Legal field diversity encouraged at local student conference PORTLAND—Nearly 70 students from Casco Bay High School participated in a hands-on educational law conference on Dec. 7 at University of Maine School of Law in Portland. Bernstein Shur attorneys led the conference, along with Maine Law students, using curriculum from the National Association for Law Placement […]
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Portland Meetings: Dec. 19-25
Wed. 12/19 4 p.m. Island Advisory Committee Ferry TerminalWed. 12/19 4 p.m. Public Art Committee PPLWed. 12/19 5:30 p.m. Transportation, Sustainability, & Energy CHThu. 12/20 4 p.m. Portland Development Corporation CH
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People and Business
Appointments Mary Turgeon has been appointed as chairwoman of Sweetser’s Board of Directors and John Beliveau vice-chairman. Turgeon is an architect and principal with Gawron Turgeon Architects in Scarborough and Beliveau is an investment portfolio manager with H.M. Payson in Portland. Russell Quaglia has joined the Baxter Academies of Maine Board of Directors. Quaglia’s foundation, […]
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Joseph M. Conlon, 75: Well-traveled wordsmith
ELLINGTON—Joseph M. Conlon, 75, died Oct. 28 in his home in Ellington, Conn., after a brief illness. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., in 1937 to Joseph M. and Mary E. Conlon, Joseph Jr. was raised in Bergenfield, N.J., and Syracuse, N.Y., before moving to Milton, Mass., for his high school years. He attended Boston College […]
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Community Calendar: Dec. 19-30
Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan.1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Bulletin Board Thursday 12/20 Labyrinth Walk, 4-7:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal, 580 Forest Ave., Portland, 772-7421. Friday 12/21 Solstice Service, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland, 797-7240. […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 19-30
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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Geometry a hurdle for Portland hotel proposal
PORTLAND — Developers of a proposed 131-room hotel on the western edge of the Old Port are grappling with how to fit a square peg into a round hole. Or, rather, a parallelogram. In October, real estate company J.B. Brown & Sons announced plans to construct a six-story structure that would include a Courtyard by […]
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Editor's Notebook: '… Don't worry, it'll change'
“If you’re in a bad situation,” someone once said, “don’t worry, it’ll change. If you’re in a good situation, don’t worry, it’ll change.” That sense of constant change sums up the past year at The Forecaster, where we’ve welcomed several new staffers – William Hall, Will Graff, Marena Blanchard and Dylan Martin – to replace […]
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Out & About: ‘Phyzgig,' ‘Beauty and the Beast’ top choices
As the Christmas-New Year holiday period approaches, most performing artists do what everyone else does: Head home and take a break with the family. There’s a marked slowdown in the performing arts between Christmas and late January. So “Out & About” takes its annual four-week break, too, returning on Jan. 23. Before heading off to […]
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Unsung Hero: Nancy Marshall of Cape Elizabeth, giving lasting gifts
CAPE ELIZABETH — Shortly after Nancy Marshall was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer in 1997, her oncologist told her, “There will come a time when you will serve as an example to other people who are struggling with cancer.” His words proved most prophetic. But first a little background on Marshall, who will more […]