Hires, promotions, appointments Tami Goodrich was hired by Portside Real Estate Group as an associate broker at its Falmouth office. She has over 10 years of experience and previously worked as an associate broker at Keller Williams Realty. Recognition Earle W. Noyes & Sons Moving Specialists, a moving company based in Portland, was given the […]
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Letter: Banning flavored tobacco hurts businesses, doesn’t help youth
I am writing to express my concerns regarding L.D. 1215, legislation that bans the sale of flavored smoke-free nicotine products, which will have a negative impact on Maine’s small businesses. Banning flavored nicotine products will only cause people to shop in other states, removing a source of revenue from Maine small businesses. After Massachusetts passed […]
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Letter: National popular vote system is election tampering
Maine has lost her voice and her place in the presidential elections. The Democrat-controlled House voted in support of Maine adopting a national popular vote stance during presidential elections. This sounds great at first. It makes sense that the majority of the people should democratically elect their public servants. The issue arrives quite deviously when […]
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Portland Meetings: April 10-17
Wed. 4/10 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission City Hall Wed. 4/10 5 p.m. Sustainability/Transportation Zoom Wed. 4/10 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom Thu. 4/11 5 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Tue. 4/16 5:30 p.m. Housing/Economic Dev. Zoom Wed. 4/17 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Zoom Wed. 4/17 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom
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Single moms receive support for their families through trust
Project Home Trust provides the women with a monthly payment.
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Arts Calendar: April 5-12
Comedy Friday 4/5 Balderdash Academy Improv: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $24 at door. thehillarts.me Soggy Po Boys; Cilla Bonnie: 8 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $12. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 4/6 Casey Crawford: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Sunday […]
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Community Calendar: April 5-12
Books/Authors Saturday 4/6 Debra Spark author talk: “Discipline,” 10 a.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org Steve Almond author talk: “Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com Sunday 4/7 Samara Cole Doyon book launch: “Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity,” […]
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People and Business: April 3
Hires, promotions, appointments Annika Bannon, Ian Corbett and Kieran Donaghey were hired at Northern Light Mercy Hospital as primary care providers. Bannon, working with women’s health and social determinants of health, and Corbett, with a special interest in osteopathic manipulative medicine, will practice in South Portland. Donaghey works with chronic disease management, men’s health, behavioral […]
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Portland Meetings: April 3-10
Wed. 4/3 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 4/3 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Thu. 4/4 5 p.m. City/School Finance Committees Zoom Thu. 4/4 5 p.m. Parks Commission City Hall Thu. 4/4 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Zoom Mon. 4/8 5 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 4/9 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom […]
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Documentary students tell their own stories on stage
‘When they put their own stories on stage, they understand on a different level what it’s like to put your story out there and the responsibility that comes with that,’ said Isaac Kestenbaum, director of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.