The race takes place Aug. 24 at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough.
South Portland Sentry
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South Portland council favors consolidating city services at Mahoney
A majority of councilors favor consolidation of city departments at the building. The council will vote officially at its Sept. 3 meeting.
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Community Calendar: Aug. 16-23
Bulletin Board Friday 8/16 Freeport Community Day/50th Birthday Bash: 1-3 p.m. backpack and school supply giveaway, 5-8 p.m. street party, Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St. fcsmaine.org/community-day Scarborough Summerfest: 5-10 p.m., Memorial Park and surrounding areas. scarboroughmaine.org/departments/community-services Sunday 8/18 Armenian Cultural Association of Maine Picnic: Noon, Winslow Park, Freeport. $38.59, $22.69 ages 10 and under. […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 16-23
Comedy Friday 8/16 Tori Piskin: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 8/17 Anthony DeVito: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Fred Armisen: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $30-$45. statetheatreportland.com Thursday 8/22 Alex Quow: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 […]
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Mainewhile: Civic Center fare top notch; aesthetics, not so much
Maybe it was a concert, or a convention, or a trade show – for a lot of us it’s a sports event (especially tournament time for basketball) – but for a lot of us who live in Maine, the Augusta Civic Center has been the site of a lot of memories. The thing is, and […]
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Sentry Meetings: Aug. 16-23
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 8/19 6:15 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Mon. 8/19 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Tue. 8/20 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 8/21 6 p.m. Council Meet & Greet T.M. Library Wed. 8/21 7 p.m. Public Forum on Intersection Town Hall Thu. 8/22 6 p.m. Council Finalists Interviews Town […]
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Through My Lens: How Tim Walz is reenergizing immigrant communities for the Harris campaign
The selection of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s running mate has injected new energy into immigrant communities, particularly in states like Maine, where immigrants have often felt overlooked by national politics, threatened continuously by Trump with mass deportation and defunding programs that support them. Before Walz’s selection, the immigrant community in Maine, including many asylum […]
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A Window On The Past: Charles Libby and his omnibus service of the 1880s and ’90s
Since the early 1800s, mass transit began developing in cities across America. While stagecoaches had provided travel by land across longer distances, within cities the omnibus was a large horse-drawn carriage that was available to the general public for a set fare and with regular, established routes. The first omnibus service in America was started […]
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Sentry Meetings: Aug. 9-16
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 8/12 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Tue. 8/13 7 p.m. Conservation Committee Town Hall Wed. 8/14 5:30 p.m. Community Services Community Center Wed. 8/14 6 p.m. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion T.M. Library Thu. 8/15 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town Hall South Portland Mon. 8/12 8:30 a.m. Board of Health Zoom, Planning/Dev. Mon. […]
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South Portland to rename municipal services building in honor of Russ Lunt
“I think it is a unique circumstance that we may never see again,” Mayor Misha Pride said. “There is just no replacing or succeeding a Russ Lunt.”