Collections & Donations Giving Tree, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath. Donations made until Jan. 8 helps patrons unable to pay fines due to financial hardship. Christmas Tree & Wreath Sale, The Rink at Thompson’s Point, Portland, Fri., 3-10 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., through Christmas, all […]
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Community Calendar Dec. 9-31
Greater Portland Benefits Community Cares fundraiser, Portland Pie, 400 Expedition Dr., Scarborough. Ten percent of check with required voucher benefits Scarborough High School Track and XC Boosters, to Dec. 13, 510-6999. Wednesday 12/9 Stephen Jenkinson, Harvard-educated theologian, author of “Die Wise: the spirituality of end of life,” 7-9 p.m., Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 […]
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The Universal Notebook: The case for a Katahdin Woods national monument
Just in time for the centennial of the National Park Service and the final year of the Obama administration, philanthropist Roxanne Quimby and her family are seeking national monument status for the land east of Baxter State park they have been assembling in hopes of it becoming a national park. National monument status can be […]
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Capitol Notebook: Second thoughts on ranked-choice voting
A fiercely disputed election for governor in 1879 almost brought civil war to Maine. With three strong parties, including the Greenbacks, nobody won the majority vote that was then required by the state Constitution. The dispute then landed in the Legislature, where accusations were hurled back and forth. Republican U.S. Sen. James G. Blaine wanted […]
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Southern School Notebook: Trails and apps
Trail blazers Teens To Trails Grants-To-Clubs program recipients for the 2015-16 school year include Cape Elizabeth High School, Cheverus High School, South Portland High School and Mt. Ararat High School. In all, 13 high school outing clubs across the state were awarded grants, including five new high school programs. The schools were awarded funds totaling […]
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Developer gets tax credits needed for Bath housing project
BATH — A Portland developer is ready to renovate the former John E.L. Huse Memorial School after receiving affordable-housing tax credits from the state. The Szanton Co. plans to develop nearly 60 mixed-income residential apartments in the 73-year-old building on Andrews Road, with almost half in a new northeast wing. Szanton has a contract with […]
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Children's Museum opens 'hospital' in Portland
PORTLAND — Michael Best watched his daughter, Ramona, play at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine on Friday, Nov. 27. “We may not get out of here all day,” he said as she tended stuffed animals in the museum’s new hospital wing. The “Be Well Center” at the 142 Free St. museum does not take […]
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Donoghue, Marshall bow out after nearly a decade on Portland council
PORTLAND — They were elected together and they will leave the City Council the same way. On Monday, Dec. 7, District 1 Councilor Kevin Donoghue and District 2 Councilor David Marshall will each wrap up nine years serving their respective districts. “I think it will be an adjustment,” Donoghue, 36, said Sunday. “I am very much […]
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Portland developers think small to meet demand for housing
PORTLAND — Former City Councilor John Anton sees huge potential for the five-story home of Schlotterbeck & Foss Co. at 117 Preble St. But he sees it in small pieces. Anton intends to convert the building that for decades produced specialty foods, sauces, and condiments into 55 one-bedroom and studio apartments. “I went through it largely […]
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Portland students to march, sing about climate change
PORTLAND — Nearly 400 middle school students will march to City Hall this Friday to draw attention to global warming. The students, their teachers, parents and others at King Middle School will march from the 92 Deering Ave. school to City Hall on Congress Street, where the kids will then perform an original song about […]