March 2023 – Page 265 – The Portland Press Herald

Intertidal: ‘Fisheries in Our Town’ provides info on living and working on the waterfront

by Susan Olcott Intertidal March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

If you’re looking for something to do next Tuesday evening (March 7) and want to learn a bit about what’s happening on the waterfront, you can attend a free, informal community event to be held in Freeport. “Fisheries in Our Town” is the latest working waterfront panel presentation in a series of events that have […]

Times Record

Your Land: Drone footage of Mere Brook a true gift

by Sandy Stott Your Land March 2, 2023February 28, 2023

The other day I got a gift. It arrived amid the little torrent of my daily email, and it was wrapped in the usual — meaning I thought it was another piece of work to do or question to answer. It was, after all, email No. 7 in a string that had begun some time […]

Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Addressing absenteeism takes a team effort

by Phil Potenziano March 2, 2023February 28, 2023

I love the vibe of a bustling school hallway. Conversations bounce from an upcoming math quiz to what’s for lunch to who’s going to the big game on Friday night. Students have an energy and enthusiasm when they are talking with their peers that you don’t find anywhere else. Sadly, many of our young people […]

American Journal

Gorham Notes: March 2

by Robert Lowell March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

Webinar part of special school week Superintendent Heather Perry is raising awareness of national Public Schools Week, which continues through Friday. “Our public schools accept all students, regardless of background. We take the whole student from where they are and bring them to where they need to be. We ‘Prepare and Inspire’ all students for […]

American Journal

Westbrook Notes: March 2

by Robert Lowell March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

Foleys enroll son in private school School Committee member Jessica Foley and Mayor Michael Foley have enrolled their son in a private school, the mayor confirmed this week. “We have chosen to send our child to a religious school that best supports the faith in which we have chosen to raise our child,” the Foleys […]

American Journal, Lakes Region Weekly

Lakes Region Sportsman: You can help out local farmers with a crow hunt

by Tom Roth March 2, 2023February 28, 2023

It started with a call from my old friend, Paul Bissonnette. Biz is a big bird hunter and loves wing shooting more than just about anything. We had hunted ducks before, but that was years ago. He told me that he knew a local farmer who was having troubles with crows getting into his feed […]

American Journal

We Love to Eat: March 2

March 2, 2023February 28, 2023

Baked haddock – Friday, March 3, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Baked haddock, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, peas, bread rolls, beverages and dessert. $12. Pay at the door. No takeout. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Fish dinner – Friday, March 3, 5-6 p.m., St. Hyacinth Church hall, 268 Brown St., Westbrook. Baked […]

American Journal, Lakes Region Weekly

Arts Calendar: March 2

March 2, 2023February 28, 2023

Theater March 3-5, 8-10 “Into the Woods”: 7 p.m., 2 p.m. Sunday, collaboration University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre and Osher School of Music, Russell Hall, 37 College Ave., Gorham. $22; $16 for 65-plus and USM faculty, staff, alumni; $12 any student. usm.maine.edu/department-theatre March 3-5, 10-12 “The Play That Goes Wrong”: 7 p.m. Friday […]