Comedy Friday 5/24 Colin Armstrong; Keegan Tindall: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Sunday 5/26 Hari Kondabolu: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $30. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Thursday 5/30 Nic Dundas; Quinton Jones: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Friday 5/31 […]
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Local weekly news from the Midcoast to southern Cumberland County from The Forecaster.
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Community Calendar: May 24-31
Bulletin Board Monday 5/27 Deering Center Memorial Day Procession: 2 p.m., Stevens Avenue, Deering Center, Portland. portlandmaine.com Saturday 5/25 Yellow Tulip Project’s Hope Day: 12:30 to 2 p.m., Congress Square Park, Portland. Speeches, art, food and more. theyellowtulipproject.org Friday 5/31 LGBTQ+ Teen Movie Night and Caregivers’ Social: Presented by OUT Maine, 6-8 p.m., Thomas Memorial […]
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People and Business: May 22
Hires, promotions, appointments Hospice of Southern Maine added Cecilia Caldwell, Susan Hall Dreher and Kimberly Giamportone to its Board of Directors. Caldwell is a physician formerly practicing obstetrics and gynecology. Dreher has 42 years of experience in human services administration, education, health care and social services. Caldwell is a physician formerly practicing obstetrics and gynecology. […]
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Lightning strikes in Saco, TA sends Cape to defeat
Golden Trojans surge in second half to beat Capers in weather-delayed marathon, 10-5.
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Freeport girls roll at Waynflete
Falcons click on all cylinders, extend win streak to 10 games with a 17-6 victory.
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Four in Cumberland, two in North Yarmouth vie for three seats on SAD 51 board
Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Jesse Lamarre-Vincent, Abraham Suresh and Sean Thurston are competing for the two three-year seats for Cumberland. Suzannah Dowling and Sara Rose are squaring off for the open three-year school board seat representing North Yarmouth.
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Turf field at center of debate over new school project in SAD 51
The inclusion of a $3 million turf field in Cumberland-North Yarmouth’s ‘One Campus School Project’ has dominated public conversation around a $53.5 million school bond that goes to voters next month, but supporters say the whole package is a wise investment.
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Northern: Postseason action right around the corner
Singles tennis champions crowned; Baseball, softball, lacrosse regular seasons wind down; Conference track meets this weekend.
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Through My Lens: We can all find reasons for hope, especially in spring
Despite the challenges the world presents today, I hope you are out finding joy – and hope – in the Maine spring. I recently read Nicholas Kristof’s column titled “The Case for Hope” in The New York Times opinion section and nodded along to it all the way through. The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and journalist […]
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Mainewhile: Bust out the board games for some genuine connection
Well, clear my schedule and bust out the board games – the youngest kiddo is home from college. Home for a week or two, that is. In no time at all, he will be packing up his car again to head out on his internship, and then it will be back to campus. So in […]