PORTLAND — Incumbent state Rep. Benjamin Chipman believes Maine House District 40, encompassing Parkside, West Bayside and the area around the University of Southern Maine, needs its independent voice in the Legislature. Democrat Herb Adams and Republican Mark Lockman are out to prove him wrong on Election Day, Nov. 4. Adams, 61, of 231 State […]
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Hearing on Portland storm water fee shifted to Casco Bay High School
PORTLAND — The first City Council Finance Committee public hearing on a proposed storm water fee for property owners will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Casco Bay High School, 196 Allen Ave. The hearing had been planned for Deering High School; the new location was announced Oct. 16 by city spokeswoman […]
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Spring Street reconstruction plans on view Wednesday
PORTLAND — The future of Spring Street will be discussed at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 24 of City Hall. Hosted by the city Department of Planning & Urban Development, the meeting on the Spring Street Re-Design Project will outline the future vision for the street from High to Temple streets. First-phase reconstruction to narrow […]
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2 contests in Casco Bay Lines board elections
PORTLAND — Residents of Peaks and Cliff islands in Casco Bay will fill out larger ballots Nov. 4 than their mainland counterparts, with four seats on the Casco Bay Lines Board of Directors up for election. Races for only two seats on the ferry service board are contested. Incumbent Patrick Flynn faces a challenge from […]
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Out & About: ‘The Cocktail Hour’ has sparkle and fizz
Theater and music top this week’s arts and entertainment listings, with the geographic center of gravity shifting north and east of Portland. The Public Theatre of Lewiston-Auburn, a fully professional company, opened its 2014-2015 season with A.R. Gurney’s “The Cocktail Hour,” a wonderfully incisive comedy that sparkles and fizzes from opening curtain to denouement. It […]
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The Universal Notebook: The sound and fury of elections
Although I should know better after all these years, I do tend to get sucked into the rhetorical noise of elections. I find myself arguing aloud with claims made in television ads and by candidates in televised debates. This election cycle has been filled with more hype and hyperbole, spin and misinformation than most, but […]
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Letter: A response to columnist's school criticism
I am writing in response to Julie McDonald-Smith’s column regarding community schools (“The Right View: Beware the ‘Community Schools’ movement in Maine”). During my six-plus years on the Cape Elizabeth School Board, two major points became crystal clear: Our schools are expected to address more and more of our society’s challenges, and that not all […]
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Obama, Hillary Clinton to rally for Michaud
PORTLAND — The gubernatorial campaign of Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud will get more support from national party figures with visits from President Barack Obama and former U.S. Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton. According to the Michaud campaign, Clinton will appear Friday at Scarborough High School, 11 Municipal Drive. The free rally […]
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Letter: Re-elect Chipman in House District 40
I am writing in support of state Rep. Ben Chipman’s re-election to the Maine Legislature. As a member of the School Board, I follow our state officials’ work in regard to education. Last spring, when students at the University of Southern Maine protested cuts to faculty and courses, Chipman stood with them. He took action […]
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Letter: Michaud, not Cutler, spoils the election
Clever ploy by columnist Steve Woods (an admitted Michaud supporter) to paint Eliot Cutler as the spoiler when it’s Mike Michaud who is the spoiler (Intentionally Unreasonable: “Please, Eliot, ‘don’t be a Cutler’”). Head to head, Cutler beats Gov. Paul LePage handily, whereas Michaud comes up short versus LePage. Cutler was in the race long […]