Comedy Saturday 1/27 The Doppelbloopers: 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. $18 advance, $22 at door. chocolatechurcharts.org Sunday 1/28 Lucas Zelnick: 8 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $30. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Thursday 2/1 “From Away”: 7 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. facebook.com/mainehouseofcomedy Friday 2/2 […]
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Community Calendar: Jan. 26-Feb. 2
Books/Authors Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday, Congress Square Park, or Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland, in bad weather. Informal book discussions for adults and seniors. Hosted by Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com Books a la Carte: 2 p.m., third Tuesday, book and author discussions, no assigned reading. People Plus, 35 Union […]
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School Notebook: Jan. 24
Deadline is March 29 for Upcycle Challenge Students in first through 12th grade can participate in ecomaine’s annual Upcycle Challenge for the chance to win a $250 award. Two winners will be selected from groups split by grade – 1-6 and 7-12. Participants are asked to “transform discarded items into fresh, functional designs,” the organization […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Jan. 26-Feb. 2
Brunswick Mon. 1/29 3 p.m. NIMS Training Central Fire Station Mon. 1/29 6:30 p.m. Town Council Workshop Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 1/30 2 p.m. Mare Brook Steering Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/31 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/31 4 p.m. Town Manager Recruitment Zoom, Town Hall Harpswell Tue. 1/30 5 p.m. […]
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Letter: Urge Costco to cut ties with Citibank
In addition to electrifying as much of our energy consumption as possible, Mainers need to move quickly to sustainable financial practices – two of the most impactful actions we can take toward climate action. Costco’s credit card partnership with Citibank has significant environmental consequences. Citibank has invested a staggering $332 billion in new fossil fuel […]
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Letter: Bellows engaging in election interference
Dawn Roberts, in her Jan. 7 letter, “Decision about Trump on ballot raising wrong questions,” suggests that “it would be difficult to establish with confidence whether Trump was qualified to appear on the primary ballot.” Bellows thought not. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows stated, “I have little trouble concluding that the events of Jan. 6, […]
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People and Business: Jan. 24
Hires, promotions, appointments John Bentley was promoted to senior vice president, chief information officer at Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution. He joined the bank as an information security officer in 2022. SBSI also hired Stephanie Paquet as senior vice president, director of risk management. Paquet has 20 years of experience in community banking. Christine Cram […]
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Brunswick resident honored with special legislative sentiment
Longtime Brunswick resident Claude Bonang was warmly welcomed to the Maine state Senate Chamber Tuesday morning and presented with a special legislative sentiment by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry, District 24. A legislative sentiment acknowledges and recognizes academic, athletic, civic, professional or service-related accomplishments. Bonang is an author, musician and retired teacher who taught […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Veggie egg scramble and waffles get your day going
I’ve been on a bit of a health kick lately and have done well with sticking to it. So far. I hope you’ll continue to follow along with me as I provide some nutritious, budget-friendly ideas and recipes. For those who like a treat sometimes, we’ll have those, too. Even though I want to be […]
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Historian shines light on Bath’s ‘fierce’ Alice May Douglas
Ellen Endter will discuss her research of the life of the anti-war advocate, poet and journalist Saturday at the Patten Free Library.