Greater Portland Books/Authors “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and “A Christmas Memory,” costumed reading by local actors, Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., $10, children $5, First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland. “Dream Singer,” reading and discussion with author Frank O. Smith, 6:30 p.m., free, Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main […]
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People and Business
Recognition At a Nov. 20 gala, three Portland businesses were honored by the City of Portland and the Portland Development Corp. for their roles in expanding the city’s economic vitality. Receiving the 2014 Economic Development Achievement Award was J.B. Brown & Sons, one of the largest property owners in Portland. Brown, which is held primarily […]
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Community Calendar: Nov. 26 to Dec. 9
Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 11/27 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K, to support Greely hockey, 8 a.m., Greely High School, 303 Main St., Cumberland, greelyhockey.org. Bulletin Board Ongoing Casco Bay Newcomers Club, for people new to the area and interested in knowing others, meets second Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Grill, 175 Lower Main St., Freeport, 370-2606. […]
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Portland Police Beat: Nov. 26
Arrests 11/14 at 6 p.m. Frank Gerry, 43, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Nicholas Goodman on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and an outstanding warrant from another agency. 11/14 at 8 p.m. Elysa A. Arbab, 37, of Portland, was arrested on Pleasant Avenue by Officer Eric McCusker on a […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 26 to Dec. 2
Wed. 11/26 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Wed. 11/26 6:30 p.m. Peaks Island Council PICC Mon. 12/1 noon City Council (Special Meeting and Inauguration) CH Mon. 12/1 4 p.m. School Board (Inauguration) CH
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Order has buyer for Catherine McAuley High School property in Portland
PORTLAND — Catherine McAuley High School may have to find a new home in the next five years because there is a potential buyer for the school property. The property at 631 Stevens Ave. is owned by the Sisters of Mercy Northeast Community, which recently confirmed to the McAuley board of trustees that a potential buyer […]
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Out & About: ‘Oliver!’ is classic musical theater
As we move toward the end of November, the performing arts calendar segues toward Christmas. Let’s start this week’s look at my picks of the tix with two shows that have nothing to do with Christmas, then segue into three that do. “Oliver!” is an exemplar of classic musical theater. In South Portland, Lyric Music […]
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Portland appoints task force to review fire code in wake of Noyes Street blaze
PORTLAND — A Boston Fire Department deputy chief and two local landlords are part of the task force established to look into city fire codes and ordinances in the wake of a fatal Nov. 1 fire at 20-24 Noyes St. Task force members were announced Friday, Nov. 21, by acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian. Carlton […]
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Freeport meeting airs possibility of weekend METRO buses
FREEPORT — Approximately 30 people attended a planning meeting Nov. 19 for the proposed METRO express bus service from Portland to Yarmouth and Freeport. The Greater Portland Transit District began its community outreach on Nov. 17 with an information gathering session in Portland. Last Wednesday’s meeting was at the Freeport Community Center. The express bus service […]
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The Universal Notebook: Two Maines, two brains?
When one of the callers to John McDonald’s Sunday morning talk show on WGAN noted that the difference in the November election was not so much between northern and southern Maine as it was between rural and urban Maine, McDonald asked me why I thought urban areas were more liberal than rural areas. I knew […]