South Portland Middle School will hold a community open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. A dedication program will take place a 2:15 p.m. The afternoon will include information sessions, student performances and school tours. For more information, go to the school department’s website at spsdme.org.
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Arts Calendar: Oct. 20-27
Comedy Friday 10/20 Best of Boston comedy: 7 p.m., Smitty’s Cinema, 65 Topsham Fair Mall Road, Topsham. $20. smittyscinema.com Mark Normand: 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $35-$69.75. statetheatreportland.com Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Exhibits/Galleries Through 10/21 Yarmouth Arts Festival: 10 […]
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People and Business: Oct. 18
Hires, promotions, appointments Hope Acts, a Portland nonprofit serving new Mainers and asylum seekers, appointed four board members: Elizabeth Jackson, executive director for Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences; Bethany Smart, administrative and program coordinator at HopeGateWay in Portland; Mary Pat Donnellon, senior advisor for Susquehanna Growth Equity Partners; and Cadeau Assoumani, immigrant health […]
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Community Calendar: Oct. 20-27
Books/Authors Tuesday 10/24 Angela Garbes and Chelsea Conaboy author talk: “Essential Labor” and “Mother Brain,” 6 p.m., downtown Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. portlandlibrary.com Wesley McNair poetry reading: “Late Wonders,” 7 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org Thursday 10/26 Caren McVicker author talk: “Henderson House,” 6:15 p.m., Longfellow […]
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Southern Meetings: Oct. 20-27
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 10/24 10 a.m. Riverside Cemetery Committee Town Hall Tue. 10/24 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 10/25 7 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Thu. 10/26 6:30 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS Scarborough Tue. 10/24 6:30 p.m. Transportation Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 10/25 8 a.m. Sustainability Committee Zoom, […]
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District 1 council candidates support new South Portland housing for low- and middle-incomes
Linda Cohen and Brendan Williams say the city must also find a way for other communities and the state to assist in supporting asylum seekers.
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Scarborough Town Council candidates weigh in on smart growth
A four-way race for three council seats is on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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Cape Elizabeth to hold affordable housing public forum
The Cape Elizabeth Ordinance Committee will hold a public forum on affordable housing and state mandate LD 2003 at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Town Hall. Town Councilor Penny Jordan, chairwoman of the ordinance committee, will discuss the mandate, accessory dwelling units and the town’s proposals. The committee will field questions from residents and […]
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Smoke alarms aid in Scarborough fire response
The Scarborough Fire Department credited smoke alarms for allowing an occupant of a home on Minuteman Drive to evacuate safely during a fire last week. An occupant who was on the second floor and their dog were not harmed in the Oct. 4 fire, which firefighters contained to the first-floor kitchen area, according to a […]
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Scarborough Land Trust chief to speak on future of conservation in town
Andrew Mackie, executive director of the Scarborough Land Trust, will speak on “The Future of Conservation in Scarborough” at the Hillcrest Recreation Center in Scarborough on Thursday, Oct. 19. The lecture, hosted by the Scarborough Garden Club, will take place from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The recreation center is located at 108 Hillcrest Ave. The […]