Recognition The American Nursing Association-Maine, the state’s professional organization of registered nurses, presented awards to two Maine Medical Center nurse leaders during the annual membership business meeting and awards luncheon held Dec. 4 in Portland at the DoubleTree Hotel. MMC Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services Marjorie Wiggins received the President’s Award for being […]
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Portland Meetings: Dec. 30 to Jan. 7
Portland Mon. 1/4 5 p.m. City Council CH Wed. 1/6 11 a.m. Disability Advisory Committee CH Wed. 1/6 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Committee CH Thur. 1/7 Noon CDBG Allocation Committee Noon CH Thur. 1/7 5 p.m. Parks Commission CH
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Vincent A. DiFillipo Sr., 63: Family man, retired firefighter
PORTLAND — Vincent “Vinny” A. DiFillipo Sr., 63, who retired from the Portland Fire Department with the rank of deputy fire chief, died Dec. 22, surrounded by his loving family at his residence Affectionately known as “Vinny Jimmy” by many who knew him, DiFillipo was born in Portland, the son of Samuel and Carolyn Palermo […]
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Portland homeless woman hopes to reap gain from ‘Bitter Harvest’
PORTLAND — She’s homeless, marginally employed and living in a city more than 1,400 miles from her hometown. And Ashley Rebel, 32, is enjoying life. “I am enjoying the freedom of being in a situation with less stress. I am enjoying not being at risk,” she said Dec. 18 as she discussed her self-published autobiography, “Bitter […]
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Portland takes over shoveling assistance
PORTLAND — Residents 65 and older, or those with physical disabilities, can arrange to have snow shoveled this winter by local volunteers after the city announced the program established a decade ago by Munjoy Hill resident Joan Sheedy will be taken over by the city’s Office of Elder Affairs. The office will work with neighborhood coordinators. Volunteers […]
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USM temporarily waives student application fees
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine is waiving application fees for all applicants until Feb. 15, 2016. According to a USM press release, the waiver represents a $40 savings for undergraduate applicants and a $65 savings for graduate-level applicants. Anyone interested can apply online at usm.maine.edu/apply.
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Editor's Notebook: For a change, the New Year really is new
The week between Christmas and New Year is usually pretty quiet around here. News sources have shut down for the holidays, reporters are using up the precious vacation days they’ve hoarded all year, our deadlines are early and our papers are returning to normal sizes after the traditional bloat from election season through Christmas. But […]
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The Universal Notebook: Brunswick’s creep factor
On the evening of Nov. 17, Carolyn and I walked our dog around the perimeter of the Bowdoin College campus as we have become accustomed to doing since moving to Brunswick a year ago. Carolyn decided to walk the dog home and I was driving back when police cars raced into the parking lot of […]
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Abby's Road: How do you measure a year?
I was never good at keeping a journal. I fancied myself a throwback in that vein, a Jo March who could not fall asleep until she had detailed the day’s events and feelings. The follow-through just never matched the aspiration. Writing this column has gotten me close, though. I look back over the 24 “opinions” […]
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Policy Wonk: LePage uses town meetings to push harmful agenda
Gov. Paul LePage’s call for further phased reductions in (and eventual elimination of) Maine’s personal and corporate income tax was rejected by both branches of the Maine Legislature, and by many in his own party. His initial approach was to propose a constitutional amendment that would achieve these ends. If adopted, this approach would all […]