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Preliminary report says Portland schools are under-utilized

Task force seeks more nuanced information PORTLAND — The group studying school facilities received a preliminary report on building capacities Monday night that suggests most schools are under capacity. However, members of the Comprehensive Use and Facilities Ta...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 6:49 am
Portland condo owners still oppose East End wind study

PORTLAND — The School Department still faces strong opposition from residents of a condominium complex who are opposed to a plan to test wind speeds near East End Community School, because they fear it will lead to a more than 200-foot turbine on Munjoy Hill. School officials met...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Gala opening for Jim Daniels photography

Jim Daniels, an international photojournalist with a career spanning three decades, has recently made his favorite photographs available to the public for purchase. To celebrate this new venture, there will be a grand opening reception on Friday, March 27 from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Baxter Place Bu...

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Maine Historical Society reopens library

PORTLAND — Tucked behind the Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street, the Maine Historical Society library isn't a destination for many people. But with its newly renovated main wing and a new addition, the research facility definitely warrants a peek, even if you're not tra...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Portland School Committee OKs retirement incentive

PORTLAND — The School Committee approved a retirement incentive for qualifying teachers that could save the district hundreds of thousands of dollars next year. More than 200 employees are eligible for the retirement incentive that offers either a one-time payment of $10,000 or s...

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Play aims to break silence, spark discussion about eating disorders

PORTLAND — A socially charged and emotionally moving play about a teenager with an eating disorder will be performed for Freeport High School students on April 1 to illuminate eating disorders and how they affect individuals, their families, friends and communities. The national t...

Amy Anderson • News •
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Maine Festival of the Book returns April 2 in Portland

PORTLAND — The third annual Maine Festival of the Book will bring book enthusiasts together for four days of literary celebration beginning Thursday, April 2. The free event is presented by the non-profit Maine Reads, chaired by first lady Karen M. Baldacci and will include daily ...

Heather Gunther • News •
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 12:12 pm
BIW union members face investigation

BATH — Suspended officers of Bath Iron Works' largest union, Local S6, faced a preliminary inquiry on Wednesday and Thursday to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to go ahead with a formal hearing into allegations they mismanaged the local.

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Energy workshop planned in Bath

BATH — A workshop on ways to save energy will be held in the Bath City Hall auditorium from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25.

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Friday, March 20, 2009 at 4:22 pm
'Jubilee' comes at critical time for Bath arts center

BATH — The fifth Hot Chocolate Jubilee fundraiser next week comes at a crucial time for the financially strapped Chocolate Church Arts Center, where the impending layoff of Executive Director Roo Dunn was announced last week.

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 3:24 pm