PORTLAND — Police departments and other organizations around southern Maine are participating in Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Drugs collected will be incinerated, according to the Maine Sheriff’s Association, which said the event helps protect Maine’s environment by offering an alternative to flushing outdated or unneeded prescription drugs […]
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USM offers electronics recycling on Saturday
PORTLAND — The third annual Community Electronic Waste Recycling Day is coming to the University of Southern Maine Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Owners of old, unused or unwanted electronics are invited to drop them off for free at the Woodbury Campus Center parking lot, 45 Bedford St. Acceptable items include TVs, computer […]
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Community Calendar: April 22 to May 5
Greater Portland Benefits Earth Week Bike Maintenance Clinic, to support Camp Ketcha and Portland Gear Hub, Wednesday to Friday, April 22-24, 2-6 p.m., donations accepted, Whole Foods Market, 2 Somerset St., Portland. Falmouth Foreside 5K Run/Walk, accepting advance registration for May 9 race to support Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, $25, habitatportlandme.org. Bulletin Board Saturday 4/25 […]
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People and Business
New Hires, Promotions and Appointments Mary Jean Mork, of Cape Elizabeth, has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of integrated programming at Maine Behavioral Healthcare. The new positions expands her previous role as director for behavioral health integration for the network of 30 treatment centers, part of MaineHealth. Mork has nearly […]
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Arts Calendar: April 22 to May 5
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 4/22 “Closer All the Time,” Brown Bag Lecture with author Jim Nichols, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700. Tuesday 4/28 Two Poet Laureates: Marcia Brown & Natalie Murray, readings, 6:30 p.m., free, Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland, 829-2215. Thursday 4/30 “Age of Exploration,” readings by local […]
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Dishin' That: Kids eat free, adults pay the price
Last week’s column was a bit of a dissertation on why some children behave poorly in restaurants, and who, if anyone, is really to blame. One reader called it a “cultural reflection, also mirrored in other areas of American life, but not overseas.” Another sang to the choir and said the “hands-on coping tactics of […]
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Out & About: Judy Collins, Wailin' Jennys
Two top national acts are booked into Portland over the next few days. Best known is Judy Collins, a singer who’s been connecting with audiences since the early 1960s. She’ll be the featured guest when the Portland Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 2014-2015 “Pops!” season with performances this Saturday and Sunday. The Wailin’ Jennys comprise […]
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Capitol Notebook: No more help for immigrants? No more 'phantom ballots'?
Lewiston Mayor Robert McDonald surprised some observers at a legislative hearing last week with a comment he made about Somali residents in his city. The combative mayor has in the past been critical of the influx of Somali refugees who have settled in Lewiston. But at the hearing, the mayor acknowledged the high achievement of […]
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The Universal Notebook: Welcome to the United Suckers of America
Bless the Maine People’s Alliance and Maine AFL-CIO for seeking a referendum vote on raising the minimum wage. If you work for a living and you oppose an increase in the minimum wage, you are being suckered by the rich and the right. That makes you one of the causes of poverty in America. The […]
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Abby's Road: Hoping to be 'grounded in gratitude'
I can’t stand whining. The substance of it, and the sound of it, are like nails on a chalkboard. Sometimes it feels as though I am stuck in a classroom surrounded by itchy fiends in need of a manicure. My children do not lead overly luxurious lives. They can, however, walk into a kitchen stocked […]