Bulletin Board Friday 7/26 Upcycle Fashion Show: 1-3 p.m., Community Services Hub, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough. $5, registration required. Ages 7-14. scarboroughmaine.org Friday 8/2 AARP Coffee and Conversation: 10 a.m., AARP Maine State Office, 53 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. Free. states.aarp.org/maine/coffees Friday 8/2-Sunday 8/4 Freeport Summer Blueberry Festival: Hosted by the South Freeport Congregational Church. Food, […]
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North Yarmouth seeking residents’ input for Climate Action Plan
A community survey is underway and other opportunities will be available for the public to list their priorities for climate change mitigation strategies.
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SAD 51 lays out timeline for school project
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth district will set up a building committee of stakeholders, and numerous subcommittees, to help guide the project, with the goal of opening a new pre-K and Grade 1 school in three years.
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Mainewhile: What we choose to emphasize determines our lives
Upon occasion, I have been accused of being “a Pollyanna.” Which, by the way, is an insult. I could get into the oddness of how being compared to a character who tries to spread joy is an insult, but meh, I get it. Relentless cheerfulness in the face of real stressors is annoying. It would […]
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Portland Meetings: July 24-31
Wed. 7/24 11 a.m. Clean Elections Board City Hall Wed. 7/24 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 7/24 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Committee P.I. Community Center Tue. 7/30 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall
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Northern Meetings: July 25-Aug. 1
Chebeague Island Mon. 7/29 5 p.m. Broadband Meeting Zoom Freeport Tue. 7/30 7:45 a.m. Economic Development Zoom North Yarmouth Thu. 7/25 6:30 p.m. Economic Dev./Sustainability WH/CC Yarmouth Thu. 7/25 7 p.m. Town Council Voting Log Cabin and via GoTo Mon. 7/29 6 p.m. Main Street Streetscape Project Town Hall Tue. 7/30 9 a.m. Complete Streets […]
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Letter: L.L.Bean should tell Citibank to go green or say goodbye
L.L.Bean promotes itself as an advocate of the great outdoors, touting their annual contributions to the National Park Service and to The Nature Conservancy. But another perspective is sung by Marcia Taylor of Third Act Maine: “L.L.Bean ain’t so green / Let me tell you what I mean / It’s their Citibank credit card / […]
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Northern edition Spring Coaches of the Year
After leading their teams to lacrosse titles, Dave Barton and Dorothy Holt are this year’s selections.
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Portland edition Spring Coaches of the Year
Casey Lawrence and John Eisenhart are this year’s selections.