Comedy Friday 8/30 & Saturday 8/31 Big Jay Oakerson: 9:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $34.63. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Monday 9/2 “Hairy Situation”: Performed by Alok, 8 p.m., First Parish Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. $30 advance, $35 at door. space538.org Wednesday 9/4-Sunday 9/8 Portland Comedy Festival: 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 3 and 7 […]
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Local weekly news from the Midcoast to southern Cumberland County from The Forecaster.
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 29-Sept. 5
Chebeague Island Thu. 8/29 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission Town Hall Thu. 8/29 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Town Hall Tue. 9/3 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 9/4 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 9/4 5 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Falmouth Tue. 9/3 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Freeport […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 28-Sept. 4
Wed. 8/28 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 8/28 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council P.I. Community Center Wed. 9/4 5 p.m. City Council City Hall Wed. 9/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall
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Cumberland Planning Board approves market, condo projects
Some residents spoke against the developments at an Aug. 20 Planning Board meeting.
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Over a million motorists expected this Labor Day weekend
The Maine Turnpike Authority estimates over a million drivers will be on the highways between Friday and Monday.
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Metro tests changes to Route 7 bus service to Falmouth
The route runs later on weekday evenings, and in the fall, Metro will pilot a micro-transit program to serve the portion of the route that goes to the Town Landing and OceanView.
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 22-29
Chebeague Island Thu. 8/29 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 8/26 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 8/26 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 8/27 6:30 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall Freeport Thu. 8/22 7:30 p.m. Hunter Road Fields Committee Town Hall Tue. 8/27 6:30 p.m. […]
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Mainewhile: Versant offer is well intentioned, but crosses a line
Props out to the Maine Public Utility Commission for drawing a line to preserve our collective right to privacy in rejecting Versant Power’s recent offer to turn over electric usage records as a way for police to target illegal marijuana farms. The offer makes a sort of sense, I suppose. Illegal pot farms have been […]
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School Notebook: Aug. 21
Two seniors chosen as Student Leaders interns Two Deering High School seniors were selected for Bank of America’s Student Leaders summer internship, an eight-week paid program to help students connect with employment and develop their skills. Jael Mowa is working at Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine. She is the state policy director for […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 23-30
Comedy Friday 8/23 Michael Brigante: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com “Breaking Down the House”: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com Kendall Farrell: 9:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 8/24 Jay Chanoine: 7 and 9:30 p.m., […]