Although a man about town, the big, unkempt guy had a homeless-base close to the dumpster behind Portland’s Asylum on Center Street. Lucid enough to say hello and have brief, but cordial conversations, he usually chose not to. For years, regardless of the time of day, I saw him there three or four times a […]
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Art Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 12
Greater Portland Exhibits “Local Color: Pieces of Maine,” paintings by Dawn Maron, Mike Maron and Suzanne Woodward, Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 US Rt 1, Suite 100, Falmouth, artists’ reception 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dec. 4 to April 29. “East Meets Weston” photography by Bruce Barlow, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., through December, freeportlibrary.com, 865-3307. Film “Peggy Guggenheim […]
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Intentionally Unreasonable: Guns, words, and Edgar Allen Beem
On my first day as a newspaper columnist, I was given a piece of advice from a wise editor friend of mine: Never read the anonymous comments that follow most online columns because they’re most often written by trolls, sad people, folks with their own agenda, folks who are sad trolls, and an entire universe […]
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People and Business: Nov. 25
Recognition Eileen Skinner, president and CEO of Mercy Health System of Maine, will be honored at the 19th Annual Women of Distinction Gala Dec. 3 at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks in South Portland. The Gala is an annual event sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Maine to celebrate women whose high level of […]
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The Universal Notebook: Peace for Paris and beyond
A friend at church gave me a Peace for Paris pin last week. The simple image of the Eiffel Tower as a peace symbol expresses solidarity with the suffering in France in the wake of terrorist attacks and hope for peace in the world. I wear the little black and white pin on my jacket, […]
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Community Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 12
Greater Portland Benefits Community Cares fundraiser, Portland Pie, 400 Expedition Dr., Scarborough. Ten percent of check with required voucher benefits Scarborough High School Track and XC Boosters, Dec. 7-13, 510-6999. Thursday 11/26 Moonlight Madness Run/Walk, 11:45 p.m., Olympia Sports, Main Street, Freeport, benefits Fuel Assistance Fund, Freeport Community Services. Register 10:30-11:30 p.m. or online runinarace.com/MoonlightMadness/registration.html. […]
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Franklin W. Carney, 91: Enjoyed sailing, travel, golf
BRUNSWICK— Franklin William Carney, 91, died Nov. 16 at his winter home in Brunswick. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts Feb. 27, 1924, the eldest of three sons of Richard and Gretchen (Horstmeyer) Carney. Carney grew up in Melrose, Massachusetts and graduated from Melrose High School in 1941 and Kimball Union Academy in 1942. Carney […]
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Board expected to OK Topsham high school reconstruction
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District directors were scheduled to vote Thursday, Nov. 19, on whether to rebuild Mt. Ararat High School in a new location, or renovate the existing building. District residents appear to be leaning toward building a new school on the existing campus, based on feedback at recent community forums and a vote […]
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Woman dies after being shot during Bath parking-lot gun sale
BATH — A Thomaston woman died overnight Wednesday after being shot in the head Monday afternoon in a supermarket parking lot. Chelsea Jones, 22, was shot by her fiance, Dylan Grubbs, 23, also of Thomaston, while she sat in the front passenger seat of an SUV, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland reported […]
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Brunswick schools accept solar, hunger initiatives
BRUNSWICK — The School Board on Wednesday approved two new contributions to the Brunswick School Department, although one more reluctantly than the other. The board voted 5-2 to accept a donation and free installation of a 10-panel solar electric system valued at $10,000 from ReVision Energy of Portland. It also voted unanimously to authorize a new […]