For the second year in a row, Kennebunkport Resort Collection participated in Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Sponsorship Day. According to a news release, “This year’s event was held on Jan. 17 and provided the opportunity for women to take a proactive step in serving their communities, resort collection volunteers worked under construction professionals’ guidance […]
March 2023
Guest Column – Onion Domes
George said there had been a lot of talk about the Russians, the Ukrainians and the Land of the Onion Domes, and he had just seen President Joe Biden laying a wreath in honor of Ukrainian soldiers who had fallen in defense of their country, right there in Kyiv in front of a church with […]
People and Business: March 1
Hires, promotions, appointments Sylvia Rhodes joins Fontaine Family Real Estate Leader as an agent for their Scarborough office. She comes from Nashville, Tennessee, and now lives in Hollis with her family. Rebecca Hatfield and JB Sullivan have been appointed to the John T. Gorman Foundation’s board of directors. Hatfield is president and CEO of Avesta […]
Southern Meetings: March 3-10
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 3/6 6:30 p.m. Housing Diversity Study Town Hall Mon. 3/6 6:30 p.m. Conservation Committee Zoom, SoPo City Hall Tue. 3/7 6:30 p.m. School Budget Workshop Q&A CEHS Library Tue. 3/7 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Wed. 3/8 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee Community Center Wed. 3/8 6 p.m. Diversity, Equity, […]
Northern Meetings: March 2-9
Chebeague Island Wed. 3/8 6 p.m. Select Board Budget Workshop Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 3/2 Noon Recycling/Energy Advisory Council Chambers Mon. 3/6 5:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Committee Council Chambers Mon. 3/6 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Tue. 3/7 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 3/8 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee Council Chambers Freeport […]
Coastal Journal Meetings: March 3-10
Bath Fri. 3/3 11 a.m. Climate Action Commission City Hall Mon. 3/6 1 p.m. Development Corporation City Hall Brunswick Fri. 3/3 1 p.m. Cooks Corner Revitalization Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Mon. 3/6 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 3/8 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Council Chambers Wed. 3/8 6 p.m. Appointments Committee Town […]
Community Calendar: March 3-10
Books/Authors Sunday 3/5 Jefferson Navicky book launch: “Head of Island Beautification for the Rural Outlands,” 3-5 p.m., live music. Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Free; registration encouraged. meetinghousearts.org Wednesday 3/8 Alternative Writers’ Party: Featuring five debut authors of 2023, hosted by the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. Free; […]
Obituary: Arthur J. Wood
SCARBOROUGH – Arthur J. Wood, 93, formerly of Portland, Maine and Simsbury, Conn., passed away Feb. 25, 2023 at Piper Shores …
Obituary: John F. “Dugan” Shipway
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – John F. “Dugan” Shipway passed away peacefully in Fernandina Beach, Fla. on Feb. 18, 2023, at the …
Obituary: Margaret Pelletier Peirce
SCARBOROUGH/ORONO – Margaret Pelletier Peirce, 84, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Gorham after a short illness. She was born March …