Last weekend the Portland Symphony Orchestra launched its 2013-2014 classical season. This weekend the PSO starts up its Pops season with two performances of a program that pays tribute to two of Broadway’s greatest composers: George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Maestro Robert Moody has hired a pair of outstanding Broadway stars to perform the songs: […]
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The Universal Notebook: Failures of leadership
Opinions differ on whether President Obama has shown effective leadership when it comes to Syria, some believing he was right to allow Congress to weigh in on military intervention, others faulting him for not taking decisive action on his own. Frankly, I think Syria is beside the point. The failure of Obama to lead is […]
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Community Calendar: Oct. 2-15
Greater Portland Benefits Saving Cape’s Great Places initiative, silent auction of Henry Isaacs’ painting, Oct. 4-Nov. 3, information 767-6054, electronic auction at capelandtrust.org/auction/ Saturday 10/5 A Cultural Benefit for children in Palestine traumatized by war, 6:30-9:30 p.m., The First Parish in Portland, Unitarian Universalist, 425 Congress, Portland, 809-0953, $20. Bulletin Board Casco Bay Newcomers Club, […]
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Short Relief: Words live after 'Death of a Naturalist'
I was introduced to Seamus Heaney my freshman year in college. One of my hall-mates was an exchange student from Pomona College. An Irish guy. Aspiring writer. He said that Heaney was great and I should read him. I never saw Heaney in person before he died last month. But I have heard his voice. […]
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Arts Calendar: Oct. 2-15
Greater Portland Books & Authors Read to a Service Dog, begins Monday Oct. 7, 5-6 p.m., continues every 1st and 3rd Monday, The Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, sign-up required. Sunday 10/6 “A Two Hundred Year Invasion: The Story of the Vikings in Ireland” talk by author James L. Nelson, 2 p.m., […]
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UPDATE: Kittery woman dies in Maine Turnpike accident
PORTLAND — A 24-year-old Kittery woman was killed Sunday when she was hit by a pickup truck on the southbound Maine Turnpike near the Falmouth town line. Aeriel Rodriguez was struck at about 7:15 p.m. by a pickup truck driven by Michael Hawk, 42, of Lewiston. Rodriguez was attempting to flag down assistance for a […]
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Maine ACLU leader Shenna Bellows steps down
PORTLAND — The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine has resigned, a member of the organization confirmed Friday. Shenna Bellows announced Thursday evening on her Facebook page that she was stepping down from her leadership role. Bellows had led the organization for eight years, according to ACLU of Maine spokeswoman Rachel […]
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Data from schools show widespread use of restraint and seclusion, but validity of numbers debated
AUGUSTA — New data on the number of students who have been restrained or secluded in Maine schools show wide variances in the use of those techniques from school to school, and indicate that some educators still aren’t clear on what constitutes restraint or seclusion. The total number of uses of restraint and seclusion reported […]
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Portland Pirates confirm season in Lewiston
LEWISTON — After weeks of legal wrangling, the Portland Pirates and Cumberland County Civic Center have been unable to resolve their financial differences. The American Hockey League team made official Thursday what many had surmised: The team will play its entire 38-game home schedule, and any possible playoff games, in Lewiston. “This is our home […]
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Arrest made in Portland bank robbery
PORTLAND — Police on Tuesday night arrested a Portland man for the robbery of a bank on Saturday, Sept. 21. Jamie Vandegraaf, 22, was taken into custody about 6:45 p.m. for allegedly robbing a branch of TD Bank at 449 Forest Ave., Lt. James Sweatt said Wednesday. Vandegraaf was being held in Cumberland County Jail […]