Chebeague Island Thu. 2/29 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Town Hall Fri. 3/1 2:30 p.m. Executive Session Town Hall Tue. 3/5 6 p.m. School Committee CI School Wed. 3/6 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Thu. 2/29 6 p.m. Affordable Housing Info Val Halla Falmouth Thu. 2/29 4 p.m. Long-Range Planning Zoom, Town Hall Tue. […]
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Letter: Support Wabanaki Nation’s rights to self-determination
Once again, as it has for the past four years, the Maine Legislature is taking on the question of whether our state will more fully acknowledge the sovereignty of the Indigenous nations within our borders. This latest push started in 2019, when a bipartisan Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing […]
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Community Calendar: March 1-8
Books/Authors Tuesday 3/5 Crime writers panel: Joseph Souza, Brenda Buchanan and Richard Cass, 6 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org Summer J. Hart artist and poetry reading: “Out in May Back in October” beadwork tapestry and poetry reading from “Boomhouse,” 6 p.m., Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St., Portland. Free, registration encouraged. […]
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People and Business: Feb. 21
Hires, promotions, appointments Hancock Lumber has appointed Anna Russo to chief people officer following the retirement of Wendy Scribner, who had been with the company for 40 years. Russo was hired in 2000 and later served as HR manager. She worked as an HR director, HR senior business partner and safety compliance officer at several […]
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Arts Calendar: Feb. 23-March 1
Comedy Friday 2/23 Eric D’Alessandro: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Hey Party People: 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door, pay-what-you-can. mayostreetarts.org Saturday 2/24 Alex Giampapa: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com “Cut Your Teeth”: […]
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Community Calendar: Feb. 23-March 1
Books/Authors Through 2/27 Longfellow Days: Poetry readings and other activities in honor of Henry Longfellow in Brunswick and Topsham. uubrunswick.org/longfellow-days-2024 Wednesday 2/28 John Patrick Green author talk: “Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse,” book launch, 5:30 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com Kate Kearns and Mike Bove poetry reading: 6:30 p.m., […]
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New school on Greely campus could cost $49 million
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board chair says the draft plan for the new pre-K-to-Grade 1 school is ‘still being worked out and processed.’
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North Yarmouth to host food waste reduction discussion
The North Yarmouth Waste Reduction Committee will host a Fight Food Waste event at the Wescustogo Hall and Community Center at noon March 9. Speaker Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow with the University of Maine Mitchell Center’s materials management team, will discuss food waste both in Maine and in the country and offer solutions and […]
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Greely KyleCares chapter holds fundraiser at restaurant
Greely High School’s chapter of KyleCares is hosting a fundraising event at the Sicilian Table in Falmouth on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The restaurant will donate 10% of proceeds from all dinner reservations and takeout orders to the Greely chapter. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the restaurant at 805-1133. KyleCares is a […]
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Connection program for senior New Mainers going swimmingly
A nonprofit group for immigrant women says its swimming lessons for elders combat social isolation while teaching the participants a new skill.