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Arts Calendar, April 17-30

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 4/17 “A Poet’s Sourcebook,” Dawn Potter, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Satur...

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

UPDATE: Mainers describe 'surreal' scene after Boston Marathon blasts

BOSTON — Two bombs exploded on packed streets Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, something a Mainer who witnessed the explosions described as "surreal" and "like a movie." Casey Pola, a graduate of Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham who now works on and lives near Boy...

Will Graff • News •
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9:20 pm

Southwest Airlines launches Portland service

PORTLAND — Southwest Airlines marked the start of service at Portland International Jetport with a news conference Monday morning, and celebrated by flying a young girl and her family to San Diego as a charitable gift through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. "Having Southwest service in g...

William Hall • News •
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Revised North Yarmouth Town Charter heads to June 11 vote

NORTH YARMOUTH — A revision of the Town Charter will go to voters on June 11. The Charter Commission plans to bring final proposed changes to the government-structure document to the Board of Selectmen by May 7, Chairwoman Audrey Lones said Monday. The commission, which began ...

Alex Lear • News •
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm

The View From Away: Even in Canada, the break room is a battleground

It’s finally sinking in that I'm in Toronto for a real job, with a workday, coworkers and an office. The people are nice. The office environment is friendly. I’m still getting used to showing up at the same place every day and being on time, but it is almost liberating to have ...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11:40 am

The Universal Notebook: The right-wing attack on Bowdoin College

So a propaganda organization funded by an ultra-right-wing billionaire has determined that Bowdoin College is too liberal for its tastes. That’s news? It is, according to ultra-right-wing Bowdoin grad and retired Portland Press Herald editor M.D. Harmon, who has been dining ou...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9:30 am

Letter: Citizens deserve to be heard in Augusta

The Legislature used to allow more fairness and less manipulation in their public hearings than they do today. Citizens were asked to leave their name and copies for the committee when testifying, but proponents and opponents were treated fairly as to time allotted. Recently I went to the ...

• Opinion •
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 8:40 am

Northern Meetings: April 11-17

Chebeague Island Tues.  4/16  6:30 p.m.  CISD School Committee  School Tues.  4/16  7:15 p.m.  CICA Housing Committee  PH Wed.  4/17  7:30 p.m.  CIC Board Meeting  PH Cumberland

Community •
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Cumberland Police Beat: April 11

Arrests 3/31 at 8:44 p.m. Jonathan Coyne, 20, of Pond Shore Drive, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from another by Officer David Young on Blanchard Road. 3/31 at 6:59 p.m. Joseph Hamilton, 27, of Sunset Ridge, was arrested by...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Northern School Notebook: April 11

Yarmouth High School honor roll The following students have made the honor roll during the second quarter at Yarmouth High School. Grade 12 High Honors: Carolyn Adams, Samuel Beaulieu, Sarah Becker, Izik Dery, Sophia Emmons, Claire Fouchereaux, McKe...

Community •
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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