Greater Portland Books & Authors Thursday 7/24 “Treasure Hunter’s Handbook,” Lisa Gardner Walsh, reading for children, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 707, [email protected]. Monday 7/28 “The Fog of Forgetting,” G.A. Morgan, author talk and book signing, 5-7 p.m., Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St., Portland, 846-3344, islandportpress.com. Galleries “Making […]
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Community Calendar: July 16-29
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Saturday 7/26 South Portland High School Class of 1989 25th Reunion, 6-11 p.m, $25, Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland. Ongoing Casco Bay Newcomers Club, for women who have recently moved to the Portland area, meets second Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m. at Muddy Rudder restaurant, 1335 […]
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Portland City Council, School Board openings attract potential candidates
PORTLAND — Nomination papers are available for candidates to be on the ballot in the Nov. 4 city election. Early interest suggests two City Council races, in District 4 and District 5, will be lively. Councilors Cheryl Leeman, of District 4, and John Coyne, District 5, last month announced they will not seek re-election. So […]
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Portland bar's liquor license appeal to be heard in September
PORTLAND — The owner of Sangillo’s Tavern will get a chance to argue why he shouldn’t lose his liquor license in an appeal hearing scheduled Sept. 11 in Council Chambers at City Hall. The bar at 18 Hampshire St. lost its license after a 5-4 City Council vote April 7. It has remained open while […]
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Cardboard boat races new for Compass Project in Portland
PORTLAND — An annual festival to raise money for the Compass Project will add a sink-or-swim element Saturday, July 19, when contestants build and race cardboard boats. The festival runs from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pebble Beach and the Eastern Promenade, with live music from Jerks of Grass and The Faulkingham Project, and a “Rowgatta” […]
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Out & About: Musical offerings topped by ‘Rigoletto’
Musical offerings dominate this week’s picks of the tix, and it’s a diverse lot. The biggest draw will be PORTopera’s upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Artistic director Dona Vaughn has chosen a new look for the famous tale of love and revenge, keeping the action in Mantua, Italy, but setting the timeframe in the […]
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The Universal Notebook: The Supreme Court is against my religion
In yet another narrow 5-4 decision, the activist judges on the U.S. Supreme Court have handed a major victory to Corporate America and done the people of the United States yet another grave injustice. I’m amazed these corporate stooges even dare to show their faces in public after their assault on representative democracy in the […]
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Abby's Road: The good juju of weddings
When I was in elementary school, a new student joined my class after the school year had started. He was introduced during circle time. The teacher asked where he was from, and he told his rapt audience that he was from South Paris. I went home and bragged to my sisters that a boy from […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Keep learning all summer long
Summer is a time to relax, spend time with family and friends and enjoy Maine’s beauty. It’s also a time to learn. That’s particularly important for students who are working toward proficiency. Too many children in Portland and elsewhere in the U.S. fall victim to so-called summer slide. They lose ground academically over the summer. […]
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Letter: Underwhelmed by columnist McDonald-Smith
I welcome a new opinion writer in The Forecaster, for contention is good for a healthy public culture. For the life of me, though, I cannot fathom why you have chosen Julie McDonald-Smith for the task. As a historian, I was enticed by her claim that America is going to hell in a handbasket because […]