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Deborah Golden Bargad, 52

PORTLAND – Deborah Golden Bargad, 52, of Portland, died April 1 at Mercy Hospital. She was born Feb 10, 1961, in Brookline, Mass., the daughter of Martin and Martha Bargad. She grew up in Peabody, Mass., and lived for the last 10 years in Portland. Bargad enjoyed many hobbies,...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

People & Business

Good Deeds People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, has awarded $3,000 to Community Financial Literacy. Founded in 2008, CFL empowers refugees, immigrants and low-income individuals in the Portland and Lewiston/A...

Community •
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Community Calendar: April 10-23

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 4/10 Book sale, 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307. Thursday 4/11

Community •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 5:20 pm

Arts Calendar: April 10-23

Greater Portland Books & Authors Saturday 4/20 Record Store Day, book signing with John Densmore of The Doors, 2 p.m., Bull Moose, 456 Payne Road, Scarborough, 775-2126. Film

Lifestyle •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Easter Seals hopes to grow programs for veterans, kids

PORTLAND — Services for military veterans and others are expanding under the Easter Seals Maine umbrella this spring. A subsidiary of Easter Seals New Hampshire, the Maine organization, based at 125 Presumpscot St., is in the process of expanding its preschool program and develo...

Amber Cronin • News •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 3:40 pm

Registration open for Earth Day race

PORTLAND — The second Urban Runoff 5k will take place Saturday, April 20. The race celebrates Earth Day, which is April 22. The race begins at 9 a.m. at Deering High School and winds through the surrounding neighborhoods and pieces of the Portland Trails system behind Evergreen ...

News •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Portland teacher a semifinalist for award

PORTLAND — A King Middle School teacher is one of the six semifinalists for Maine's 2014 Teacher of the Year award. Language arts teacher Karen MacDonald and the other semifinalists were honored April 4 in a Statehouse event with Gov. Paul LePage and Maine Education Commissioner...

News •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 3:10 pm

Portland Fire Department adds new ambulance

PORTLAND — The Fire Department started up a new ambulance last week, a planned replacement for a vehicle that made nearly 13,000 emergency runs over the past four years as Medcu 6. The new Medcu unit, a 2013 Bra...

William Hall • News •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 2:50 pm

Unsung Hero: Howard Bliss, hunger prevention superstar

BRUNSWICK — Claudia Adams, vice president of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, thinks Howard Bliss is "awesome." “This guy does everything,” Adams said. Bliss began helping out at what was then called the Food Bank in 1997, when he hauled boxes of food from ...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Letter: Despite Beem's belief, we thrive on competition

I often wonder if resident guru, now prophet, Edgar Allen Beem rereads his pieces, wishing he could hit “delete.” Please read his last, egotistically dubbed "

• Opinion •
Monday, April 8, 2013 at 12:10 pm
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