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Arts Calendar: May 22

Greater Portland Auditions/Calls for Art Auditions for Indoor/Outdoor, Sunday 6/2 and Monday 6/3, 6:30-8 p.m., Freeport High School Library, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport, 865-2220, roles for four adults (two women, two men).

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

6 Maine companies earn annual Family Business awards

BRUNSWICK — The Institute for Family-Owned Business, in partnership with the law firm Verrill Dana, announced winners of the annual Maine Family Business Awards on May 13 at the Marriott at Sable Oaks in South Portland. The event was hosted by WGME-TV co-anchor Gregg Lagerquist,...

• News •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Unsung Hero: Nathan Smith, community advocate

PORTLAND — The city's emergence over the last 25 years as one of the nation’s most vibrant and livable cities is no accident. Visionary leaders saw what needed to be done, and they did it. Nathan Smith, a commercial real estate attorney at Bernstein Shur, has been such a leader...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 12:20 pm

Portland jetport prepares for the worst

Emergency responders from Portland, South Portland and Gorham attend to "victims" – each with unique injuries and physical conditions – in the triage area of a disaster drill on Saturday at Portland International Jetport. The exercise also included emergency crews from Cumberland...

News •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:30 am

Letter: Elect Sanchez to SAD 51 board

I am writing to encourage School Administrative District 51 residents to vote for Gigi Sanchez for School Board in the upcoming elections. I know Gigi through youth athletics, specifically girls lacrosse. She is a “roll-your-sleeves-up” person who is generous with her time and talents...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:20 am

The Universal Notebook: Pictures of childhood

One of the prize artifacts of childhood in our family is a photograph of my mother, age 4, standing on the wheel of Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis as it sat on the sands of Old Orchard Beach in July of 1927. Two months before, Lindbergh had made history by making the first n...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:00 am

Abby's Road: Actually, you can go home again

The teacher who performed my daughter’s kindergarten screening was a college friend of my mother’s. My son attends day care with the children of my former high school classmates. My husband has closed deals using legal counsel whose son played soccer with my sister. One of the guys I ...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:20 am

Letter: Elect Sanchez to SAD 51 board

We write with our highest support for Geraldine “Gigi” Sanchez for the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors. We have known Gigi both professionally and personally for over 15 years. Gigi is an active member of the Cumberland-North Yarmouth community and a consta...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:00 am

Letter: Counselor appreciates Langworthy's candor

I am writing to thank Mike Langworthy for his candor and honesty when writing about his experiences with depression ("Laughter is ...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 8:00 am

Letter: Campbell for SAD 51 Board of Directors

I am pleased to see that Karen Campbell has decided to seek election to the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors. She and Bill Richards have put a great deal of effort into the district’s well-thought out long-range plan. With her back on the board she will be able to take t...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 7:30 am
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