BRUNSWICK — The momentum created by Portland’s fee on single-use shopping bags and its ban on polystyrene foam food packaging has swept up the coast, with similar measures proposed Tuesday for Brunswick and Topsham. Members and supporters of the citizen’s group Bring Your Own Bag – Midcoast held a press conference on the Brunswick mall to […]
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Bath museum celebrates autumn with cruises, tours
BATH — Maine Maritime Museum marks autumn this month with three new programs. “Haunted Lighthouse Cruises” will be held 2-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, and Friday, Oct. 23. Tickets, which include museum admission, are $45 for members, $50 for non-members, $25 for those younger than 17, and $4 for children younger than 6. Sally Lobkowicz […]
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Bath lauds citizens who give back, get involved
BATH — Nice guys finished first at Citizen Involvement Day on Oct. 10. The 17th annual celebration, part of Bath’s Autumnfest event, honors the service and dedication of various community members. It was founded by Al Smith, the city’s former community development director. Citizen of the Year Brian Hatch was recognized for his work in […]
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Bath voters to weigh borrowing $9.8M for sewer improvements
BATH – A $9.8 million wastewater improvement bond goes before city voters Nov. 3. If approved, the bond would fund infrastructure upgrades and improvements at Bath’s wastewater treatment plant and some pump stations, as well as infrastructure under some roads, according to city officials. The City Council last month unanimously placed the item on the […]
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Dishin' That: Don't underestimate a restaurant relationship
At first glance, I thought the following letter was either a prank from one of my friends in the industry, or recovered from a “Downton Abbey”-era time capsule. My initial reaction was to send a reply thanking this woman for writing and, for once, mind my own business. However, this isn’t my first time around […]
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Arts Calendar: Oct. 14-27
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 10/21 An Evening with Richard Blanco, poet and storyteller, 6:30 pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 580 Forest Ave., Portland, 828-1090. Free. Film Saturday 10/17 Movie Night: Creepy double feature: “Mothra” and “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” 7:30 p.m., $10, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, www.mayostreetarts.org. After School Movie, “When Marnie […]
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Cumberland County gets DOJ grant
PORTLAND — Cumberland County has received a nearly $440,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to aid responders to sexual assault and domestic violence incidents. The grant goes to the county’s Violence Intervention Partnership, and will help enhance partnerships between criminal justice agencies, victim service providers, and community organizations that respond to crimes. VIP […]
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The Art Forecast: A conversation about the known, the unknown at 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial
“You Can’t Get There from Here: The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial” is a rather corny title for a very provocative exhibition (Oct. 8 to Jan. 3, 2016), the title of which is meant to invoke, in the words of guest curator Alison Ferris, “the many ways that these artists have embraced the unknown.” […]
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Out & About: National tour of ‘42nd Street’ is top ticket
There’s a lot of intriguing music and one superb Broadway musical slated for southern Maine over the next week and half. Top choice is the national tour of “42nd Street,” which is one of the ultimate shows about showbiz. It’s a 1980 Broadway version of the celebrated 1933 Hollywood film that’s fondly remembered for its […]
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The Universal Notebook: Refugees are our responsibility
The hopeless mess the United States is making in the Middle East was tragically emphasized on Oct. 3 when U.S. war planes mistakenly bombed a hospital in Afghanistan for an hour, reducing the Doctors Without Borders hospital to rubble and killing 22 people. A less incendiary, but equally dramatic sign of the turmoil the U.S. […]