PORTLAND — Sheila J. Dobrowolski, of Portland, passed away peacefully Nov. 9, at Maine Medical Center with her family by her side. Dobrowolski was born July 22, 1938, in Fairfield, the daughter of Roy A. and Rebecca Marsh Jones. She grew up in Maine and graduated in 1956 from Cony High School, where she was […]
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Community Calendar, Nov. 18 to Dec. 4
Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 11/18 Raise the Roof Gala, 6 p.m., benefit dinner and awards ceremony in honor of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland’s volunteers, families and supporters, Marriott at Sable Oaks 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, tickets $50, eventbrite.com. Thursday 11/19 Meditative walk in Chartres-style labyrinth, 4-7:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal, 580 Forest […]
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Holiday Calendar of Events Nov. 18- Dec. 4
Collections & Donations Coats for Seniors, Maine-based initiative to collect coats for older Mainers in need. For each coat collected, Goodwill will provide Area Agencies on Aging with a voucher to give to an older adult who needs a winter coat. Coat collection, men’s and women’s clean, gently used winter coats needed, People Plus, 35 […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 18 – Dec. 4
Greater Portland Authors Saturday 11/21 “Christmas in Maine,” book launch, 5-7 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square, 775-6148, portlandmuseum.org. “A Family Farm in Tuscany: Recipes and Stories from Fattoria Poggio Alloro,” book signing and wine tasting by Sarah Fioroni, executive chef, sommelier and general manager of organic farm in Tuscany, 2-4 p.m.,The Farm […]
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People and Business
Hires, Promotions, Appointments Kimberly Braley of Brunswick has been appointed to The Plant Memorial Home board of directors. For the past 25 years, Braley has owned a day care business in Brunswick along with her husband, Cliff, a retired officer with the Brunswick Police Department. Since 1917, the Plant Memorial Home has provided charitable assisted […]
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Portland Police Beat: Nov. 18
Arrests 11/7 at 2:14 p.m. Harold Veinot, 51, of Portland, was arrested on Cedar Street by Officer Kyle Brake on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 11/7 at 6:48 p.m. Ashton C. Grant, 36, of Gorham, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Jakob Demchak on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 11/7 at 9:14 p.m. Ray Morris, 46, of […]
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Larry Bodwell, 61: Passionate about history and bowling
PORTLAND — Lawrence Charles “Larry” Bodwell, 61, of 371 Forest Ave., died the night of Nov. 5. Bodwell was born Aug. 16, 1954, in Dexter to Vernor Charles Bodwell Jr. and Dorothy Miller Bodwell. He attended local schools and the University of Southern Maine. Bodwell managed a McDonald’s and worked at Bicknell’s Photo before finding […]
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Osher Map Library in Portland marks 20 years
PORTLAND — To celebrate 20 years of being on the map, a University of Southern Maine library this week will show off some of its finest and rarest artifacts. The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, at 314 Forest Ave., will showcase some of the gems in its collection in an exhibit […]
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Preserving Space: Portland gallery to buy Congress Street building
PORTLAND — To paraphrase Virginia Woolf, the gallery has a space of its own. Nonprofit Space Gallery has raised $584,000 for a down payment to buy its building at 538 Congress St. for $1.45 million from owner Christopher Campbell. Fundraising also brought in enough money to pay for building expenses in the first year of ownership […]
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Consultants to help recruit Portland school chief
PORTLAND — The committee in charge of managing the search for the city’s next school chief will hire a consulting firm to aid in the process. School Board member Marnie Morrione, co-chairwoman of the superintendent search committee, wouldn’t say which firms or how many are being considered, but she said the committee will be conducting […]