PORTLAND — Logan Place, a supportive housing facility for the homeless, will become more handicapped-accessible with the help of a $100,000 grant recently awarded to its developer, Avesta Housing. The grant is from the TD Charitable Foundation’s “Housing for Everyone” competition, which awarded funds for local affordable housing initiatives to 25 nonprofit organizations on the […]
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Hoffer is coaches' choice
Sports Editor Michael Hoffer of The Forecaster received the Media Award at Sunday’s Maine Field Hockey Association awards banquet at the Augusta Civic Center. Hoffer, who has been writing for the paper since 1999, also received the honor in 2007. He was cited by the coaches for his commitment, detailed coverage and knowledge of the […]
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Unique events on tap for First Friday in Portland
PORTLAND — This month’s First Friday Art Walk, on the evening of Dec. 7, promises a variety of festivities for downtown strollers. • The Portland Museum of Art holds its annual Copper Beech Tree Lighting starting at 5 p.m. Acoustic concerts and illuminated window displays by local artists will fill the galleries, while outside, the […]
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Portland councilors take oath of office
While fellow city councilors and members of the public watch, incumbent Councilors Kevin Donoghue, left, David Marshall, center, and Nicholas Mavodones Jr. were sworn into new terms on the Portland City Council Monday afternoon at City Hall. Donoghue, who represents District 1, and Marshall, who represents District 2, are each beginning their third term. Mavodones […]
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No Sugar Added: Buckled up, and enjoying the ride
On my bedroom bookshelf sits a book entitled “Forever, Erma.” A compilation of the prolific late columnist Erma Bombeck’s most beloved musings. I picked it up at a thrift shop somewhere a few years ago, and recall feeling as if I’d found a hidden treasure, all for the bargain price of $1.25. The first time […]
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Out & About: Variety of Christmas shows and concerts
I love to attend quality Christmas shows, and this week’s picks of the tix include three excellent choices in three very different formats. Portland Players is running a fine community production of “Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical.” It is a Broadway staging of the beloved 1947 film, with book and score by Meredith Willson, […]
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The Universal Notebook: Out of print
Unless the world comes to an end on Dec. 21, which, with all due respect to the Mayans, I highly doubt, it is entirely conceivable that I may actually outlive print journalism. I’m beginning to understand how linotype operators must have felt when their craft went the way of the dodo and the dinosaur. When […]
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Short Relief: Election did little to narrow the divide
My sense, after the presidential election, is that our nation remains closely and deeply divided about what people and policies should guide us. Most voters made up their minds about who they were going to vote for early on. The election was decided by a relatively small group of swing voters in battleground states, who […]
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Glenis J. Berry, 89
WOOLWICH — Glenis J. Berry, 89, of Murphys Corner Road, died Nov. 21. She was born Sept. 20, 1923, in Staceyville, the daughter of Fernald and Lalia (Black) Cunningham. Berry grew up in Hartland and graduated from Hartland Academy, class of 1941. After high school, Berry went on to further her education, graduating from […]
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Occupying Sandy: Hurricane relief effort relies on South Portland, Scarborough shoppers
SOUTH PORTLAND — Thanksgiving road trips and Black Friday shopping were a common tableau last week. Add stunning scenes of devastation and a truckload of donated supplies, and you have the weekend experienced by several Portland and South Portland residents. Dawn Eve York, Mike Anthony and William Hessian were in the cab of a 26-foot […]