Two productions in very different branches of musical theater are the top offerings on late July’s arts and entertainment calendar. Ogunquit Playhouse just opened Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein,” which is extraordinarily funny and extremely tuneful. The set, which soars more than 20 feet into the uppermost reaches of the playhouse, is one of the astonishing […]
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Abby's Road: Adults behaving collegiately
Last weekend, I attended a party. This in itself is big news, as it means people finally consider me someone who will not derail a good time. It is bigger news because I attended in costume, and I participated in group competition. The competition involved red Solo cups arranged in pyramid formation, rectangular tables sagging […]
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The Universal Notebook: Dictatorship by veto
At what point does substituting your individual will for the collective wisdom of a governing body and the expressed desires of a voting public cross the line from principled stand to abuse of power? I’d say Gov. Paul LePage crossed that line this legislative session by vetoing a record-shattering 83 bills, most of which passed […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Book club will discuss teen's view of school
I’m starting a book club, and you’re invited to participate. At our first meeting in September, we’ll discuss a provocative book about American education written by a 17-year-old high school student. “One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School” was published last fall. Since then, the author, Nikhil Goyal, has become a […]
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Letter: Beem misunderstands Berlin's tribute to America
I thoroughly enjoyed Edgar Allen Beem’s column, “Nationalism is not patriotism,” right up until he made that gratuitous and misguided swipe at “God Bless America,” a wonderful patriotic song (yes, Mr. Beem, it fits your definition of that term) by the United States’ greatest songwriter, Irving Berlin. Berlin, born Israel Baline in Temun, Russia, in […]
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Three-peat at the Peaks to Portland swim
Kirsten Read of Arundel approaches the finish line of Saturday’s YMCA Peaks to Portland swim on East End Beach. Read, 48, was the first woman to finish the 2.4-mile swim from the island to the mainland (55:08, 13th overall). Kirsten Read approaches the finish line after swimming from Peaks to Portland. Scott Yeomans sprints to […]
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Potluck
MONDAY Fish chowder supper, 5:30 to 7 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Adults: $9.50; children 10 and under: $4.75. Reservations suggested: 882-7184. TUESDAY Community cookout, seatings at 5 and 6 p.m., Community Hall, Route 121, Otisfield. Free with donations accepted. WEDNESDAY Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., My Place Teen Center, Foster […]
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Fire-damaged Portland market expected to reopen under new owner
PORTLAND — Colucci’s Hilltop Market, a family-run fixture on Munjoy Hill for decades, may soon have a new owner and could reopen this fall. The neighborhood grocery store at 135 Congress St. has been closed since it was severely damaged in a March 9 fire. The blaze also destroyed much of the three-story building that […]
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Portland Meetings: July 10-16
Wed. 7/10 6 p.m. Police-Citizen Review Subcommittee PS Thur. 7/11 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Public Hearing CH Thur. 7/11 5 p.m. Meet the Mayor CH Mon. 7/15 5:30 p.m. City Council Afternoon Session CH Mon. 7/15 7 p.m. City Council Evening Session CH
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Cumberland Police Beat: July 11
Arrests 6/27 at 3:56 p.m. Eric McFarland, 30, of Skillin Road, was arrested by Officer John Dalbec on a charge of domestic violence assault, and issued a summons on a charge of cultivating marijuana. 6/30 at 1:27 a.m. Jeremiah Flannery, 30, of Seavey Road, Buxton, was arrested by Officer Chris Woodcock on a charge of […]