PORTLAND —The committee responsible for recommending which local programs and nonprofits get pieces of the city’s $2.3 million federal community development funds will meet with City Manager Joseph Gray this week to finalize those choices. A new allocation process was used this year to determine which programs and services within the city’s qualifying low- and […]
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Arts Calendar
CLO: pnms-artscal-cinderella- 031809, Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Ongoing Auditions for the Wescustogo Youth Chorale, open to grades 5-12, Ann Dillon, 829-5877 to schedule audition, wyc.homestead.com. Nominations for Portland Poet Laureate, accepted through May 1, nomination forms at Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, or Dennis Camire, [email protected]. Books, Authors Thursday 3/19 John Manderino, […]
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Community Calendar
Greater Portland Benefits Friday 3/20 Spring Fashion Show, to benefit Campus Ministry and the Kairos Retreats, hosted by the Cheverus High School Mothers’ Club, 7 p.m., Cheverus High School, 267 Ocean Ave., Portland, $15 adult/$10 student or senior/$20 per person at cabaret table, tickets, 774-6238 or cheverus.org. Saturday 3/21 “Bowl for Kids’ Sake,” fundraiser hosted […]
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6,000 register for B2B in under 2 hours
CAPE ELIZABETH — Registration for the 12th annual TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K filled in less than two hours after opening at noon on Sunday, March 15. Breaking last year’s record of 26 hours, registration for the elite road race closed at 1:45 p.m. after reaching this year’s capacity of 6,000 runners. The field […]
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Portland Housing Authority gets $2.2M in stimulus funds
PORTLAND — The Portland Housing Authority will upgrade handicapped accessibility, replace roofs and perform other improvements in its buildings with $2.2 million in economic stimulus package funds it expects to receive next month. The funding for the city’s public housing authority is part of a $4 billion allocation for such organizations, $3 billion of which […]
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Beauty queen reveals 'ugly truth' about cosmetics
Former Ms. America Susan Jeske brings her campaign to USM PORTLAND — As a former Ms. America with a successful career spanning two decades in the beauty and cosmetics industry, Susan Jeske makes an unlikely advocate for rejecting conventional personal-care products. Seven years ago, she was at the top of the pyramid in an international […]
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Richard L. Russell, 79: Career in commerce
PORTLAND — Richard L. Russell, 79, died March 14 at his home in Portland. He was born in Houlton on Aug. 28, 1929, the son of Lawrence A. and Nellie (DeWitt) Russell. In 1952, he graduated from the University of Maine. For the next twenty years, he held several managerial positions at Sears Roebuck and […]
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Waynflete honors top winter athletes
By Michael Hoffer Waynflete School recently held its winter sports awards night and celebrated strong seasons in basketball and Nordic skiing. The boys’ varsity basketball squad, which went 7-13 and reached the Western Class C quarterfinals, gave its most valuable player award to senior Hassan Jeylani. Junior Bill Ngoal was given the Coaches’ Award. Junior […]
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Local players compete in Canada
Fourteen local players recently made history when they became the first Squirt level team from the Casco Bay Hockey Association to compete in Canada. The Bruins, featuring Will Armstrong, Brandon Baxter, Camden Carrier, John Downey, Blake Flaherty, Andrew Langdon, Caleb Morrison, Owen Potenziano, Andrew Ray, Liam Stewart, Maura Verrill, David Woodford, Charlie Woolsey, and Ian […]
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Former Cheverus standout part of hockey championship team
Falmouth’s Mollie Fitzpatrick (second from left), a former standout at Cheverus High School, was part of an ECAC champion Norwich University women’s hockey team this season. Fitzpatrick and her teammates advanced to the NCAA championships. (Contributed photo)