2023 – Page 1049 – The Portland Press Herald

Our View: To invest in immigrant pupils is to invest in the future

by The Editorial Board August 30, 2023August 29, 2023

A big effort by Maine schools to accommodate English language learners will have a big return for their communities.

Letter to the editor: Mug shot for sale? Let’s all just say ‘no’

August 30, 2023August 29, 2023

Many thanks to The humble Farmer (columnist Robert Skoglund) for his Aug. 26 cautionary advice on how to identify a criminal. I would humbly suggest that we take note of a relatively new behavior: Avoid at all costs anyone offering to sell you their most recent mug shot. It can only end badly! Janet Tockman […]

Business, Food

The Wrap: Papi co-founder named among country’s best new bartenders; The Good Table sale close

by Tim Cebula August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

Also, pizza critic Dave Portnoy tries some Portland slices, the Maine Cheese Festival and Latino Food Festival are set for September, and an all-star roster of Maine’s women chefs collaborates for a MOFGA benefit dinner.

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Southern Maine Agency on Aging announces class schedule

August 30, 2023August 28, 2023

Autumn offerings focus on ‘physical wellness and self-confidence.’

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

A Window on the Past – Atwood Lead Company in Ligonia

by Kathryn Onos DiPhilippo August 30, 2023August 25, 2023

(The following column originally appeared in the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry on Feb. 28, 2020.) This week, we take a look at the Atwood Lead Co., that was founded by William Atwood. Near the end of the Civil War, Atwood talked with the town of Cape Elizabeth about a desire to build a factory […]

Coastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster

Community Calendar: Sept. 1-8

August 30, 2023August 28, 2023

Books/Authors Friday 9/1 & Saturday 9/2 New England Art Book Fair: 5-9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. space538.org Saturday 9/2 Irene Drago book signing: “Lavinia Wren and the Sailmakers,” 1 p.m., Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, 49 Exchange St., Portland. shermans.com Nick Fuller Googins book signing: […]

Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster

School Notebook: Aug. 30

August 30, 2023August 28, 2023

Portland school official earns Maine Black Excellence Award Julia Hazel, Portland Public Schools’ director of BIPOC career pathways and leadership development, has received the Compass Career Award as part of the Maine Black Excellence Awards, presented by The Third Place. The Compass Career Award recognizes individuals who accomplish a standout achievement in their workplace or […]