Books/Authors Saturday 4/6 Debra Spark author talk: “Discipline,” 10 a.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org Steve Almond author talk: “Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com Sunday 4/7 Samara Cole Doyon book launch: “Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity,” […]
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People and Business: April 3
Hires, promotions, appointments Annika Bannon, Ian Corbett and Kieran Donaghey were hired at Northern Light Mercy Hospital as primary care providers. Bannon, working with women’s health and social determinants of health, and Corbett, with a special interest in osteopathic manipulative medicine, will practice in South Portland. Donaghey works with chronic disease management, men’s health, behavioral […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board backs gun safety resolution
The resolution urges gun owners in the district to follow safety protocols, including safe and locked storage of firearms and ammunition.
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Granddaughters to walk in honor of longtime former Greely teacher
Ellen Turner, a caring, longtime special educator who died last fall, would be proud of her granddaughters’ fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, they said.
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Mainewhile: Climate change imperils even our pancake syrup
The dangers and pitfalls of climate change are many – and terrifying. The United Nations lists hotter global temperatures, increasingly severe storms, drought, sea level rise, ocean life die-off, land species die-off, plant die-off, loss of adequate food supply and increased health problems from all of the above as well as degraded atmosphere just to […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: April 5-12
Brunswick Mon. 4/8 4 p.m. Appointments Committee Town Hall Tue. 4/9 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 4/10 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 4/11 6:30 p.m. Budget/CIP Workshop Zoom, Town Hall Harpswell Mon. 4/8 7 p.m. Recreation Committee Town Office Tue. 4/9 2 p.m. Planning Board Site Visit Town […]
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Northern Meetings: April 4-11
Chebeague Island Thu. 4/4 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Zoom Mon. 4/8 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Rec Center Tue. 4/9 6 p.m. School Budget Workshop Town Hall Thu. 4/11 5:30 a.m. Board of Adjustments/Appeals Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 4/8 5 p.m. Council Budget Workshop Town Hall Mon. 4/8 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Thu. […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Meetings: April 3-10
Wed. 4/3 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 4/3 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Thu. 4/4 5 p.m. City/School Finance Committees Zoom Thu. 4/4 5 p.m. Parks Commission City Hall Thu. 4/4 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Zoom Mon. 4/8 5 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 4/9 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom […]
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Documentary students tell their own stories on stage
‘When they put their own stories on stage, they understand on a different level what it’s like to put your story out there and the responsibility that comes with that,’ said Isaac Kestenbaum, director of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
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Letter: Pesticide regulation good for dogs, too
Kudos to Falmouth’s Conservation Commission for recommending to the Falmouth Town Council that it adopt the commission’s proposed regulation to limit residential use of pesticides and certain synthetic fertilizers (effective 2025) – similar to the regulations adopted in Portland, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. I live in a Falmouth subdivision, one of many. There is […]