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Events The Portland Regional Chamber is presenting its annual Greater Portland Business Expo April 24 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Expo and educational seminars are free and open to the public. Admission to the keynote ...

Community •

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Arts Calendar, April 17-30

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 4/17 “A Poet’s Sourcebook,” Dawn Potter, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Satur...

Lifestyle •

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Community Calendar, April 17-30

Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 4/25 Faculty Talent Show and Silent Auction, 5:15-8 p.m., King Middle School, 92 Deering Ave., Portland, 874-8140. Friday 4/26 ...

Community •

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

UPDATE: Mainers describe 'surreal' scene after Boston Marathon blasts

BOSTON — Two bombs exploded on packed streets Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, something a Mainer who witnessed the explosions described as "surreal" and "like a movie." Casey Pola, a graduate of Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham who now works on and lives near Boy...

Will Graff • News •

Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9:20 pm

Southwest Airlines launches Portland service

PORTLAND — Southwest Airlines marked the start of service at Portland International Jetport with a news conference Monday morning, and celebrated by flying a young girl and her family to San Diego as a charitable gift through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. "Having Southwest service in g...

William Hall • News •

Monday, April 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm

RSU 1 budget meeting moved to April 29

BATH — A public hearing on next year's Regional School Unit 1 budget will be held at the Fisher-Mitchell elementary school on Monday, April 29. The meeting, previously scheduled for April 22, will start at 6 p.m. at the 597 High St. school. The spending plan later goes to two public ...

News •

Monday, April 15, 2013 at 2:20 pm

The View From Away: Even in Canada, the break room is a battleground

It’s finally sinking in that I'm in Toronto for a real job, with a workday, coworkers and an office. The people are nice. The office environment is friendly. I’m still getting used to showing up at the same place every day and being on time, but it is almost liberating to have ...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11:40 am

The Universal Notebook: The right-wing attack on Bowdoin College

So a propaganda organization funded by an ultra-right-wing billionaire has determined that Bowdoin College is too liberal for its tastes. That’s news? It is, according to ultra-right-wing Bowdoin grad and retired Portland Press Herald editor M.D. Harmon, who has been dining ou...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9:30 am

Parents of Topsham special education student sue School Administrative District 75

TOPSHAM — After being rebuked by an independent examiner, the parents of a special education student at Mt. Ararat Middle School are suing School Administrative District 75 for allegedly violating their son's constitutional rights. Matthew Pollack and his wife, Jane Quirion, filed th...

Alex Lear • News •

Friday, April 12, 2013 at 4:20 pm

Julie A. Freeman, 52: Always lent a helping hand

PHIPPSBURG — Julie A. Freeman, 52, died peacefully April 2 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 17, 1960, in Portland, the daughter of William and Julia Sprague. She moved to Machias with her family in 1977, graduating from Ma...

Obituaries •

Friday, April 12, 2013