2023 – Page 3189 – The Portland Press Herald

The Wrap: New Wharf Street bar on track to open by March

by Tim Cebula January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

Also, Night Moves Bakery relocates to South Portland, a Vermont wine shop to open a Portland location, and a new coffee shop launches in the Public House Market.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Remote work is not a solution for all individuals with disabilities

by Stephen Murphy Special to the Press Herald January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

It’s high time we tackle the prejudice that causes disproportionate hardship and possible job loss for people with disabilities who are performing those jobs satisfactorily.

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

Community Calendar: Jan. 6-13

January 4, 2023December 30, 2022

Books/Authors Tuesday 1/10 Book discussion: The World for Sale by Javier Bias and Jack Farchy: 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org Wednesday 1/11 Author Talk with Morgan Talty: author of “Night of the Living Rez, 5 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport. freeportlibrary.com Thursday 1/12 From Jerusalem to Delhi, […]

Health, Maine

From Mozambique to Portland: City’s new public health director brings global perspective

by Rachel Ohm January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

Dr. Alfredo Vergara, who opened the U.S. CDC’s first office in Mozambique and until recently served as the agency’s country director there, arrived in Portland in August.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Doubling down on fossil fuels hurts everyone everywhere

January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

Re: “Utility’s doubling down on fossil fuels questioned after rolling blackouts” (Dec. 31): The Associated Press story you published on the Tennessee Valley Authority illustrates an extremely important, but woefully underutilized concept: We are all stakeholders in the policies of big organizations. The TVA plans to spend billions on new gas plants and pipelines. Those […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: In Maine, good neighbors can come to terms after dog strays from path

January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

Yesterday, my German Shepherd Buster and I were walking in one of our precious open spaces. He was attracted by something, went off the trail and got his paw caught in a spring trap. Let me say this first and foremost – Buster wandered off the public land 10 feet onto private land. Being his […]