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Community Calendar: Sept. 19-30

Greater Portland Benefits Beards B-cause, participants grow beards from September to March to benefit the Cancer Community Center, visit MyStacheFightsCancer.com, beardsbcause@gmail.com.  Coffee by Design

Community •
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

People and Business

Appointments Junior Achievement of Maine recently announced the election of the following officers for the Board of Directors: Chairman of the Board Darren J. Hurlburt, Vice Chairman of the Board Guy Langeviny, Past Chairm...

Community •
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Arts Calendar: Sept. 19-30

Greater Portland Auditions/call for art Yarmouth Art Festival accepting entries through Sept. 21. Painting, sculpture, photography, etching and digital media; from any artist 18 and older who maintains a residence in Maine. $15 per ...

Lifestyle •
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Cumberland council to consider 3 new no-parking zones

CUMBERLAND — The creation of three no-parking areas for road safety reasons will be among items the Town Council discusses Monday, Sept. 24. The council will hold a public hearing and discuss amending the town's traffic ordinance to adopt no-parking areas on Orchard, Range and Whitne...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 12:30 pm

Police: Suspects stole IDs, drained bank accounts, read The Forecaster

LEWISTON — A man and a woman making their way down the Eastern Seaboard are draining bank accounts by stealing identities and bank information from motor vehicles, police said. Authorities in New Jersey traced the suspects to Maine after seeing the front page of The Forecaster weekly...

Christopher Williams, Sun Journal • News •
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 9:50 am

Cumberland County Fair adds free parking to traditional lures

CUMBERLAND — Free parking this year joins the list of reasons to visit the 141st year of farm-centric fun at the Cumberland County Fair. The event runs Sunday, Sept. 23, through Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Cumberland Fairgrounds on Blanchard Road. After you've parked for free, ...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 8:00 am

Letter: Moriarty for state representative in District 108

I have been a resident of Cumberland for 28 years and would like to express my support for Steve Moriarty for House of Representatives, District 108.

• Opinion •
Monday, September 17, 2012

Letter: Marriage is a union of different genders

Marriage brings the two halves of humanity together to bring forth the next generation. That's what marriage is. That's what marriage does. Marriage is so much more than merely the public recognition of a committed relationship for the benefit of adults or the desire for public affirmation.

• Opinion •
Monday, September 17, 2012

Letter: Graham's tax abatement bill deserves praise

Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, did a great favor to every Maine homeowner with LD 1878, “An Act to Allow Abatement of Property Taxes Due to Hardship.” As a member of the Taxation Committee, I was shocked by a

• Opinion •
Monday, September 17, 2012

The Universal Notebook: King in a landslide

You’ve got to hand it to Republicans. They can’t govern their way out of a paper bag, but they sure are masters of dirty tricks. It’s just amazing how often GOP campaign strategists have resorted to underhanded techniques. Let’s see, there was the swift-boating of J...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, September 17, 2012
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