Hires, Promotions, Appointments Safe Passage, a Yarmouth-based nonprofit group that assists and helps educate at-risk children in Guatemala, recently hired Matthew Wolcott as director of development and U.S. director. Wolcott has worked in development for nearly 10 years, most recently with a private school in New Hampshire. He also has worked in marketing and communications […]
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Suzanne M. Caron, 82
PORTLAND — Suzanne Marie Caron, 82, died peacefully Aug. 16 at the Barron Center. The daughter of William and Mildred Caron, she was born in Portland on June 8, 1933. Suzanne was a member of First Baptist Church in Portland, and participated in many civic groups, including The Salvation Army, the Red Hatters, the Ladies of […]
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South Portland man arrested on drug dealing charges
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Rossetti Avenue man was arrested Friday evening at his home on drug trafficking charges that included cocaine, LSD and ecstasy. Brandon York, 30, was under investigation for at least a month by the Portland and South Portland police departments and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, according to a press release Monday from […]
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Portland church to host wage, education forums
PORTLAND — A public forum on wage inequality will be held Monday, Aug. 31, at the First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. Moderator Ralph Carmona said the forum panel includes Maine State Nurses Association President Cokie Giles, John Hanson of the University of Maine at Orono, former National Education Association Coordinator and Director Rachel Hendrickson, and Elaine Bernard of […]
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Out & About: Top tix: ‘Million Dollar Quartet,' IIIrd Tyme Out
The summer arts and entertainment calendar may be winding down, but this week’s top tickets prove how much energy remains. “Million Dollar Quartet,” currently running at Ogunquit Playhouse, is based on the historical 1956 recording session that brought together four pioneers of rock-and-roll: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. All four […]
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Wheels on the METRO bus go round and round to Portland high schools
PORTLAND — When high school students start school on Sept. 2, they will get there in an entirely new way. This fall marks the beginning of a partnership between Portland Public Schools and the METRO public transportation system. Students at Portland, Deering and Casco Bay high schools will be provided transit passes for free and […]
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Friends School of Portland moves to $3.5M ‘Passive House’ building in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — After nearly a decade in Falmouth, the Friends School of Portland starts the new school year Sept. 8 with 100 students and a new, state-of-the-art, energy-efficient building at 11 U.S. Route 1. The independent school, which offers pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade classes, successfully raised the nearly $2.5 million it needed, out of a total $3.5 million […]
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Portland storm-water fee credit applications available
PORTLAND — Property owners can now apply for credits to offset the cost of new storm-water service fees that will be assessed beginning Jan. 1, 2016. The monthly fee will be $6 for every 1,200 square feet of property. Credits can be awarded for measures to reduce the flow or contamination of storm water, including the […]
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The Universal Notebook: The Trumping of America
Donald Trump embodies some of the worst aspects of the American character: the worship of celebrity and wealth, a knee-jerk nationalism, a prejudice against the poor, the nativist fear of foreigners, the objectification of women, and the hypocrisy of me-first capitalism. No wonder simple folks love him. Trump leads the braying pack of wild Republican […]
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Abby’s Road: What is summer in Maine? All this
Summer in Maine is more than just a season. It’s a temporal “yes, but” counter-argument to winter. It’s a full sensory event, a magazine cover come to life. The masterpiece any tourism bureau would like to claim. Summer in Maine is light. It’s the soft dawn of a new day, the sun sparkling off the […]