Theatrical offerings lead the arts and entertainment calendar this week. Tops is Lyric Music Theater’s current community production of Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein,” a monstrously funny re-imagining of the famous Mary Shelley horror story and its subsequent Hollywood film versions. The Maine Playwrights Festival presents an opportunity for up-and-coming dramatists to present their work to […]
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Unsung Hero: Jo Dill, championing senior athletes
SCARBOROUGH — Jo Dill grew up in Kennebunkport in the late 1950s and early ’60s, a time when most girls didn’t play sports. But Dill wasn’t “most girls.” “There were lots of boys in my neighborhood,” she said, “so I played sports all the time.” Today, as coordinator of Maine Senior Games, Dill is dedicated […]
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Arts Calendar: April 23-May 6
Greater Portland Books & Authors Friday 5/2 Meet the Author, Lily King, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307. Monday 5/5 “Rare Birds of North America,” Birds, Books and Beer, presentation with author Will Russell, 6-8 p.m., Freeport Wild Bird Supply, 541 Route 1, Freeport, 865-6000. Comedy Saturday 4/26 Bill Burr, 10:30 […]
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The Universal Notebook: Other people's money
In voting to turn down $1 million a day in federal funds that would have provided health insurance to 60,000 low-income Mainers, Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon Falls, said something that goes to the very heart of what is wrong with the conservative mindset. “I don’t have money,” Mason said, “to pay for other people’s health […]
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Abby's Road: Life is too short for eating healthy
I was going to have a healthy breakfast after my predawn workout. But when my alarm went off, I slapped my phone, rolled over, and woke up to the sound of my son screaming my name. By then, I was already more than two hours behind schedule. There was no time for boiling old-fashioned oats […]
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Community Calendar: April 23-May 6
Greater Portland Benefits Saturday 5/3 It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere 5k, to benefit Habitat for Humanity, 5 p.m., Gritty’s, 187 Lower Main St., Freeport, 772-2151, prizes, awards and music afterward. Dance Til’ You Drop, murder mystery party and fundraiser for Mad Horse Theatre Company, 7-10 p.m., The Mad Horse Theatre at Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St., […]
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Portland man indicted for sex trafficking
PORTLAND — A Portland man faces six charges related to sex trafficking of a minor after his April 11 indictment by a Cumberland County grand jury. Alexander Mitchell, 20, whose last known address in court records was 343 Cumberland Ave., was indicted on three counts of Class B aggravated sex trafficking, a Class D charge […]
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Letter: McDonald's column provides 'relief'
Thank you, Julie McDonald, for your column in The Forecaster, “The Right View: Sympathy for a Democrat? …” It’s a relief to find that there is an outlet for other than Democratic propaganda. Jane PomeroyCumberland Foreside
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Letter: McDonald column is on 'the right track'
After living in Brunswick for several months, I canceled all my newspaper subscriptions, turned off my TV forever, stopped talking to my neighbors. Obviously, I wasn’t in tune with my neighbors, 100 percent of the Bowdoin professors, 50 percent of the Bowdoin students, the environment, all religions, Putin, the Boston Red Sox-Bruins-Celtics, Harry Reid, same-sex […]
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Letter: Portland should protect Baxter Woods
Thank you for your recent front-page coverage of issues regarding shared use of Baxter Woods. I have been walking my dog there regularly for the past five years or so and have been very concerned about the amount of dog waste that is not picked up. While there are many responsible pet owners who do […]