Wed. 11/15 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Zoom Wed. 11/15 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Wed. 11/15 7 p.m. Executive City Council City Hall Thu. 11/16 8:30 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment Zoom Thu. 11/16 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Thu. 11/16 6 p.m. District 4 Ocean Ave. Elementary Mon. 11/20 5 p.m. City […]
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People and Business: Nov. 15
Hires, promotions, appointments Autumn Hall was promoted to senior client associate at Broadreach Public Relations in Portland. She started working with the firm in 2022. Bill Kany has been promoted to executive vice president and chief risk officer at Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution. He joined in 2010. Matthew Cyr has been promoted to senior […]
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Letter: Chinese Americans stand against antisemitism
The Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine stands shoulder to shoulder with Maine’s Jewish community in denouncing the recent wave of hate speech, hate-based violence and antisemitism that has broken out in Maine, the United States and the world. Recently, antisemitic flyers have been widely distributed in Maine, some of which falsely claimed that […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 10-17
Comedy Monday 11/13 & Tuesday 11/14 Standup Comedy Showcase: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. thehillarts.me Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Exhibits/Galleries Through 11/11 “Wild Mercy”: Amy Kustra, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Meetinghouse […]
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People and Business: Nov. 8
Hires, promotions, appointments Portland Ovations appointed Sayad Moudachirou as president of its board of directors. He is a managing consultant at London Economics International in Boston. Additionally, four new members have been added to the board: Jerry “Genius Black” Edwards is a photographer based in South Portland and the host of the “Maine’s Black Future” podcast. […]
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Community Calendar: Nov. 10-17
Books/Authors Tuesday 11/14 Isaac Fitzgerald author talk: “Dirtbag, Massachusetts,” 6:15 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Thursday 11/16 Rebecca Clarren author talk: “The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance,” 6 p.m., Jewish Community Alliance, 1342 Congress St., Portland. mainejewish.org Ryan Britt author talk: “The Spice Must Flow,” 6 p.m., […]
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‘The Best Dog,’ nearly 100 of them, star in Maine photographer’s new book
Aliza Eliazarov, who will sign copies of her book Saturday in Portland, tracked down and photographed a diversity of dogs all over Maine and says each has a “standout” story.
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Maine’s Raising Readers handing reins to national organization
Reach Out and Read, along with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, will take over distributing free books to Maine children ages 5 and under.
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 8-15
Wed. 11/8 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Zoom Wed. 11/8 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom Thu. 11/9 6 p.m. District 3 Rowe Elementary Mon. 11/13 5 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall Tue. 11/14 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 11/14 4 p.m. Legislative/Nominating Interviews Zoom Tue. 11/14 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 3-10
Comedy Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Exhibits/Galleries Friday 11/3-Saturday 11/11 “Wild Mercy”: Amy Kustra, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. meetinghousearts.org Through 11/24 “How Do I Look”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]