HARPSWELL — After being described as Maine’s epicenter of neoplasia, a disease that kills soft-shell clams, the town wants to find out if it still deserves the distinction. The finding came after clams from 32 of Harpswell’s 54 coves were tested for the disease between 2011-2012. Now, the town wants to test those coves again to […]
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Body found in Brunswick identified as West Bath man
BRUNSWICK — Police on Wednesday said the body of 51-year-old David Dolan of West Bath was recovered Tuesday morning in the New Meadows River. Dolan’s body was found about 100 yards upriver from the Sawyer Park boat ramp, Brunswick Police Cmdr. Marc Hagan said. He said the death did not seem suspicious. Dolan’s body was […]
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Bath library hosts college application workshop, teen writing contest
BATH — Saturday, Aug. 1, is an important date for teenage patrons of the Patten Free Library. Registration will open that day for the 33 Summer St. institution’s workshop on the Common Application for college It’s also the day the library will begin accepting submissions for its annual teen writing contest. The application workshop will […]
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Topsham Fair returns for 161st installment
TOPSHAM — The 161st Topsham Fair opens Tuesday, Aug. 4. Admission for the event, which opens at 8 a.m. daily and runs through Sunday, Aug. 9, is $10 every day but Friday and Saturday, when the fee is $12. Rides are included in the cost, and children under 3 feet tall get in for free […]
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Arts Calendar: July 29 to Aug. 11
Greater Portland Books/Authors Friday 7/31 “Blessed With a Brain Tumor,” discussion with local author Will Pyre, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com. Film “The Cider House Rules,” Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2, 2 p.m., $8, students $6, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148, pmamovies.org. Friday 7/31 “Nobody’s […]
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Out & About: Get a ticket to 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'
Musical theater is one of my passions in life, and seldom has this passion been more perfectly satisfied than with Ogunquit Playhouse’s current offering. “Nice Work If You Can Get It” is belly-busting funny and the music is brilliantly melodic and witty. Two of Maine’s top classical music festivals are in the waning days of […]
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Intentionally Unreasonable: Semi-happy birthday to me
Today is my birthday and I’m only feeling semi-happy. Despite more than a few cards, and cakes of various sizes and flavors from family, friends and well-wishers, I’m just not that connected to the event of my birth from more than half a century ago. I was born in a year when the rotary phone […]
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State grants benefit several coastal projects
PORTLAND — Communities have been awarded almost $70,000 for marine-related projects by the Maine Coastal Program. Melissa Anson, a spokeswoman for the program, which is administered by the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, announced the grants in a press release July 23. Included in the Shore and Harbor Planning Grants are: • $10,000 for design and […]
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Short Relief: In LePage v. the Legislature, don't count the governor out
There is some merit to the governor’s positions on whether asylum seekers should get General Assistance and whether he vetoed the Legislature’s bill authorizing it. The problem is the governor doesn’t explain his positions well, the media isn’t inclined to help him, and any merit to his positions is swamped by bitter acrimony. The debate […]
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Dishin' That: Feeding the young and the restless
Sidetracked by the hoopla at Marcy’s Diner, this overdue list of where a 7-year-old From Away might like to dine is reader-driven. The suggestions also allow me to respond to a question (see below) that’s stuck in my craw. 1 — “Smitty’s Cinema in Windham,” said Loraine T. of Casco. “We get a lot of family […]