Cumberland Police Officer Matthew Merriman has received a Meritorious Service Award for saving the life of a woman considering suicide. The woman was sitting on the railing of the Interstate 95 overpass on Blackstrap Road July 3 when Merriman arrived about 4:45 a.m. At one point, as he was talking to the woman, she stood […]
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Cumberland library’s annual star party Aug. 16
Prince Memorial Library’s annual Big Sky and Star Party will be held Aug. 16 at Twin Brook Recreation area in Cumberland. The party begins at 7:30 p.m. with ice cream from Toots in North Yarmouth. The Southern Maine Astronomers group will provide telescopes, and at 8:15 p.m. astronomer Edward Gleason of the Southworth Planetarium will […]
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 3-10
Chebeague Island Tue. 8/8 6 p.m. School Committee Island School Cumberland Wed. 8/9 4 p.m. Standing Committee Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 8/3 5:30 p.m. Board of Assessment Review Zoom, Town Hall Freeport Mon. 8/7 6:30 p.m. Board of Appeals Town Hall Tue. 8/8 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Community Center Wed. 8/9 6 p.m. Coastal Waters […]
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Letter: Legislature did listen to majority on abortion
Mike McClellan, in his July 26 Letter to the Editor (“Legislatures need to work for the people, not lobbies“), seems confused about what working for the people looks like. Protecting public health via vaccines is a very proper role for government. Controlling women’s lives by forcing them to give birth is not. A majority of […]
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Letter: If you break it, you own it
When entering an antique store, the owner will state, “If you break it, you own it.” So, if we break Central Maine Power, we own Pine Tree Power. What will owning PTP mean to most Mainers? According to Heather Martin’s opinion piece (“Consumer-owned utility would be powerful improvement,” July 26), PTP “will be a not-for-profit […]
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Letter: Writer said ‘equal protection’ not ‘equal rights’
My July 19 letter, “Affirmative action ruling a good thing for everyone,” supported the Supreme Court’s rejection of race as a factor in college admissions (aka affirmative action). The court cited it as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment equal protection clause. My letter suggested that the pursuit of equal protection under the […]
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Letter: Equal rights an illusion accepted as fact
I want to thank John Mishler of Harpswell for his July 26 letter, “Equal rights under the law? Prove it.” He is correct and I will add there has never been equal rights in this nation since the first signing in 1776. Equal rights has been an illusion, a lie that most people have accepted […]
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Arts Calendar: July 28-Aug. 4
Comedy Friday 7/28 Tawanda Gona: 7 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com Saturday 7/29 Marty Caproni, Casey Watson, Mark Turcotte: 8 p.m., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $18 advance, $25 at door. 18-plus. pmc729.eventbrite.com Friday 8/4 Joe Pera: 10:30 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $29.50-$35. 18-plus. […]
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People and Business: July 26
Hires, promotions, appointments Laird Yock was appointed Greater Portland Landmarks’ acting executive director. He has served as a philanthropy consultant to Greater Portland Landmarks since 2021. He is also a co-founder of Philanthropy Works, a website providing training for fundraising professionals, and was in senior fundraising positions at Mayo Clinic for 20 years. Casey Oakes […]
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Community Calendar: July 28-Aug. 4
Books/Authors Saturday 7/29 Cameron Rosenblum author talk: “The Sharp Edge of Silence,” 1 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth. 14-plus. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org Meghan Sterling, Lara Atallah poetry reading: 5 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Monday 7/31 Hajar Yazdiha author talk: “The Struggle for the People’s King,” 6 p.m., Back Cove Books, […]