The idea for the club came from a Cape Elizabeth student who played the game with her grandfather, who had dementia but “always remembered how to play chess.”
Southern Forecaster
South Portland and Scarborough news from The Forecaster.
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Southern Meetings: Feb. 24-March 3
Cape Elizabeth Fri. 2/24 Noon Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee Thomas Memorial Library Mon. 2/27 6:30 p.m. Housing Diversity Study Town Hall Tue. 2/28 6:30 p.m. School Board Budget Workshop Q&A CEHS Library Tue. 2/28 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Town Hall Thu. 3/2 8 a.m. School Building Advisory Committee Town Hall Thu. 3/2 6:30 […]
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South Portland council exempts future development from proposed rent control
The council postponed a preliminary vote to March 7 after criticism from the attending public.
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South Portland gives first OK to homeless shelter plan
The plan, which allows different sizes of shelters to be built in specific areas, gets preliminary approval and goes to an enactment vote March 7.
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People and Business: Feb. 22
Hires, promotions, appointments R.M. Davis, a wealth management firm in Portland, promoted seven employees: Dean Walker, to chief operating officer; George Carr, managing director, portfolio management; Vince Damasco, managing director, investment research; Bob Davis, managing director, portfolio management; Natalie Solotoff, managing director, wealth management; Michele Whitmore, managing director, client Service; and Drew Blaney, vice president, […]
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Arts Calendar: Feb. 24-March 3
Comedy Saturday 2/25 You Should Smile More improv: 7:30 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. $20 adults; $10 students 18 and under. meetinghousearts.org Monday 2/27 Improv Jam fundraiser: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $14 at door. stlawrencearts.org Ongoing Thursday Night Comedy: 7 p.m. every Thursday, Stroudwater Distillery, 28 Resurgam […]
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School Notebook: Feb. 22
Scholarship available for journalism studies Graduates of Maine high schools who plan to pursue a career in journalism or a related field are eligible for the Guy P. Gannett Scholarship Fund through the Maine Community Foundation. Applications are open until April 1. Named for the businessman who formed the Portland Press Herald in 1921, the […]
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Community Calendar: Feb. 24-March 3
Books/Authors Thursday 3/2 Author talk: 7 p.m., Lisa Brahin, author of “Tears Over Russia: A Search for Family and the Legacy of Ukraine’s Pogroms.” Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday in Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress Street, Portland. Informal book discussions for adults and seniors. […]
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Bus services halve fares to get riders back on board
Greater Portland Metro, South Portland Bus Service and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit will cut fares from March 1 through Sept. 30 in hopes of getting ridership back to pre-pandemic levels.
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Dog retirement home broadening its reach to help with others’ vet bills
Two new programs from Finally Home in North Yarmouth will provide financial assistance to eligible Mainers whose old dogs require medical services, including being put down.