Household hazardous waste collection will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Brunswick Public Works, 9 Industry Road. Residents must pre-register through the town website, brunswickme.org, and proof of residency will be required. Public Works asks residents to leave items in their original containers, tighten caps and secure lids, identify […]
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People and Business: April 26
Hires, promotions, appointments Andrew Lardie was appointed interim executive director at Brunswick-based Tedford Housing, a nonprofit that provides shelter, programs and services for unhoused people in the Midcoast. Lindsay Dale has joined Maine Medical Partners Women’s Health, in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Catherine Monigan joined Maine Medical Partners Neurology in Scarborough and Lily Wang […]
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Arts Calendar: April 28-May 5
Comedy Friday 4/28 Balderdash Academy Improv Live: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15. stlawrencearts.org Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Painting Tuesday 5/2 & 5/30 Intro to Plein Air Painting two-day workshop: Register by May 1. 8 a.m. to […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: April 28-May 5
Bath Mon. 5/1 1 p.m. Development Corporation City Hall Wed. 5/3 10 a.m. Housing Subcommittee City Hall Wed. 5/3 6 p.m. City Council City Hall Fri. 5/5 11 a.m. Climate Action Commission City Hall Brunswick Mon. 5/1 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Council Chambers Wed. 5/3 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. […]
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Community Calendar: April 28-May 5
Books/Authors Friday 4/28 Earth Month poetry reading: Three Maine poets, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com Saturday 4/29 Jeri Theirault and student poets: 2 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland. southportlandlibrary.com “Author to Author Evening”: Midcoast Literacy fundraiser: 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. $30. midcoastliteracy.org […]
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Letter: CMP serves its parent company in Spain, not Maine
I remember Jim. You know the one. “No line is safe to touch … evah.” He was someone I respected because he was concerned for the people of Maine. Seeing Jim plug for CMP now is not as endearing. Iberdrola, from Spain, is greedily gobbling up our energy companies all over the U.S. and sadly […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Spice it up for springtime
I remember the first time and place I ate sweet potato fries – it was the spring of 1999 at Periwinkle’s in Essex, Massachusetts. My daughter, a junior at a nearby college, took me there for lunch just to introduce me to the fries dipped in maple syrup. Those fries and the pulled pork sandwich […]
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Community Calendar: April 21-28
Books/Authors Saturday 4/22 Bex Mui author talk: Author of “House of Our Queer,” 7 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Suite 1, Portland. woodfordscorner.org Tuesday 4/25 “John Jenkins” release party: “John Jenkins: Mayor of Maine” by Chuck Radis, 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com Wednesday 4/26 Grady Hendrix book signing: […]
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People and Business: April 19
Hires, promotions, appointments Scott Morneau, senior survey technician at Sebago Technics in South Portland, has added survey field systems coordinator to his role. Caitlyn Abbott was promoted to director of project delivery. Anthony McDonald joined the Portland Housing Authority as its new director of information technology. Rhianon Liu joined Maine Medical Center in the palliative […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: April 21-28
Bath Mon. 4/24 5 p.m. Budget Workshop City Hall Tue. 4/25 5 p.m. Budget Workshop City Hall Wed. 4/26 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Wed. 4/26 5 p.m. Budget Workshop City Hall Brunswick Mon. 4/24 6 p.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Tue. 4/25 4:30 p.m. Recycling/Sustainability Committee Zoom, Council Chambers Tue. 4/25 6 […]