PORTLAND — The annual Best of Both Worlds show scheduled to be held Thursday, March 29, at Deering High School has been postponed to a date to be determined. The event includes a mix of spoken word, dance and song from around the world and is sponsored by the school’s Kindred Spirits and Sisterhood clubs. This […]
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Owner wants new Portland cafe to be a place where everyone knows your name
PORTLAND — Tally’s Kitchen is the latest addition to a resurgent Bayside neighborhood. At the cafe, which has been open about a month, owner Julie Taliento Walsh has created a sun-filled space intended to offer old-fashioned charm paired with a menu to appeal to today’s more sophisticated diners. While the offerings include staple lunch-time favorites like […]
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Portland nonprofit promotes planting native seeds to encourage biodiversity
PORTLAND — With the advent of spring, many people start dreaming about summertime blooms and fresh garden produce. When they do, the Wild Seed Project, a Portland-based nonprofit, wants them to focus on increasing their use of native plants. Native plants are important, according to Heather McCargo, executive director of the seed program, because they help […]
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Portland nonprofit promotes planting native seeds to encourage biodiversity
PORTLAND — With the advent of spring, many people start dreaming about summertime blooms and fresh garden produce. When they do, the Wild Seed Project, a Portland-based nonprofit, wants them to focus on increasing their use of native plants. Native plants are important, according to Heather McCargo, executive director of the seed program, because they help […]
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The Forecaster owner Reade Brower will buy newspapers in Brunswick, Biddeford
PORTLAND — Reade Brower, who already owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers and many of its weeklies, on March 23 announced he will add to his holdings with the acquisition of The Times Record of Brunswick and the Journal Tribune of Biddeford, as well as the Mainely Media weekly publications. Brower, who lives in Camden, […]
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Longtime Cumberland County DA Stephanie Anderson will not seek re-election
PORTLAND — Seven-term Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson is not seeking re-election. Anderson was unavailable for comment Monday, but her decision was confirmed by her spokeswoman, Tamara Getchell, in a one-sentence statement. Six candidates, meanwhile, have filed to succeed Anderson, a Republican who has been the county’s top prosecutor since 1991. Republican Randall Bates, a […]
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Portland nonprofit taking 'inside' voices out to Michigan
PORTLAND — At Maine Inside Out, the play is more than the thing. “I had a big passion for wanting to change what was going on in the system. Doing this filled a part of my heart,” MIO member Joey Munsey said March 16 after a meeting on Munjoy Hill. Munsey, 22, is one of 20 […]
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Portland mayor advocates for former employer in social service funding discussion
PORTLAND — It will be four weeks before city councilors vote on the proposed annual allocation of social service grant funds. But there will be plenty to think about after Monday’s 90-minute hearing on the Community Development Block Grant budget, including a pitch from Mayor Ethan Strimling for funding for the agency he used to head. […]
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Portland schools to take on male gender stereotyping
PORTLAND — With the help of Maine Boys to Men, the new Parent University at the Portland Public Schools is set to tackle how to raise boys to be emotionally healthy in a world where gender stereotypes still often hold sway. The special event, entitled “Negotiating Masculinity,” will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at […]
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Under pressure: Mental health needs challenge southern Maine schools
First of three stories. In the weeks since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the need for better mental health resources has become part of America’s discussion about gun control. In southern Maine schools, administrators from New Gloucester to South Portland say efforts to integrate social-emotional, behavioral and mental-health support […]