PORTLAND — As it considers a city-wide minimum wage, Mayor Michael Brennan’s Minimum Wage Advisory Committee is now looking for wage earners to tell their stories on July 16. The committee, comprised of business leaders, academics and activists, met for the third time June 18 and considered poll results from about 65 members of Portland Buy […]
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Greek Festival returns to Portland with food, dancing in the street
PORTLAND — One of the city’s enduring early summer traditions resumes this week with the annual Greek Festival on the grounds of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Pleasant St. The 32nd annual festival runs from 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday with music, dancing and an abundance of Greek cuisine. The menu includes traditional […]
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Unsung Hero: Julia Gibson, a special (ed) teacher
TOPSHAM — Some teachers may like to teach the brightest students, so they can bask in the reflected glory of their students’ successes. A few teachers, however, derive deeper satisfaction from working with children with special needs. Julia Gibson is such a teacher. Gibson did not set out to be a teacher. As an English […]
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Out & About: Bowdoin International Music Festival turns 50
Two anchor producers of southern Maine’s busy and eclectic summer season of performing arts are launching their 2014 offerings. The crown jewel of Maine’s classical music festivals turns 50 this year. The Bowdoin International Music Festival, by far the state’s biggest, gives about 50-60 concerts every summer in half a dozen different series. BIMF starts […]
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The Universal Notebook: Phil & Ethan & Hannah & Roger
Amid all the partisanship and polarization that characterizes the political life of Maine and the nation these days, it’s refreshing to see Republicans and Democrats who can get along in public. Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling and Hannah Pingree and Roger Katz seem to have carved out point-counterpoint pundit perches for themselves by virtue of […]
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The View From Away: Characters, and character, make Maine hard to leave
By the time you read this, Carol, Elizabeth, our dogs Ruby and Blackie, and I will be well on the road to our new home in Denver, Colorado. We are leaving almost six years to the day since we trekked from Los Angeles to Portland, so, sadly, this will be my last regular column. I […]
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The Right View: Obama’s lawlessness shocking on its face
Our Republic is under assault, and the world is becoming more dangerous by the day. It’s difficult to choose which issue to opine about. Tens of thousands of children from Central America are flooding and overwhelming border agents in the southwest, and this human cargo is being transported and dumped around cities in Arizona and […]
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Letter: Critics' goal is privatization of VA medical system
As a World War II veteran, I agree with Edgar Allen Beem that we don’t adequately support the troops. However, I disagree with his analysis. Veterans Administration medical programs have served me well, at Togus and elsewhere. Delays in the VA’s system are no worse than in the private sector. The so-called scandal is politically […]
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Community Calendar: June 25-July 8
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Monday 7/7 Facebook for Beginners, 2-4 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, registration required. Ongoing Casco Bay Newcomers Club, group for women who have recently moved to the Portland area, meets the second Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m. at the Muddy Rudder restaurant, 1335 Route 1, Yarmouth, […]
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Arts Calendar: June 25-July 8
Greater Portland Books & Authors Monday 6/30 “Voyage of Albatross” with author Judith Silva, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307. Calls for Art The Artisans Collective is currently accepting applications for Associate Membership in the Collective. To apply, please visit artisanscollective.org and download Associate Member Application. Currently looking for photographers, contemporary […]