SOUTH PORTLAND – In 2011, when community organizer and Willard Square resident Wynne Wirth imagined the first WillardFest in an effort to celebrate the neighborhood, she referred to it as the “First Annual WillardFest” from day one. Now in its third consecutive year, Willard Fest 2013 will take over Willard Square in South Portland on […]
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WillardFest in South Portland this weekend
SOUTH PORTLAND – In 2011, when community organizer and Willard Square resident Wynne Wirth imagined the first WillardFest in an effort to celebrate the neighborhood, she referred to it as the “First Annual WillardFest” from day one. Now in its third consecutive year, Willard Fest 2013 will take over Willard Square in South Portland on […]
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South Portland officials call Color Run a success, ready for more
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland officials say Sunday’s “Color Run,” which brought 5,000 runners to the city’s east end in a fundraiser for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, was such a hit, they’re ready planning to repeat the event next year. “I was there for several hours and all I saw was smiling faces and […]
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'Tar sands' ordinance set for hearings in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – While recent events, including a very public show of support from Mayor Tom Blake, have given the grassroots group Concerned Citizens of South Portland cause to celebrate, acceptance of its petition for a Waterfront Protection Ordinance by the City Council July 1 presented opponents an opportunity to throw a few barbs. The […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Paul is dead
Join me on a tour through the graveyard of expired controversies. Here lie the once-contentious, now almost forgotten issues of the past. That moss-covered headstone commemorates the great debate over mandatory seat belts, finally put to rest in 1995, when, after nearly two decades of squabbling, a referendum requiring their use was approved. Those fresh […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – In the know about Maine
As a radio talk show host, it’s assumed by many, of course, that I know everything. It’s not surprising that people think this when you consider how many talk show hosts promote themselves as ‘”know-it-alls.” I’m not saying I’m a know-it-all. I’m just saying that people think I know a lot and these people frequently […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – In the know about Maine
As a radio talk show host, it’s assumed by many, of course, that I know everything. It’s not surprising that people think this when you consider how many talk show hosts promote themselves as ‘”know-it-alls.” I’m not saying I’m a know-it-all. I’m just saying that people think I know a lot and these people frequently […]
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Some costly entertainment
Just 30 minutes from North Windham, positioned unassumingly in a field across the road from a small farm, sits Maine’s newest house of gaming. The distinctive sign strategically placed beside Route 26 welcomes visitors and likely contributors to the Oxford Casino. Unlike the bright lights, towering buildings and flashing signs of Las Vegas, the comparatively […]
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'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]
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'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]