It’s back to school time. No matter how you slice it, there is just something extra special about going back to school. Granted, I am giving a little bit of side-eye at this “still in August” start date (what ever happened to after Labor Day?), but it is still exciting. Of course, part of what […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 30-Sept. 6
Tue. 9/5 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 9/5 4 p.m. Legislative/Nominating Interviews Zoom Wed. 9/6 5 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall Wed. 9/6 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall
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Letter: CMP doesn’t have much control over costs, neither will PTP
David Vail said in the Aug. 16 issue, we need to be “Getting facts straight on Pine Tree Power.” I just reviewed my latest CMP bill. 60% of the invoice is for the energy supplied and totally out of the control of CMP. This is just a passed-through cost for the electricity they secure on […]
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School Notebook: Aug. 23
St. John’s students’ work chosen for experimental flight Middle school students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will be able to analyze flight data from an experiment they created that will fly in the Airbus Perlan Mission II this fall. The Perlan Project, an aerospace nonprofit for advancing high-altitude flight and studying weather and […]
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USM radio station celebrates 50 years of broadcasting
What started as a pirate radio station in a college dorm room turned into decades of helping University of Southern Maine students grow and to make waves in the world of broadcasting.
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School bus drivers ‘ready to roll’ after recent shortage
While not all are fully staffed, many school districts in the area say they are in a better position to meet the transportation needs of students than in recent years.
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Community Calendar: Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Books/Authors Saturday 8/26 The Writer’s Staycation: Writer’s workshop/meetup, 10 a.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland. Free, registration required. southportlandlibrary.com Tuesday 8/29 Bernice Lerner author talk: “All the Horrors of War,” 6 p.m. Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Friday 9/1 & Saturday 9/2 New England Art Book Fair: 5-9 p.m. Friday, […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Comedy Friday 8/25 Marcus Cardona special recording: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, Free Street Cocktail Bar, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com New England’s Funniest Comedian Finals: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $17-$22. 18-plus. auramaine.com Saturday 8/26 Amy Tee: 8 p.m., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 […]
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People and Business: Aug. 23
Hires, promotions, appointments Alina Dubois was promoted at KeyBank in Portland to business banking relationship manager for Southern Maine. Dubois joined KeyBank in 2015 as a teller, was promoted to personal banker, became a branch manager in 2017 and promoted to area retail leader in 2021. Giving back Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick was […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 23-30
Wed. 8/23 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 8/23 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Island Community Center Tue. 8/29 4 p.m. Legislative/Nominating Interviews Zoom