Bulletin Board Friday 8/16 Freeport Community Day/50th Birthday Bash: 1-3 p.m. backpack and school supply giveaway, 5-8 p.m. street party, Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St. fcsmaine.org/community-day Scarborough Summerfest: 5-10 p.m., Memorial Park and surrounding areas. scarboroughmaine.org/departments/community-services Sunday 8/18 Armenian Cultural Association of Maine Picnic: Noon, Winslow Park, Freeport. $38.59, $22.69 ages 10 and under. […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 16-23
Comedy Friday 8/16 Tori Piskin: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 8/17 Anthony DeVito: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Fred Armisen: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $30-$45. statetheatreportland.com Thursday 8/22 Alex Quow: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 14-21
Wed. 8/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom Thu. 8/15 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment One City Center Thu. 8/15 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Mon. 8/19 4 p.m. City Council City Hall Mon. 8/19 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Mon. 8/19 5:30 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 8/20 5:30 p.m. Housing/Economic Dev. Zoom
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Local project funding requests headed to U.S. Senate for consideration
An appropriations bill that funds projects totaling $48.1 million in Cumberland County has come out of the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now headed to the U.S. Senate for consideration. This list was distributed by Sen. Susan Collins’ office. • Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine requested $5 million to expand and update facilities. • […]
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Two Fat Cats Bakery to open in Portland’s West End
The old Mercy Hospital building at 175 Spring St. in Portland is the newest location of Two Fat Cats Bakery. The bakery, in the building now known as Nightingale, is scheduled to open in October, according to a press release from the company. Two Fat Cats has operated at its flagship location on Lancaster Street […]
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Portland celebrates growing internet access
Portland civic and business officials are gathering Wednesday, Aug. 14, to celebrate the city’s recognition as a Gig Town, a designation that it has access to multi-gig speed fiber broadband. The event, co-sponsored by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce and Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications’ residential fiber service, kicks off at 4:30 p.m. at the […]
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Community Calendar: Aug. 9-16
Bulletin Board Friday 8/9 Summer Wildlife Mingle: Hosted by Center for Wildlife and Maine Audubon, 6 p.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. $30. 21-plus. maineaudubon.org Friday 8/9 & Saturday 8/10 St. Peter’s Annual Italian Festival and Bazaar: 5-9:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, 72 Federal St., Portland. stpetersfestivities.com Saturday 8/10 Snowy Egret […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 9-16
Comedy Thursday 8/15 New England’s Funniest Comedian, Round 2: 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. auramaine.com T.J. Miller: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com Friday 8/9 & Saturday 8/10 Tyler Fischer: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 7-14
Wed. 8/7 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 8/7 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Tue. 8/13 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall Tue. 8/13 5 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Wed. 8/14 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission City Hall Wed. 8/14 5 p.m. Sustainability/Transportation Zoom Wed. 8/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom
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People and Business: Aug. 7
Hires, promotions, appointments Blake Hamel was promoted to assistant vice president, commercial services officer at Maine Financial Group, working at the Scarborough office. He has been with the company for five years. Joe Atwood of Falmouth was hired as a broker/sales agent at The Dunham Group. He is the owner of X-Golf, a virtual golf […]