Rob Woodman’s plans also call for co-working space at the renovated State Street building once the pandemic is over.
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Community Calendar: March 10-20
Benefits Virtual Irish Road Rover 5K, through March 18 to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland. $25. Register at runsignup.com. Books/Authors Anthology: Storytime for Adults, 6:30-8 p.m. via Zoom Tuesdays through March 30, hosted by South Portland Public, Scarborough Public and Thomas Memorial libraries. Each week will feature a different theme and a selection of […]
Lisbon’s Moxie Festival canceled due to pandemic
The town council voted to cancel the July festival in its traditional form but discussed holding smaller spaced-out events in the spirit of Moxie.
‘Vaccine, vaccine’: Dolly sings ‘Jolene’ rewrite before shot
Dolly Parton rewrote the lyrics to ‘Jolene’ as ‘Vaccine, vaccine,’ as she got her COVID-19 shot.
Southern Meetings: March 5-12
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon. 3/8 7 p.m. Town Council Tues. 3/9 6:30 p.m. School Board Tues. 3/9 7 p.m. Conservation Commission Wed. 3/10 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee Wed. 3/10 6:45 p.m. Civil Rights Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams […]
Midcoast Meetings: March 5-12
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Fri. 3/5 9 a.m. Economic Development Committee Marketing and Branding Subcommittee Wed. 3/10 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Tues. 3/9 7 p.m. Planning Board Wed. 3/10 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Wed. 3/10 7 p.m. School Board […]
Mount Desert Island post office employee paddles his surfboard to work
Although weather often stops him, Jeremy Averill prefers to commute by surfboard from a beach near his house to the Salsbury Cove post office.
The Latest: Canadian vaccine panel recommends 4 months between doses
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Reports: Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters
It’s the highest daily death toll since the Feb. 1 coup, exceeding the 18 that the U.N. Human Rights Office said were killed on Sunday.
In busy vaccination week, state reports 147 new cases of COVID-19, 2 additional deaths Wednesday
Maine is in the middle of its busiest vaccination week to date, as President Biden announced Tuesday that production is expected to ramp up quickly.