I have come to look forward to the weekly opinion columns written by Heather D. Martin and Abdi Nor Iftin. Both writers have a way with words that makes me feel as if they are speaking directly to me. Last week’s essays hit the mark. Martin writes of the late, great Ashley Bryan, who in […]
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Letter: Americans are footing the bill for genocide
With a glossy Tiger Beat centerfold of Bibi N. thumbtacked above a cluster of L.L.Bean glamping bags, this unnamed D.C. townhouse is the bipartisan slumber-party pad of many an elite D.C. warmonger. For last Saturday night’s saber-rattling clique, the pre-beddy-bye game was “Would You Rather?” Around the circle they went. First was Lindsey, then Antony, […]
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Piper Shores resident receives high U.K. honor for work in South Africa
U.K.-born John Thompson and his wife, Carol, founded a nonprofit to improve the lives of residents in a South African township.
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Recovery efforts from January storms in motion
South Portland will hold a public workshop with state officials this month to discuss its approach to repairs and funding.
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South Portland Food Cupboard pits East against West in this year’s Battle of the Neighborhoods
The annual food drive, usually a contest between individual neighborhoods but with just two teams this year, helps boost the food pantry’s supply during a time known for a drop-off in donations.
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Arts Calendar: Feb. 2-9
Comedy Friday 2/2 Joe Bartnick: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 2/3 “Laugh Sanctuary”: 8 p.m., Stars and Stripes Brewing, 3 Spring St., Portland. $20. laf203.eventbrite.com Sunday 2/4 Jessica Kirson: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $35-$45. statetheatreportland.com Thursday 2/8 Randy Rainbow: 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, […]
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Community Calendar: Feb. 2-9
Books/Authors Saturday 2/3 Bill Portela author talk: “The Eleventh Layer: Origins of Human Evolution,” 10 a.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org “Make Your Own Mystery”: Interactive event with authors, 3 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway. southportlandlibrary.com Saturday 2/3-Tuesday 2/27 Longfellow Days: Poetry readings and other activities in honor of Henry […]
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People and Business: Jan. 31
Hires, promotions, appointments Brian Tarbuck was appointed to the Kennebec Savings Bank Board of Directors. He is an engineer, commissioner of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, on the Maine Board of Licensure of Water System Operators and has been a president of the Maine Water Utilities Association. Aleks Kazimierczak was named the […]
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Impassioned young actors deliver ‘The Gaza Monologues’
A group of seven high school and college students hopes their performance will humanize the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Southern Meetings: Feb. 2-9
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 2/5 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Tue. 2/6 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Wed. 2/7 5:30 p.m. Council Workshop w/ Scarborough Scarborough Town Hall Thu. 2/8 8:30 a.m. School Board Advisory Zoom Thu. 2/8 6:30 p.m. School Building Advisory Town Hall Scarborough Mon. 2/5 7 p.m. Community Center […]