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William P. Kennedy, 88: Valued his family most

FREEPORT — William P. Kennedy, 88, of Freeport, died peacefully March 28. He was born Jan. 28, 1925, in Scranton, Pa., to William Kennedy and Esther Roche Kennedy.  He achieved a bachelor's degree in navigation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Poin...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Fundraiser this weekend for Cumberland-N. Yarmouth schools

CUMBERLAND — Foundation 51, an organization that raises money to support initiatives in School Administrative District 51, will hold its 14th annual fundraiser on Saturday, April 6. The benefit auction will be held at Ocean Gateway in Portland at 5:30 p.m. The event includes hors d'o...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Arts Calendar: April 3-16

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Friday 4/5

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 10:50 am

People & Business

New Hires & Promotions The United Way of Greater Portland recently hired David A. D’Auteuil, of Kittery, as senior vice president of resource development. D’Auteuil has over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurial sales and marketing, most recently as vic...

Community •
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

North Yarmouth likely to vote in June on proposed charter revision

NORTH YARMOUTH — With a revised Town Charter likely to go to a vote in June, residents weighed in March 27 with comments and concerns about the proposed document. Among key recommendations of the Charter Commission, which has been reviewing the charter since last August, are replacin...

Alex Lear • News •
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 2:50 pm

Out & About: Get ready to be 'Blown Away' in Portland

As the calendar flips to April an incredibly broad range of musical opportunities beckon concertgoers. The top draw will be a megastar in the Nashville firmament: Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” tour motors into the Cumberland County Civic Center on Tuesday, April 9. ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 12:00 pm

The View From Away: Saving Canadian television, missing Portland

The Canadian adventure has begun. That is my catchphrase for these next few months working on a sitcom in Toronto. It was between “Canadian adventure” and “Operation Save Canadian Television.” I opted for the one less likely to start a discussion with my wife about ...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 11:30 am

The Universal Notebook: Cooperate or perish

Have you noticed the propensity of television producers to turn everything into a game these days? Other than the occasional "Jeopardy," I don’t watch any of the popular programs based on contests between people vying for everything from who can lose the most weight to who will becom...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 10:20 am

Short Relief: Charter school rivalry does education a disservice

I attended private schools in New York and New Jersey. My wife attended public schools in Maryland. We both went on to private colleges and graduate schools. She’s smarter and more accomplished. You can draw your own conclusions about what that says about the relative virtues of a public ve...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 10:00 am

Letter: Fed up with the president's vacation habits

Once again our illustrious president sees fit to go on another vacation golfing in Florida with Tiger Woods to the paltry tune of $1 million. It makes me feel so good when he has no conscience about spending this money on himself and has the audacity to tell us to inflate our tires to save money....

• Opinion •
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 9:30 am
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