Bulletin Board Friday 12/6 Holiday Market at Tripping Gnome Farm: 4-8 p.m., 64 Lupine Lane, Freeport. facebook.com/TrippingGnomeFarm South Portland tree lighting: Activities start at 4:30 p.m., ceremony with speakers at 5:45, tree lighting at 6 p.m., Mill Creek Park. facebook.com/sopoparksrec Boozy Holiday Book Fair: 5-7 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 4-11
Wed. 12/4 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 12/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Thu. 12/5 5 p.m. Parks Commission Workshop Parks/Rec Thu. 12/5 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals City Hall Tue. 12/10 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall Wed. 12/11 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Parks/Rec Wed. 12/11 6 p.m. […]
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People and Business: Nov. 27
Hires, promotions, appointments Premalatha Babu and Kelly Horsley have joined InterMed. Babu, a family medicine doctor, will work at InterMed’s Foden Road location in Portland, and Horsley will work in obstetrics at the Marginal Way office. Emily Broadbent was hired as a senior account manager at Rinck Advertising, a woman-owned agency. Broadbent has over a […]
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Community Calendar: Nov. 29-Dec. 6
Bulletin Board Friday 11/29 Monument Square tree lighting: Eggnog, 1 p.m. princess/superhero meet and greet, 1:30 p.m. screening of “Frozen II,” 3:30 p.m. Portland Ballet dance and singer Julia Gagnon performance, 4:30 p.m. tree lighting, Monument Square, Portland. facebook.com/portlanddowntown Sunday 12/1 Portland Maker’s Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Brick South, 8 Thompson’s Point Road, […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 29-Dec. 6
Comedy Friday 11/29 “Dark and Dirty”: 9 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 11/30 Bryan Vokey: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Wednesday 12/4 “Stiff Socks” live podcast: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $35-$55. 18-plus. statetheatreportland.com Thursday 12/5 “Hallmark Christmas […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 27-Dec. 4
Wed. 11/27 6 p.m. District 1 Meeting Zoom Mon. 12/2 6 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 12/3 2 p.m. Clean Elections Board City Hall Wed. 12/4 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 12/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall
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School Notebook: Nov. 27
PPS admin earns award for multilingual ed efforts Grace Valenzuela, Portland Public Schools’ director of communications and community partnerships, received a Lifetime Recognition Award from the Northeast chapter of the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education last week. MABE is a nonprofit organization of educators promoting multilingualism and multiculturalism that was formed 50 years ago. Valenzuela […]
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Municipal events shine during the holidays
Local holiday events in the Greater Portland region support local businesses and bring a sense of community cheer.
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Cyclists pedal for food pantry finds
Bicycle groups came together for “Cranksgiving,” a scavenger hunt to buy food across Portland to donate to the Westbrook Food Pantry.
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Bowdoin awards Portland Public Schools Wabanaki Studies curriculum creators
Portland Public Schools Wabanaki Studies Coordinator Fiona Hopper and Indigenous Advisor Bridgid Neptune were honored with the Education for the Common Good Award for developing the new curriculum.