St. John’s student wins state poster contest Sadie Anderson, a third grader at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, was the first-place K-3 winner in the Maine Constitution Essay and Poster Program. She and her classmates met the Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Rep. Ed Polewarczyk at the Statehouse on June 1. The Maine […]
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People and Business: June 14
Hires, promotions, appointments UScellular promoted Payton Austin to sales manager of its Scarborough store and Tyler Gawrys to sales manager at in Westbrook. Austin joined UScellular in 2013 and Gawrys in 2019 as retail wireless consultants in Auburn. Eben Jose was named vice president, client adviser, director of private markets at Spinnaker Trust in Portland. […]
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South Portland’s new skate park for all skill levels ‘arguably best in state’
The grand opening for the 10,000-square-foot park will be held June 21 with demos, a competition, music and more.
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Portland Meetings: June 14-21
Wed. 6/14 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Zoom, City Hall Wed. 6/14 5 p.m. Sustainability/Transportation Zoom Wed. 6/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom Thu. 6/15 8:30 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment Zoom Thu. 6/15 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Tue. 6/20 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 6/20 5:30 p.m. Housing/Economic Dev. Zoom Wed. 6/21 3:30 […]
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Letter: Graves Hill not the place for housing
We realize affordable housing in Portland is a top priority, but at what cost to the environment? The residents on Ocean Avenue support and welcome new neighbors, but not to the extent the Planning Board desperately recommended a change in its zoning. Assigned Zoning was put in place for many reasons. Let’s not continue to […]
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Arts Calendar: June 9-16
Comedy Saturday 6/10 Welcome to Maine Comedy Show: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $19 at door. stlawrencearts.org Friday 6/16 “Empire Comedy Lives”: 8 p.m., Empire Live, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. empireliveme.com Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. […]
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Community Calendar: June 9-16
Books/Authors Saturday 6/10 Shannon Mullen, Gov. Janet Mills, Sen. Angus King author talk: “In Other Words, Leadership,” 7 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. longfellowbooks.com Tuesday 6/13 Brant MacDuff author talk: “The Shotgun Conservationist,” 6:15 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Thursday 6/15 Steven Rowley author talk: “The Celebrants,” 6 p.m., South […]
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People and Business: June 7
Hires, promotions, appointments David Ackley was promoted to executive vice president at Camden National Bank, and will succeed retiring Joanne Campbell as chief risk officer July 7. Whitney Gill has been appointed the executive director for the Maine Crafts Association and Shop Maine Craft Board of Directors. She first joined the Maine Crafts Association as […]
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Portland Meetings: June 7-14
Wed. 6/7 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom Thu. 6/8 5 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Mon. 6/12 5 p.m. City Council Zoom Tue. 6/13 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 6/13 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom Tue. 6/13 5:30 p.m. Homelessness Listening Session Zoom Wed. 6/14 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Zoom, City Hall Wed. 6/14 5 […]
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People and Business: May 31
Hires, promotions, appointments Lorri Sommer was appointed CEO of The Park Danforth Board of Trustees, replacing Denise Vachon, who retired. Sommer joined The Park Danforth as chief financial officer in 2015, then worked in sales and marketing, admissions and human resources. The Finance Authority of Maine hired Jonathan Poole as director of strategic growth and […]