PORTLAND — Voters in Maine House District 115 have a choice between two candidates who say they have similar political views, but different personal strengths. Democrat Erik Jorgensen and Green Independent candidate Seth Berner are competing to replace Rep. Stephen Lovejoy, D-Portland, who is not seeking re-election. District 115 covers the Back Cove neighborhood. Jorgensen […]
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Portland Police Beat: Oct. 3
Arrests 9/22 at 12 a.m. Melissa Melendez, 45, of Portland, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Thomas Kwok on charges of disorderly conduct and assault. 9/22 at 2 a.m. Patrick Farrell, 23, of South Portland, was arrested on the Casco Bay Bridge by Officer Sean Hurley on a charge of operating under the […]
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People and Business
Awards Linda J. Piper, of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Brunswick, recently won the firm’s Edward Jones Sr. Founders Award for her exceptional achievement in building client relationships. Staff and volunteers from the Portland-based Center for Grieving Children were among those honored recently at a Pentagon ceremony attended by officials and guests representing […]
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Bridge work slows traffic on I-295 in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Maine Department of Transportation crews on Sunday began replacing a bridge joint on the Interstate 295 Presumpscot River Bridge. The work on the southbound bridge will close one lane between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday through Saturday for the next three weeks. Speeds will be reduced to 55 mph in the work zone, […]
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Out & About: Portland Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Music Theater
October has arrived with its usual outburst of fall colors plus the usual outburst of musical and theatrical activity. (This fall also marks the 20th anniversary of “Out & About,” which debuted in 1992.) The Portland Symphony Orchestra, Maine’s premier performing arts organization, opens its 2012-2013 program year with two performances of “Fanfare for a […]
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The Universal Notebook: My Maine mountain girls
Back in the summer of 1994, when I was still in shape to attempt such a thing, I set out to climb mile-high Mount Katahdin with my then-13-year-old daughter Hannah. We only made it as far as Chimney Pond because the summit was in the clouds and the ranger was advising people not to go […]
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The View From Away: PATHS helps us take care of our own
Advocating for your school-age child, especially one with special needs, is a two-edged sword. I have found teachers and administrators to be uniformly dedicated and hardworking. Even though they’re from the government, they are here to help you, unlike that unicorn, the Lazy Bureaucrat, visible only to reactionary radio hosts and others who think they […]
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Arts Calendar: Oct. 3-14
Greater Portland Auditions/Calls for art Bizarre Masquerade Bazaar, call for masks, drop off Oct. 1-3, The Art Department, 611 Congress St., Portland, [email protected] Books & Authors Wednesday 10/3 “Zeitoun,” book discussion, Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough, 883-4723 ext. 6279. Tuesday 10/9 “Maine Summers Cookbook,” Linda Greenlaw, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hannaford, 295 Forest Ave., […]
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Community Calendar: Oct. 3-14
Greater Portland Benefits Beards B-cause, participants grow beards from September to March to benefit the Cancer Community Center, visit MyStacheFightsCancer.com, [email protected]. Bulletin Board Sunday 10/7 Blessing of the Animals, 2 p.m., Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church, 280 Ocean Road, Cape Elizabeth, 883-5344. Tuesday 10/9 U.S. Senate Candidate Debate, 7-9 a.m., Holiday Inn By The Bay, […]
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Short Relief: Society benefits when gays can marry
I am the child of a traditional one man-one woman marriage, one of three sons in a reasonably conventional family. I have been married for 18 years. Together, my wife and I have two children. It isn’t all peace and love. It takes effort. Sometimes, it’s downright difficult. Even so, I believe that marriage and […]