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Portland Symphony's Moody sees adventure in upcoming season
Mar 15, 2010 4:20 pm
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra recently announced the lineup for next season, including several new commissions, genre-bending performances and throwback Pops concerts. "I enjoy a kind of adventure with programming," PSO Music Director Robert Moody said. "Everyone is on a journey together. I like there to be that arc of experience." The 2010-2011 season will be Moody's third as music director. The exuberant, young director has made several changes, including repeating several of the Tuesday Classical programs on Sunday afternoons.
Wrestling, baseball share spotlight at 13th Maine Jewish Film Festival
Mar 15, 2010 4:10 pm
PORTLAND — Maine's annual celebration of Jewish film will feature talks with visiting directors and a larger venue this year. The 13th annual Maine Jewish Film Festival begins Saturday, March 20, with a reception at Greenhut Galleries followed by a screening of the Oscar-nominated film "Ajami" at the Patriot Cinemas Nickelodeon on Temple Street. "Ajami" was co-directed by Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani and Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti. The film explores life in an impoverished and violent Israeli neighborhood.
Cape Elizabeth teachers offer salary cut to help balance budget
Mar 11, 2010 10:40 am
CAPE ELIZABETH — The teachers union on March 9 announced its members are willing to work a day without pay as a way to help bridge a budget gap that could otherwise require elimination of more than a dozen jobs. Dwight Ely, president of the Cape Elizabeth Education Association, said the union would take the equivalent of one unpaid furlough day to help reduce the impact of a no-tax rate increase budget scenario.
Cape Elizabeth council accepts flat municipal budget
Mar 11, 2010 10:30 am
CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Manager Michael McGovern presented an $8.5 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2011 to the Town Council Monday night with no tax increases, no spending increases and no reductions in service. "We must be the envy of a lot of other communities," he said. In addition to holding the line on taxes, McGovern said there are increases in the general assistance fund to help residents, Family Fun Day funds and technical changes that correspond to goals set by the council.
South Portland hotel fire blamed on fuel tank
Mar 12, 2010 12:00 am
SOUTH PORTLAND — A fire that gutted a hotel room and damaged five others was ruled accidental by the state fire marshal's office. Investigators said the March 4 fire at the Knight's Inn on Main Street started when a propane tank exploded at 9 a.m., causing burns to the face and arms of a 60-year-old tenant, David Jauchius. Jauchius had reportedly installed a propane gas heater in his room to supplement the hotel's hot water baseboard heat. Investigators found two additional 20-pound propane tanks and 123 smaller tanks, most of which were empty.
No arrests in armed invasion of South Portland home
Mar 12, 2010 12:00 am
SOUTH PORTLAND — No arrests have been made in connection with an armed home invasion that took place last week at a Broadway home. Police said three men in their late-teens or early 20s entered the home at 58 Broadway at about 7:30 p.m. on March 4 wearing bandannas over their faces. One of the men was reportedly armed with a shotgun. The men fled on foot after stealing a laptop computer and other miscellaneous items. Police said they do not believe the home was chosen at random.
Report recommends changes for Mill Creek Park in South Portland
Mar 11, 2010 9:40 am
SOUTH PORTLAND — A landscape architect has recommended creating a gateway to Mill Creek Park at the corner of Broadway and Ocean Street – a proposal that would change the proposed spot of a monument honoring military service members. Other recommendations for improving the park include removing the rose garden to increase sight lines into the park and building an internal trail network to increase circulation.
South Portland business offers free training space to firefighters
Mar 11, 2010 9:30 am
SOUTH PORTLAND — On Wednesday afternoon, Platoon 2 of South Portland Fire Department broke into groups in the HSE Gould warehouse on Cash Street. While Jason Perry stood atop a steel frame next to a makeshift plywood wall telling fellow firefighters about the ropes, knots and figure-eight carabiners for repelling down a wall, another group of firefighters strapped one of their own into a gurney near an old Mercury turned on its side.
South Portland School Board approves $37.8M budget, seeks 1.5% tax increase
Mar 11, 2010 8:40 am
SOUTH PORTLAND — The School Board on Monday unanimously approved a $37.9 million budget, which eliminates 25 jobs for the fiscal year starting July 1. The budget is projected to increase taxes by 1.5 percent, adding 14 cents to the current tax rate of $14.70 per $1,000 of valuation. None of the more controversial aspects of the superintendent's proposed budget were included in the final package.