Local director filming thriller movie around Portland Jim Cole, a Portland-based director and owner of the production company Gum Spirits, is filming “Anniversary,” a low-budget, independent thriller, around many Portland suburbs. The film includes local actors Ian Carlsen, Aaron Duffey and Mian Benton. The cast also includes non-Portland-based actor Paul Cram. Cole, who earned an art degree […]
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Portland Police Beat: Feb. 19
Arrests 2/7 at 8 p.m. Raymond M. O’Connell, 47, of Portland, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Christopher Sibley on a charge of criminal trespass. 2/7 at 10 p.m. Haider W. Wari, 38, no address listed, was arrested on Boyd Street by Officer Kali Hagerty on a charge of obstructing public ways. 2/7 […]
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Bernadette Ann Jackson, 79: Enjoyed swimming, dancing and bowling
PORTLAND — Bernadette Ann Jackson, 79, died peacefully Feb. 14, at Sedgewood Commons. She was born Feb. 26, 1934, in Portland. She attended local schools and was a 1953 graduate of Cathedral High School. Jackson worked as a payroll clerk for New England Telephone Company from 1954 to 1994, retiring after 40 years. She was on […]
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Portland Meetings: Feb. 19-25
Wed. 2/19 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Portland Public Library Wed. 2/19 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 2/19 5:30 p.m. Transportation, Sustainability & Energy Committee CH Thur. 2/20 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals CH Mon. 2/24 7 p.m. City Council CH Tues. 2/25 3:30 p.m. Planning Board Workshop CH Tues. 2/25 4 […]
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Habitat home spells security for immigrant
A teacher’s assistant who grew up in Sudan and her family are moving into a new complex in Freeport.
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Out & About: 'Into the Woods' is topnotch community theater
It’s not hard to pick this week’s top item on the arts and entertainment calendar. Lyric Music Theater, a community company that has been producing musicals in southern Maine since 1952, has mounted an outstanding production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods,” which runs through March 1 in South Portland. One Longfellow […]
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The Universal Notebook: 'Knowingly being present' rules are unfair
The most obvious and important thing to know about the 26-page “Evaluation of the Matter Involving the Suspensions and Revoking of Suspensions of Students by the Westbrook School Department Administration” is that no students were interviewed during the independent investigation of how school officials handled the matter of some 30 student-athletes allegedly being present at […]
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Policy Wonk: Revenue sharing in Maine needs a permanent fix
Preserving what remains of Maine revenue sharing by taking $40 million from two different reserve funds and earmarking unanticipated revenue receipts is at best a one-year fix. Like spending a bonus or taking money from a savings account, once you’ve used it, it’s gone. Even if Gov. Paul LePage’s anticipated veto of LD 1762 is […]
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The View From Away: There's famous, and then there's …
An old friend emailed me recently to say she had found the following on an Internet search engine: “Mike Langworthy is a famous person.” That was the entire entry. She thought it would be a great title for a performance piece. Apparently she thinks I’m with the Joffrey Ballet. I worry about my friend. So […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Portland schools strive for education equity
I know something’s important when it keeps me awake at night. Here’s the challenge that I wrestle with in the wee hours: How can we create a school system that helps all children succeed to their full potential? Every child deserves an excellent education. That includes students who traditionally have been treated as less than […]