richmond and Dorothea Flagg Smith and attended Gould Academy and graduated from Waynflete School […]
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Absentee ballots soon available for Portland’s June 8 election
Voters can now request absentee ballots for the June 8 election of nine charter commission members and the vote on the 2021-2022 Portland school budget. The last day to request an absentee ballot is June 4. They can be requested through a new online request form, by calling the City Clerk’s office at 874-8677 between 9 […]
Posted inTimes Record
From the Garden: Add beauty, function to your garden with a path
A path is a feature too often overlooked in a garden or landscape. Maybe it lacks functionality, or beauty, or it’s needed — but just not there. A well-designed path can do more than keep your feet dry. It can tell you where to walk, and also guide your eyes and imagination. What’s at the […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Community Calendar: May 5-15
Books/Authors Wednesday 5/5 “Birds of Maine,” by late ornithologist Peter Vickery, noon-1 p.m., Zoom book discussion hosted by Natural Resource Council of Maine, bit.ly/2P8b55G. “The Founder’s Mentality: The Growing Power of Entrepreneurship & Lessons from the Great Founders,” noon-1 p.m., virtual Author @ the Library talk with Chris Zook. Free, scarboroughlibrary.org. Thursday 5/13 Spotlight Lecture […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Arts Calendar: May 5-15
‘Twelfth Night’ Exhibits “A Congregation of Birds,” through May 15 at Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. Free, chocolatechurcharts.org/gallery for details and COVID-19 protocols. “East End in Bloom,” installation of flowers through May at East End Community School, 195 North St., Portland. “Kajak!”, virtual exhibit through May at Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. […]
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Rosemont Market & Bakery expanding to Thompson’s Point
This summer, Rosemont Market & Bakery, which operates six neighborhood markets from Cape Elizabeth to Yarmouth, will be the newest tenant at Thompson’s Point when it takes over space formerly used by Cellardoor Winery. With the upcoming opening of the Children’s Museum, Thompson’s Point developers Chris Thompson and Jed Troubh were looking for a tenant […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Arts Calendar: May 6
Art Through May 7 “Colors Passing Through Us,” Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Visit gallery302.com for details. Through June 18 Guest artist Jeremiah Gill at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton, May 8 through June 18. Open noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. An online interview with […]
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Maine’s first mass COVID-19 vaccination site to close as state shifts immunization strategy
As demand declines, resources are being moved from large-scale venues to other settings, such as doctor’s offices, clinics and pharmacies.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Shaw’s delivery drivers strike in Maine over lapse in contract talks
The union representing truck drivers and mechanics at Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine says the company has ceased negotiations. The company says it will return to the bargaining table this week.
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