This isn’t one of those columns where I ridicule some clueless schlub – such as Republican U.S. Senate candidate Erick Bennett. That’s not the point I’m trying to make. Besides, it’d be way too easy. Consider the facts: Bennett is the founder of the Maine Equal Rights Center, described in the news media as a […]
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Second thoughts
Reversing itself, the Windham Town Council rescinds finance committee appointments. WINDHAM – The Windham Town Council reopened a contentious debate about the structure of the finance committee on Dec. 10, voting to effectively rescind several recent appointments to the influential subcommittee and to postpone further discussion until the council reviews and possibly amends its rules. […]
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EDITORIAL: An hour of digital power
Exposure – even a brief encounter – to something new can be just the trigger required to spark a lifetime of interest. A dark night spent looking at the stars of the Milky Way with an uncle, an afternoon working on a busted motor with dad, or time spent in grandma’s kitchen baking a cake […]
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Updates set for teen center
WESTBROOK – My Place Teen Center, a growing resource for Westbrook children to receive hot meals and after-school services, is in the process of raising more than $463,000 for renovations to its aging building, located at 755 Main St. The center, which celebrated its 15th anniversary in May, hopes to replace siding, renovate interior walls, […]
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American Journal Arts Calendar – 12/12
Theater Saturday, Dec. 14 through Dec. 23 “The Velveteen Rabbit,” 1 and 4 p.m., Children’s Museum of Maine, Portland. $8/$9. Visit kitetails.org. Through Sunday, Dec. 29 “The Dybbuk of Park Slope,” presented by Acorn Productions, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. […]
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Q&A with Tori Stenbak
Tori Stenbak, the new program coordinator at Westbrook’s My Place Teen Center, has recently transitioned her field of work from private law practice to public service, and she couldn’t seem happier. The 36-year-old native of Etna graduated from Keene State College in New Hampshire and the University of Maine School of Law in 2005, after […]
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Gorham Notes – 12/12
Bailey joins Cutler campaign Kyle Bailey of Gorham has joined the gubernatorial campaign of Eliot Cutler, an independent, as a fundraising strategist. The Cutler campaign announcement said that Bailey, who was elected to the Gorham School Committee last month, is a seasoned political activist and fundraiser. A University of Georgia graduate, Bailey is pursuing a […]
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At the Movies
Opening: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ / ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’ / ‘Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas’
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: The phone as an enemy
For some elderly who live alone, the telephone is truly a lifeline – especially if there are few visitors to break up the monotony of a day spent all alone. We all know someone in that situation, whose family and friends are too busy or live too far away to make a personal visit. In […]
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Oil industry threatens lawsuit over S. Portland tar sands moratorium
The American Petroleum Institute says the six-month moratorium on some waterfront development violates state and federal laws.