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Community Calendar March 13-26

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

High-speed toll lanes coming to Maine Turnpike

PORTLAND — Starting April 1, drivers won't have to slow down to pay their fare at the Maine Turnpike toll plaza in New Gloucester. The plaza will open two dedicated lanes, one in each direction of travel, that will allow drivers to pay using E-ZPass electronic toll collection devices...

News •

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Out & About: Longfellow Chorus and 'Rite of Spring'

Southern Maine’s arts and entertainment machinery is certainly in high gear this week, with many great events competing for time and attention. Most significant is this weekend’s three-day Longfellow Chorus Festival, which includes a performance of the rarely heard “Hiawa...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 2:20 pm

The Universal Notebook: High and State, it's a 2-way street

Portland city officials are considering whether to return High Street and State Street, the one-way, up-and-over avenues across the downtown peninsula, to two-way traffic. I remember when they were designated one-way back in 1972. I was just out of college, just married, just started a new...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Policy Wonk: State of the state? Muddled

The possibilities for partisan gridlock in Augusta have seldom been greater, but lets begin on a positive note. Gov. Paul LePage is right when he calls for hospital Medicaid debt to be paid. Historically, each year’s Medicaid obligation was paid in full. The LePage administration has...

Orlando Delogu • Opinion •

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 12:00 pm

Abby's Road: Feeling like a mom

When I was a new mother, I was asked when I first really “felt like a mom.” I’m not sure if this is a common question for new mothers, or if I was uniquely targeted because those around me wanted to be sure I realized that I was, in fact, a mother. I have spent the past f...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:40 am

Letter: Beem is right about reading with kids

Children’s literature is a great equalizer, as noted in Edgar Allen Beem’s recent column, "Grampy reads 'Gumpy'". In the true spirit of bipartisanship he lovingly described the power of picture...

• Opinion •

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10:50 am

Letter: Gun take-back by police a 'missed opportunity'

Regarding your article “Police say firearms collection hits target market” in the Feb. 28 issue, the gun donation program described in the article that was supervised by the Maine State Police r...

• Opinion •

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10:30 am

Freeport teen arrested for driving 100 mph on Route 1

FREEPORT — A 17-year-old male was arrested Wednesday after allegedly speeding on U.S. Route 1 at more than 100 mph. At about 9:50 p.m., Officer Brandon Paxton was driving along Route 1 when he saw the teenager coming up behind him quickly, said Freeport Police Lt. Susan Nourse.

Will Graff • News •

Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:20 am

Brunswick man charged in Freeport assault

FREEPORT — A 27-year-old Brunswick man is being charged with aggravated assault after allegedly pushing a friend down a flight of stairs Tuesday at Freeport Village Station. Nicholas S. Miller allegedly showed up at a store where his friend works, following an earlier disagreement be...

Will Graff • News •

Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:10 am