Wed. 12/3 8 a.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Wed. 12/3 10 a.m. Disabilities Committee CH Wed. 12/3 3 p.m. Fire/Code Inspections Task Force CH Wed. 12/3 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Thur. 12/4 noon CDBG Allocation Committee CH Thur. 12/4 5 p.m. Parks Commission 55 Portland St. Mon. 12/8 3 p.m. […]
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People and Business
New Hires, Promotions and Appointments Dr. Abby Markham has joined the Falmouth pediatrics office of Maine Medical Partners Primary Care, an affiliate of Maine Medical Center. Markham completed her residency at MMC, and brings a special interest in patients with congenital heart diseases. She received her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of […]
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Portland Police Beat: Dec. 3
Arrests 11/22 at 1 a.m. John R. Duffin, 42, of Portland, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Brent Abbott on a charge of disorderly conduct. 11/23 at 1 a.m. Timothy M. Snow, 22, of Saco, was arrested on Dana Street by Officer Nicholas Gowen on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 11/23 at 4 […]
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'Two for the Road' trip: Portland women's book took them off the beaten path
PORTLAND — The title may conjure visions of a buddy movie, but city residents Tanya Whiton and Heidi Killion are closer to Robert Frost’s “Road not Taken” than Fodor’s with their new book. “Two for the Road: Adventures in Maine,” is a self-published work of photo journalism delving into offbeat corners and people of Maine. […]
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USM students hope Portland trail creates a wave of awareness about sea-level rise
PORTLAND — Students at the University of Southern Maine will unveil a temporary trail downtown with some big ambitions. The King Tides Trail, which will officially open on Dec. 8 and remain in place until Jan. 23, is a four-mile trail from Bayside to the Old Port. And while it will be a trail for pedestrians […]
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Out & About: Plenty of traditional Christmas music
Every December it’s hard to avoid the sonic tsunami of “Jingle Bells,” “Santa’s Coming To Town” and a wealth of other popular Christmas tunes. But finding a treasure trove of traditional music for the Advent season is a bit harder. But it’s do-able here in southern Maine, and this week I’m featuring three outstanding opportunities […]
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Abby's Road: Injustice in the name of justice
Last week, we learned that a grand jury found no probable cause to charge Officer Darren Wilson with a crime for his role in a fatal shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Then we learned that Ray Rice was immediately eligible to return to the NFL, months after he had been indefinitely suspended for assault. Wilson’s victim […]
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Letter: Voters with large amygdalas send a loud message
Democrats did lousy in the recent elections. Theories abound. Edgar Allen Beem explained. His brilliant analysis, from Psychology Today: Voters in rural Maine, anti-intellectual conservatives possessing “larger amygdalas,” responded to the simplicity of LePage’s campaign pitch. Psychology Today finally connected the dots to explain the absurdity of Maine voters this year. Then reality struck. Maine […]
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The Universal Notebook: Refugees and immigrants and aliens, oh my!
President Obama has taken executive action on immigration because Congress has failed to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Republicans are howling mad, insisting Obama has gone too far this time. Personally, I don’t think he went far enough. Obama has exercised his executive authority, the same authority used by recent presidents of both parties, to grant […]
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Editor's Notebook: The call of turkey fails to fill an empty nest
It took me until Black Friday dinner, a full day after Thanksgiving, to figure out why I was feeling so – to use a word I’ll forever associate, thanks to Charles Dickens, with another holiday of the season – melancholy. It wasn’t because my wife was sick, and sounded like an alien had taken over her body. […]