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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Booming business
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Maine Maple Sunday Weekend set for March 25-26
Sugarhouses across the state will open their doors and welcome visitors March 25-26 for the 40th Maine Maple Sunday Weekend. The event, sponsored by the Maine Maple Producers Association, will include maple-tasting, rides, games, sugarbush tours, music, sweet treats and more. “Maple Sunday is our favorite weekend of the year,” said Lyle Merrifield, president of […]
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Hi-rise heart
The Valentine Phantom’s annual handiwork shows up in Portland Tuesday.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Through My Lens: Welcome Corps welcome news for refugee resettlement
I wrote recently about the declining population and labor shortage in Maine’s towns. In recent years, Maine has not seen a significant influx of refugees through traditional resettlement methods due to the Muslim ban and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden’s promise to resettle 125,000 refugees in the United States in fiscal […]
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Jobs Corps offers info sessions on free training
Job Corps is currently enrolling those aged 16 to 24 who are interested in free career training, including automotive, welding, healthcare, electrical and culinary arts. An information session is scheduled for 4-5 p.m. March 7 at Portland Public Library and for 5-6 p.m. March 21 at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Virtual sessions will be […]
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Free program lab for those interested in starting child care business
Brunswick-based Coastal Enterprises Inc. is accepting applications for its free 2023 Child Care Business Lab designed to help entrepreneurs start a child care business. The six-month program, starting in March, will include the Family Child Care Group, for those interested in opening a home-based child care business, and the Facility Child Care Group, to open […]
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Through My Lens: ESL classes should include lessons in sarcasm
Even though I am slowly improving, I often have trouble understanding sarcasm, both in face-to-face conversations and in emailing in the English language. In a 1971 study, Albert Mehrabian found that when people are trying to communicate feelings or attitudes, the message conveyed by words is only 7% of the total message, while the tone […]
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Forum: Farewell to the Topsham Dome. The grand dame served us well.
They say as you get older, you start to lose friends, you lose routines, you lose voices. Last week, I lost a dear friend and her voice. The Topsham Dome collapsed last Thursday night, sometime in the dark January wintry snow/rain. Global warming and new winters of ice age cold were unkind to her and […]
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Winter Guide: Outdoor skating rinks ready when weather is
Maine’s time-honored tradition of ice skating melted down with moderating temperatures and rain after Christmas, but those in charge of some of the outdoor rinks are patiently toughing it out until temperatures plummet. “We just need some cold weather,” said Neal Reynolds, outdoor operations supervisor of the free rink at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. […]
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Don Roy Trio to take stage in Freeport
The Don Roy Trio, joined by The Arnott Siblings, will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Meetinghouse Arts in Freeport. The award-winning trio features Don Roy on fiddle, Cindy Roy on piano and Jay Young on bass. In addition to being a popular band on the Maine contra dance scene, the ensemble has […]
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