PORTLAND — Mary Kerrins Cavanaugh Rogers, 89, of Portland, died Jan. 14 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born June 26, 1925, into the large Irish Catholic family of Mary Ellen Kerrins and James Edward Cavanaugh, in Worcester, Massachusetts. She graduated from South Lake High School in Worcester, and in 1947, from Framingham State […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 21 to Feb. 3
Greater Portland Auditions/Calls for Art Saturday 1/24 Boy Singers of Maine, open rehearsal, 9 a.m., free, St. Mary’s Church Parish House, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth, boysingersofmaine.org. Books/Authors Wednesday 1/21 “The Perfect Number: Essays and Stories,” talk with author Jim Baumer, 2 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.org. Wednesday 1/28 “A […]
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Portland Police Beat: Jan. 21
Arrests 1/9 at 11 p.m. Jeremy Gardner, 31, of Portland, was arrested on Lancaster Street by Officer Kyle Brake on a charge of criminal trespass. 1/10 at midnight. Brian Arborio, 42, of Portland, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer Thomas Reagan on a charge of violating a protection from abuse order. 1/10 at 2 […]
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Community Calendar: Jan. 21 to Feb. 3
Greater Portland Benefits Friday 1/30 Cycle4Care, indoor cycling event to raise funds for cancer support, call for time, Finley Recreation Center, University of New England, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 774-2200, cancercommunitycenter.org. Saturday 1/31 “Eat for Heat” Wood Bankquet, fundraising dinner and entertainment for Cumberland Wood Bank, 6 p.m., Congregational Church of Cumberland, 282 Main St., […]
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Portland Meetings: Jan. 21-27
Wed. 1/21 4 p.m. Public Art Committee PPL Wed. 1/21 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 1/21 5 p.m. Transportation, Sustainability & Energy Committee CH Wed. 1/21 7 p.m. City Council CH Thur. 1/22 noon CDBG Allocation Committee CH Thur. 1/22 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Thur. 1/22 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals […]
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Portland murder victim may have been trying to keep the peace
PORTLAND — Richard Lobor, who was killed Nov. 21, 2014, in an apartment on Brighton Avenue, may have been acting as a peacekeeper during a dispute, according to a police affidavit filed in the Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket. The affidavit was released Thursday, Jan. 15, after the initial court appearance by Abdirahman Huessin Haji-Hassan, […]
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Portland children's hospital's patient tutoring program gets funding jolt
PORTLAND — It’s cramped, and it caters to students learning everything from the basics of reading to trigonometry. And now the classroom on the sixth floor corner in the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center may be fully funded and supplied, with the Jan. 15 launch of a $250,000 endowment fund created by […]
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Portland High School students sample college chemistry at USM
PORTLAND — A handful of Portland High School students came to the University of Southern Maine last week to answer one question: what’s killing fish? On Jan. 15, the USM Chemistry Department hosted an environmental science class from PHS for a project-based lab in the college’s science building. The lab was an abbreviated version of […]
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Out & About: Symphony orchestras, dance showcase
Mid-January is the time when performing arts producers emerge from their Christmas-New Year slowdowns and enter the busiest part of their calendars. That’s certainly in evidence this coming week. Two symphony orchestras have a pair of concerts apiece. The Portland Symphony has scheduled its third offering of the 2014-2015 classical subscription season on Jan. 25, […]
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Intentionally Unreasonable: Less small talk, more medium and large
Humans are social animals and as such we enjoy connectivity through common activities and conversation. A high percentage of these engagements fall within the mind-numbing category of inane or insipid small talk. While “small talk” is generally well-intended, serving a benign function as an inert social lubricant, might we all make a concerted effort to […]