DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle plans to host a special block party and benefit concert in Ohio for those affected by the recent mass shooting. Chappelle will be among national and local entertainers planned for the main stage at the “Gem City Shine” event in Dayton on Sunday. WDTN-TV reports the City of Dayton along […]
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Valerie Egar: Dinner with Taffy
I was 11, visiting my grandparent’s beach house. It was morning and I’d already been swimming with Grandpa. My orange bathing suit was still damp, my long brown hair windblown and tangled. After that, I’d stretched out on a beach towel thrown on the ground and listened to my transistor radio like I’d seen older […]
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Local advocacy group formed in Saco
SACO — Erosion has eaten away at Saco’s shoreline for decades. It’s an age-old problem, and a newly revitalized advocacy group is demanding a solution. Coastal erosion has long been blamed on the Saco Jetty, a stone structure that stretches from the mouth of Saco River 6,600 feet into the ocean in the Camp Ellis […]
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Annual Sanford picnic a ‘family friendly’ event
SANFORD – Is your preference a hamburger, hot dog, an ice cream biscuit or all three? When you’re 9, like William Morin, the Sea Dog ice cream biscuit came first. After that? Well, he wasn’t saying. Young Morin was among the hundreds of people who turned out Thursday evening for the annual Sanford Police Department’s […]
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Helping those who help others
BIDDEFORD — For first responders and medical professionals, dealing with tragic events is often part of a day’s work. These people focus their efforts on providing the best care for their patients, but often neglect their own mental health – but there is an effort to change this. “There’s always been a stigma,” said Biddeford […]
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Pair wanted in Wisconsin arrested in Wells traffic stop
WELLS – A vehicle stop on the Maine Turnpike for a seat belt violation Thursday evening has resulted in the arrest of two people wanted in Wisconsin on felony theft charges. Charles Ouimet, 36, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Nicole Camuso, 34, of Seabrook, New Hampshire, were held as fugitives from justice at York County […]
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What’s in SoPo’s bins?
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city of South Portland was one of four cities to have the contents of their recycling bins graded on contamination this summer. Benni Magnussen McComish, Molly Skeffington, Sarah Weden and Jessica Wibby were the team of interns put to the task of evaluating the degree of contamination in single-sort bins in […]
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‘Old Portland’ losing another fixture as owner says it’s closing time for Brian Boru
For Brian Boru’s longtime patrons, a piece of “Old Portland” will disappear when the Irish-style pub in the heart of downtown pours its last pint early Monday. The bar announced in a Facebook post Friday morning that it will close at 1 a.m. on Monday. Daniel Steele, Brian Boru’s owner, said he is grateful for […]
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Challenge goal: More gardens
SCARBOROUGH — SeedMoney, a Scarborough-based nonprofit, is offering 255 challenge grants totaling $40,000 to schools, community gardens, food banks and other nonprofit causes interested in starting or sustaining food garden projects. SeedMoney employs a model it calls crowdgranting in which its grant is used to leverage donations from individual donors. It provides applicant projects a […]
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