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Unsung Hero: Sally Connolly of Cape Elizabeth, building bridges with English in Portland

by David Treadwell March 31, 2014August 6, 2015

PORTLAND — Sally Connolly spends two hours every Monday and Wednesday morning doing what she has always loved to do: teach. But hers is not a typical teaching situation. Connolly’s classroom is at LearningWorks, not at a school. Her students are non-English-speaking adults, not children who grew up speaking English. And she doesn’t get paid […]

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The Universal Notebook: Time marches on

by Edgar Allen Beem March 31, 2014August 6, 2015

Whether it’s turning 65, losing both parents within the past eight months or just the long, miserable winter, I must admit I have been feeling my age lately. I used to look in the mirror and see a 20-year-old guy when I was 40 and a 40-year-old guy when I was 60. But now I […]

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Short Relief: Maine must consolidate college spending

by Halsey Frank March 31, 2014August 6, 2015

The University of Maine System is in the midst of cutting $36 million from its budget. The shortfall is the result of the state having flat-funded the system for the last three years, the system’s trustees freezing in-state tuition, declining enrollment (down 8.9 percent, from nearly 31,000 in the spring of 2010 to 28,000 in […]

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Letter: Save American and New England Studies at USM

by The Forecaster March 31, 2014

The decision by the University of Southern Maine to eliminate the American and New England Studies program fails to take into account the true cost and benefits of the program, and impact that the students and graduates have had. The ANES program grew out of a strong, community-voiced need for a well-educated workforce in the […]

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Letter to the editor: Funeral processions deserve the respect of other drivers

by The Forecaster March 31, 2014

On March 20, around noontime, I was surprised, irritated and disappointed with drivers on Interstate 295 in Portland from the Washington Avenue entrance to the South Portland Route 1 exit. Drivers were cutting into the funeral procession, cutting off some of the vehicles. I was in one of those vehicles that you cut in front […]

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Community Calendar: April 2-15

by The Forecaster March 31, 2014

Greater Portland Bulletin Board Sunday 4/6 Mah Jongg Marathon, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., SMCC Culinary Arts Dining Room, South Portland, 772-1959, entry fee $20. Tuesday 4/8 Maine Restaurant & Lodging Expo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Cumberland County Civic Center, 1 Center St., Portland, 623-2178, $15, owners or employees of licensed food service or lodging establishments only. Friday […]

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Arts Calendar: April 2-15

by The Forecaster March 31, 2014August 6, 2015

Greater Portland Books & Authors Friday 4/4 “The Other Way Around” by Sashi Kaufman book launch, 3 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough, 883-4723. Wednesday 4/9 “A Life Lived Outdoors” book talk with George Smith, noon, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700. Galleries Bill Earnshaw’s collages and paintings, through the month […]