Giving Back The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project has been granted $7,500 from the People of Color Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to support an upgrade to upgrading computer hardware and software at the nonprofit. Earlier this year, individual donors contributed $11,250 to the upgrade campaign at the annual CeleSoirée fundraiser. A team from Agren […]
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Mary S. DiMatteo, 84
PORTLAND — Mary S. DiMatteo, 84, of Portland, died June 10. She was born in Portland, a daughter of Salvatore and Mary Nolfo. She attended the North School and graduated from Portland High School, Class of 1947. She married Joseph R. DiMatteo Sr. on April 9, 1951, at Saint Peter’s Church in Portland. She worked for […]
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Portland Police Beat: June 18
Arrests 6/6 at midnight. Gabriel Harrington, 38, of Portland, was arrested on Portland Street by Officer Daniel Knight on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and forgery and an outstanding warrant from another agency. 6/6 at noon. Franklin D. LeClair, 50, of Steep Falls, was arrested on by Officer Daniel Knight on a charge of […]
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Portland Meetings: June 18-24
Wed. 6/18 5 p.m. Historic Preservation CH Thur. 6/19 5:30 p.m. India Street Neighborhood Advisory Committee CH Tues. 6/24 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Workshop CH
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Out & About: Maine Festival of American Music
Maine has a very busy summer of classical music festivals, and the first of them opens June 25. The Maine Festival of American Music is in its ninth year, hosted by the Portland String Quartet. The setting is iconically American: The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. In keeping with the ongoing observances of […]
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The Universal Notebook: For sale by owner
Having only purchased one house in my life and never having sold one, all this real estate stuff is new and strange to me. I can see why some viewers find the reality show (or is it realty show?) “Property Virgins” so compelling; you learn a lot about people when they go looking for a […]
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Abby's Road: For Mr. Spring, school's out forever
Gary Spring was the best teacher I ever had. He was my history teacher for three years at Falmouth High School. Every day in his class was exciting, stimulating and absolutely terrifying. I never repeated that kind of classroom experience. I approached it during a philosophy class at Georgetown and a civil procedure class at […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Celebrating Portland's high school graduates
Graduation season is one of the high points in my year. During the past month, I congratulated each of the nearly 1,000 students who graduated from our district’s high schools – Casco Bay, Deering, Portland, Portland Arts and Technology – and Portland Adult Education. Many students overcame challenges on their path to graduation. Along with their […]
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Letter: No need for another Congress Square vote
Now that the divisive vote on the Portland parks referendum is over, it is time for the residents of Portland to come together in order to plan the revitalization of Congress Square Park. I urge the mayor, City Council, and Rockbridge Capital to drop the idea of developing valuable open space in the heart of […]
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Community Calendar: June 18-July 1
Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 6/19 317 House Party, music and mingling to benefit 317 Main Community Music Center, 6-9 p.m., 317 Main Community Music Center, 317 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-9559, $50. Sunday 6/29 Share our Strength, Taste of the Nation 2014, fundraiser to support local community organizations that work with families and children to provide […]