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Arts Calendar: Jan. 19-26

Comedy Friday 1/19 Sue Costello: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 1/20 Maine Made Local Showcase: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Wednesday 1/24 Tim Murray: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Exhibits/Galleries Through 1/28 “Miraculous […]

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Community Calendar: Jan. 19-26

Books/Authors Saturday 1/20 Patricia O’Donnell author talk: “A Symmetry of Husbands,” 1 p.m., Portland Public Library, Peaks Island branch. portlandlibrary.com Thursday 1/25 “Discuss Three Works by Ursula K. Le Guin”: 6:30 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. Registration required. backcovebooks.com Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday, Congress Square Park, […]

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People and Business: Jan. 17

Hires, promotions, appointments Jonathan Dunitz, an attorney at Verrill in Portland, was elected president of the Maine State Bar Association. He has been vice president of the association and is a member of the association’s Access to Justice Tax Credit Committee. Stacey Young was hired by Maine Savings Federal Credit Union as senior vice president […]

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Coastal Journal Meetings: Jan. 19-26

Bath Mon.  1/22  5 p.m.  Solid Waste Advisory  City Hall Tue.  1/23  5 p.m.  Economic Development  City Hall Wed.  1/24  4 p.m.  Transportation Committee  City Hall Brunswick Fri.  1/19  6:30 p.m.  Marine Resources  Zoom, Town Hall Tue.  1/23  3 p.m.  Davis Fund Committee  Town Hall Tue.  1/23  4 p.m.  Sustainability Committee  Zoom, Town Hall Tue.  […]

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Letter: SAD 75 transgender policy doesn’t help our students

With the adoption of their new transgender policy ACAAA, SAD 75 has willingly entered a dangerous realm. The policy claims to provide a safe learning environment for the transgender student population. However, it fails to acknowledge the blatant disregard for the welfare, safety and comfort of the remaining student body and staff, while simultaneously curtailing […]

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Letter: Here’s what’s in the 84 pages: 23,000 Palestinians murdered

On Jan. 11, South Africa presented its 84-page charge of genocide – perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians of Gaza – to the United Nations’ International Court of Justice. I don’t need that much paper: 23,000 Palestinians have been murdered. 10,000 of these have been children. Scott Hammond Portland