Comedy Saturday 7/1 An Evening of Local Comedy: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com Friday 7/7 Balderdash Academy Improv: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. thehillarts.me Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. […]
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South Portland and Scarborough news from The Forecaster.
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People and Business: June 28
Hires, appointments, promotions Blaine Grimes, chief ventures officer for the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and chairperson of the Portland Development Corporation, has been appointed to Spinnaker Trust‘s board of directors. She is also a board member of GMRI’s True Fin Seafood and was previously a trustee and chairperson of the Maine Venture Fund. Hilary […]
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School Notebook: June 28
Students awarded $10,000 Mitchell Scholarships The Mitchell Institute has awarded 166 students across Maine scholarships of $10,000 each. Among the recipients are: Fatumo Abdirahman, Narciso Massala and Mayinga Mukinayi, Deering High School; Abdullah Alzamili and Miriam Tiani, Portland High School; Ahmednoor Hassan and Baqer Jalil, Casco Bay High School; Gwyneth Adrian and Lydia Branson, Cape […]
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Southern Meetings: June 30-July 7
Cape Elizabeth Thu. 7/6 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public Works Scarborough Wed. 7/5 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Municipal Bldg South Portland Mon. 7/3 5 p.m. Landcare Management Advisory Waterman Drive Mon. 7/3 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Planning/Dev. Office Wed. 7/5 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Committee Zoom, City Hall Thu. 7/6 6 p.m. Library Advisory […]
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Letter: Children growing up while trees are being cut down
I looked with interest at Sadie Anderson’s poster of Maine symbols. (School Notebook, June 14) The name “Maine” so carefully constructed with small shapes was delightful and masterful. But I was mystified by the white pine tree. A tree apparently truncated. I wondered to myself if this child’s drawing reflected the natural world around her […]
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South Portland council approves city budget with 5.2% tax increase
The $127.5 million combined municipal and school budget includes a 6% pay raise for non-union employees.
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Carr Woods development in Cape Elizabeth ready for planning board review
The developers of the project off Shore Road first submitted their plans two years ago.
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Mill Creek Concert Series starts June 28
This summer’s Mill Creek Concert Series in South Portland kicks off Wednesday, June 28, with the Downeast Brass Quintet. The Wednesday night concerts at Mill Creek Park are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. The summer’s lineup also features: singer-songwriter Andi Fawcett on July 12; Stone Broke, a ’70s-’90s rock/country/blues tribute band, July 19; Studio […]
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Scarborough votes June 27 on $54.3 million school budget
Scarborough residents will vote Tuesday, June 27, on a $54.3 million school budget. The budget is 4.4% more than this year’s budget, an increase officials say is largely due to a $1.8 million increase in salaries and a $500,000 increase in health insurance costs. Combined with the new $22.8 million municipal budget, Scarborough residents will […]
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Scarborough volunteer wins Patriots’ Community MVP Award
Robert Sam Kelley of Scarborough, a Vietnam War veteran, was honored with a Myra Kraft Community MVP Award earlier this month on behalf of the New England Patriots Foundation. As a volunteer with Vet to Vet Maine, Kelley has been a “peer companion” for three other veterans and has helped them access benefits to improve […]