PORTLAND — Friends and supporters of the city’s homeless population gathered on the longest night of the year last Friday to read, one by one, the first names and last initials of the 30 Portland-area homeless people who died this year. This was one of the hardest years on record for these people, according to […]
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Portland water main break one for the record books
PORTLAND — Residents and businesses spent recent days mopping up after the city’s largest water main break in 16 years. The break happened Dec. 19 at about 7:44 a.m., near 128 Somerset St. in the city’s Bayside neighborhood. The rupture in the 20-inch pipe flooded the street with knee-deep water. It disrupted service to 4,000 […]
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The Universal Notebook: The (almost) silent treatment
After a brief flirtation with Facebook, I decided last week that the social media site was not useful to me. I deactivated my Facebook page. It was just more aggravation than it was worth, it was wasting my time, and, frankly, I didn’t care for some of the people who popped up on “my” page. […]
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The View From Away: Who are you going to believe?
I don’t mind that my wife is smarter than I am. I’ve known since childhood that women are fascinating individually and, collectively, The Borg. You know, from “Star Trek.” Hive-like alien collective with a communal mind and the catchphrase, “Resistance is futile.” You could parachute my mother into a market in Turkmenistan, and before the […]
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Global Matters: New Mayan prophecies discovered! (Don't say we didn't warn you)
A team of archaeologists has revealed the discovery of an artifact of unquestioned historical significance: a confidential memo, apparently from a trusted royal soothsayer and prognosticator to one of the last kings of the Mayan empire. The memo refers to the Mayan calendar’s now discredited prediction regarding the end of the world on Friday, Dec. […]
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Streets are for more than just drivers under new Portland policy
PORTLAND — A new policy may make city streets more pedestrian-friendly – and also friendlier to cyclists, transit riders, emergency responders, truck drivers, car drivers and others. The Complete Streets policy, adopted at a Dec.17 City Council meeting, calls for balancing the needs of all those who use the streets in order to reduce travel […]
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Community Calendar: Dec. 26- Jan. 6
Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan. 1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Monday 12/31 Polar Bear Dip 5K, registration 10 a.m., race 11 a.m., dip 12 p.m., East End Beach, Portland, pre-register: nrcm.kintera.org/dipdash. Bulletin Board Monday 12/31 Yarmouth Clam Drop, 7 p.m. and 12 […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 26-Jan. 6
Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children’s Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding communities, maximum duration of three minutes. This year’s theme is “connections.” Contest rules and entry forms are available on the festival website: […]
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Donation, program help vision-impaired unlock iPhone aids
PORTLAND — With a donation from the Falmouth Lions Club, the Iris Network can now train six vision-impaired individuals to access technology on their Apple devices. The Iris Network’s access technology program trains individuals with vision problems to use the technology already installed on devices like the iPhone or iPad. Bonnie Gouzie, director of access […]
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Cumberland County plan seeks action on energy use
PORTLAND — After two years of work, the Greater Portland Council of Governments and Cumberland County released the county’s first ever climate and energy plan last week. GPCOG began an emissions inventory in 2007 to identify the county’s major problems. The study looked at how much is being spent on energy, energy consumption and greenhouse gas […]