News in Cumberland/North Yarmouth

Portland forum examines bias-based profiling in Maine

PORTLAND — Police and members of the public gathered last Friday to find common ground on bias-based profiling, a topic that affects Maine's diverse populations and general public safety. In 2009, a

Marena Blanchard • News •

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:50 am

Running for confidence: Portland school launches self-esteem program for girls

PORTLAND — Thirty-seven students at Longfellow Elementary School are running against stereotypes through a program focused on building self-esteem in adolescent girls. The girls, all in grades three through five, are participating in a10-week training program with

Amber Cronin • News •

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:20 am

Scenarios collide in North Yarmouth discussion about leaving SAD 51

NORTH YARMOUTH — In the first of two public discussions on whether the town should leave its school district, residents were told Oct. 10 that doing so would either save money or add to their tax burden. The second meeting on withdrawal from School Administrative District 51 was sche...

Alex Lear • News •

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10:00 am

Family business seminar in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — More than 80 percent of Maine's businesses are family-owned. Buying, selling or passing these businesses on are the topics of a forum beginning at 8 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Marriott at Sable Oaks.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 9:30 am

Maine's public access ombudsman expects to be busy

FREEPORT — Public access and freedom of information advocates have long been calling for the appointment of an official to help the public navigate Maine's freedom of access laws. They got their wish in the last legislative session when two bills passed, fully funding the state's fir...

Will Graff • News •

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 8:30 am

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Out & About: 'Good People' opens season at Good Theater in Portland

Drama, music and dance are all represented in this week’s picks of the tix in southern Maine. Under the rubric of drama there’s the New England premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Good People,” the season-opening show at Portland’s Good Theater. And &ldq...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, October 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm

The Universal Notebook: A clear choice in Maine Senate District 11

The race for the District 11 state Senate seat has gotten a great deal more publicity than local races usually get, in large part because there is such a contrast between the two candidates. Incumbent Sen. Dick Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, is a professorial economist. The only independent in the ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2:30 pm

The View From Away: 90 years of making everyone's life better

My mother-in-law, Annette Molar, turned 90 on Oct. 2. The following weekend we joined much of the extended family in her hometown, Columbus, Ohio, to help celebrate this milestone. Carol’s sister, Marilyn, and her husband, Alan, were the local hosts. They couldn’t have been mor...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Arts Calendar: Oct. 17-28

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 10/17

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Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:20 pm