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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Sande’s Picks: Smorgasbord of local cooking classes on the menu
After several weeks traveling in December, I am delighted to be writing “Sande’s Picks” again. Winter is also a wonderful time to learn and sample new cuisines and perfect old favorites. Merrymeeting Adult Education offers 15 one-night sessions at various local schools on a broad range of techniques and food styles. All require registration (merrymeeting.org […]
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Greater Portland People & Business: Jan. 8
Governor’s Award for Business Excellence recipients announced Gov. Janet Mills recognized four Maine businesses as recipients of the Governor’s Award for Business Excellence (GABE) at the Blaine House in Augusta on Dec. 18. Two of the four are local to southern Maine. Rwanda Bean, located in South Portland, won the Welcome Home Award, which recognizes […]
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Superintendent’s Notebook: A beautiful day in our neighborhood
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” -Fred Rogers I ended 2019 and rang in 2020 watching “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the movie about Fred Rogers, who was an advocate for children throughout his life. Reflecting on the messages spread by Mr. Rogers […]
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Northern People & Business: Jan. 9
Governor rings in the new year with First Day HikeGov. Janet Mills, Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Amanda Beal and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso rang in the New Year by hiking Bradbury Mountain in Pownal as part of the nationwide “First Day Hike” initiative. First Day Hike is an annual event conducted […]
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Arts Calendar: Jan. 8-18
Greater Portland Auditions “Fun Home,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical, based on Alison Bechdel’s bestseller. Exhibits/Galleries “Appearances,” 100 works by photographers Jack Montgomery and Ralph Gibson, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland. On view to […]
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
Here’s Something: Loss of Cole Farms also our loss
The new year isn’t going so well. Internationally, Iran is causing waves of worry and fear. Domestically, impeachment looms and stocks teeter as investors contemplate current events. And, here in southern Maine, Cole Farms Restaurant in Gray is closing. What? Why? I understand Trump’s targeting of a man who has caused so much bloodshed in […]
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
The Universal Notebook: Maine horror stories
Lately, the local news has been filled with horror stories – a child beaten to death by her parents, a boyfriend shot dead by his girlfriend’s brother, a random murder by a young man gone berserk, a young woman disappearing without a trace. None of these tragedies are things I would have been apt to […]
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
Mainewhile: Campaign finance reform could offset greed
Here we are at the start of a new year. A new decade, no less. Fresh beginnings, endless possibilities. Hello, 2020! I am determined to embrace the moment. In addition to my own personal reflections, I’ve been thinking about changes, fundamental changes, needed on the national level. In particular, I have been thinking about just […]
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Cooking at the Cove: A Sunday dinner for January
I don’t eat red meat often anymore, but this hearty dish made with inexpensive chuck steak, mushrooms and a flavorful sauce, topped with cheesy biscuits speaks to my Irish soul. It’s a wonderful meal for a Sunday when, hopefully, you have time to relax, read by the fire and can enjoy the divine aroma of […]
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2020
Over Easy: The history of shopping, part I
It all began, as these things do, with the mother. My mother, who, one summer day, actually gave in to my request to go by myself to the department store downtown and buy myself a shirt to wear to school. Eighth grade loomed on the horizon, and I was at the stage of a boy’s […]
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