The City Council postponed voting on the rule change indefinitely after hearing residents’ concerns Tuesday.
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Letter: Proposed bills have reckless disregard for students’ safety
As a mother, grandmother, church member, physician and citizen of Maine, I am deeply concerned regarding several legislative bills under consideration in Maine this spring. These bills are reckless and careless in their effect on the health and welfare of children in our schools. LD 52 proposes to impose on school boards the responsibility to […]
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Arts Calendar: May 5-12
Comedy Ongoing The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m., first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com Exhibits/Galleries Through 5/6 “Field of Study”: Open Monday through Saturday, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org Saturday 5/6 & Sunday 5/7 Maine Pottery Tour: Self-guided tour, 66 studios across Maine participating, some featuring guest artists. […]
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Community Calendar: May 5-12
Books/Authors Friday 5/5 Darcy Scott Award for Young Mystery Writers fundraiser: 5:30 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. $10 suggested donation. maineauthorspublishing.com Monday 5/8 Jennifer Lunden book launch: “American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life,” in conversation with Chelsea Conaboy, author of “Mother […]
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School Notebook: May 3
Maine App Challenge winners Two Scarborough High School students and one Yarmouth High School student were selected as the top winners of Yarmouth-based Tyler Technologies’ 2023 Maine App Challenge. Matthew Fagerlund of Scarborough High School was the first-place winner with GiRAPHER, an app that helps middle and high school students learn how to graph mathematical […]
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People and Business: May 3
Hires, promotions, appointments Rita Dennis was promoted to independent living sales consultant at OceanView in Falmouth. She joined the business 23 years ago and has worked as a marketing and advertising coordinator. Chris O’Connor has been named the Equality Community Center’s first executive director. He was previously the center’s manager. The ECC, based in Portland, is […]
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Southern Meetings: May 5-12
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 5/8 6 p.m. School Board Executive Town Hall Mon. 5/8 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Tue. 5/9 6:30 p.m. School Board Town Hall Tue. 5/9 7 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Wed. 5/10 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee Community Center Wed. 5/10 6 p.m. Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Committee T.M. Library Scarborough Mon. 5/8 […]
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After 45 years, Scarborough’s library director is logging out
Nancy Crowell, who has led the library through decades of change and technological evolution, will step down at the end of the summer.
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Nonesuch Brewing in Scarborough seeks new lot to keep cars from parking on Gorham Road
The brewpub wants to add 49 spaces across the street next to the Warren Woods nature area.
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People and Business: April 26
Hires, promotions, appointments Andrew Lardie was appointed interim executive director at Brunswick-based Tedford Housing, a nonprofit that provides shelter, programs and services for unhoused people in the Midcoast. Lindsay Dale has joined Maine Medical Partners Women’s Health, in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Catherine Monigan joined Maine Medical Partners Neurology in Scarborough and Lily Wang […]