SOUTH PORTLAND – A group of Maine and out-of-state investors are behind the plan to lease the city-owned National Guard Armory building and transform it into a sound stage and production studio, according to Cape Elizabeth resident Eric Matheson. Matheson, a film technician and owner of Native Sons Productions, said this week that his lawyers […]
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'Hang up, log off, and be present'
Cape Elizabeth students urged to fully embrace life. CAPE ELIZABETH – The welcome address by Cape Elizabeth High School Principal Jeffrey Shedd was interrupted briefly at Sunday’s graduation as a plane flew over the heads of the hundreds of family members, friends, teachers, administrators and students gathered at Fort Williams. “It’s too bad that didn’t […]
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'Don't fear adversity'
Emotional commencement as Scarborough High graduates remember lost classmate. SCARBOROUGH – When Kevin Grondin’s name was called at Scarborough High School’s graduation ceremony Sunday night, it was a joyful moment during a poignant night. Audience members erupted into a long applause, standing and clapping while Grondin, injured in two recent auto accidents, walked with Principal […]
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EDITORIAL – Advice for grads
Watching silently from the sidelines this time of year as speaker upon speaker doles out advice to newly minted graduates can be a difficult task for journalists, as prone as we are to believing we know more than most. But as we are usually passed over for time at the podium by honored members of […]
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Quinn's Corner– By the numbers
Here’s another collection of random facts for cocktail party and family reunion chatter: Another war “surge”: Over 2,200 veterans under 65 died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance. Relative importance: There are four times as many marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles as there are Starbucks. On the job benefits: There is 1 chance in […]
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Cosmetics market getting a makeover
The cosmetics retailer Sephora will make its Maine debut when it holds its grand opening at the Maine Mall a week from today. The store is in the Macy’s wing. San Francisco-based Sephora has more than 265 locations in North America, the closest at the Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H. Jennifer Rice, the […]
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U.S. energy chief to visit Maine
Steven Chu will tour the University of Maine’s deepwater offshore wind power center.
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Local Election Roundup: Where machines fall short, clerks have tally well in hand
Write-in ballots and local issues prove a primary point: You can’t always count on automation.
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Town meeting set on climate change
The event, which is free and open to the public, is being coordinated by Operation Free, a coalition of veterans and national security organizations working to secure sources of clean energy.
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Q&A with Bob Crowley – A yurt in the woods
South Portland’s Bob Crowley – who shot to fame when he won the TV show, “Survivor” – has come to symbolize the ingenuity, honesty and character of Mainers. So it’s no surprise that Crowley’s summer project is to build a Maine camp, but not just any ordinary log cabin or bunk house. Ever the resourceful […]