Comedy Friday 4/7 Comedy night: 8 p.m., Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859, 687 Forest Ave., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. facebook.com/vfwportlandmaine Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Exhibits/Galleries Friday 4/7 “Camofleur” by Seth Bosworth: 5-8 p.m., 33 By Hand, 142 […]
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Community Calendar: April 7-14
Books/Authors Wednesday 4/12 “Pretty Good House” book talk: 5:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport. freeportlibrary.com Thursday 4/13 Ilyon Woo author talk: Author of “Master Slave Husband Wife,” 6:15 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. portlandlibrary.com Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday in Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress Street, […]
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Letter: Use green tech to build new SAD 51 school
Going green provides SAD 51 many building options for new schools. An elementary school similar to what the district seeks to build existed at the current North Yarmouth Community Center for 30 years. This center has become a financial burden for the town and was considered as a site for a new school but rejected […]
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Letter: Ban foreign government funds from referendum campaigns
Did you know that foreign governments and entities can legally interfere in our election process? How? They are allowed to spend massive sums of money to promote ballot issues and referenda. Like most Mainers, prior to 2022, you would have assumed that this would violate election laws. That is the response I received last year […]
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Letter: CMP gives us no reason to trust them
I saw on the television news that CMP’s parent company, Avangrid, is under investigation yet again. This time in New York, where the Department of Public Service is investigating billing problems, meter reading and numerous complaints from ratepayers about poor customer service. There have been over 5,700 complaints. One woman even got a bill for […]
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Letter: Bill vital to protect wildlife habitats in Maine
Humans have impacted the world to a degree where we have defined a geologic era, the Anthropocene. A hallmark of the Anthropocene is the current sixth mass extinction. This extinction is driven by habitat loss, habitat degradation and encroachment, climate change and ecological system failures. The resulting decline in biodiversity drives further ecosystem collapses and […]
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Arts Calendar: March 31-April 7
Comedy Saturday 4/1 Empire Comedy Lives: 8 p.m., Empire, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. empireliveme.com Monday 4/3 Co-Conspirators: 6 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. $12. 21-plus. portcityblue.com Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesdays, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Exhibits/Galleries Through 3/31 “Bodies of Work”: 4-8 p.m. Friday […]
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School Notebook: March 29
Yarmouth High School senior wins Principal’s Award Joshua Leinwand, a senior at Yarmouth High School, is the recipient of a 2023 Principal’s Award from the Maine Principals’ Association, given in recognition of high school seniors’ academic achievement and citizenship. He will also receive a $1,000 scholarship and attend an honors luncheon with other recipients Saturday, […]
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Community Calendar: March 31-April 7
Books/Authors Wednesday 4/5 Gary Hoyle author talk: “Mystery Tusk, Searching for Elephants in the Maine Woods,” 6 p.m., virtual via Zoom, hosted by the Scarborough Public Library. scarboroughlibrary.org Thursday 4/6 Poetry reading by local authors: 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday […]
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People and Business: March 29
Hires, promotions, appointments Brandon Boey of Falmouth was promoted to senior vice president, general counsel and director of compliance at Camden National Bank. Boey joined the bank in 2020, previously serving as managing counsel at Unum working in regulatory counseling and advocacy, and product compliance. He has also represented multinational companies with Willkie Farr & […]