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Maine public information change would shield email addresses, allow higher fees

FALMOUTH —  A bill introduced by state Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Falmouth, would limit public access to information that is currently part of the public record and allow municipalities to charge more for information they do provide. If approved by the Legislature,

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 12:30 pm

Quaker school aims for move from Falmouth to Cumberland in 2014

CUMBERLAND — After seven years on Mackworth Island in Falmouth, the Friends School of Portland is planning to move a few miles north. The Quaker school, which serves about 85 pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students, has purchased 21 acres of property at 11 U.S. Route 1 in Cumb...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 10:00 am

Unsung Hero: Brunswick's Tim Garner, putting sports in perspective

BRUNSWICK — If you walk into Bowdoin College’s Morrell Gymnasium during a home basketball game, you will immediately spot the most enthusiastic presence on the floor: ball boy Tim Garner, a 58-year-old, never-say-die, bundle of energy who loves his Bowdoin Polar Bears – every te...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Portland trial: Did Falmouth parents allow teenagers to drink?

PORTLAND — Were a Falmouth couple complicit in allowing minors to drink at their home during a party last June, or did they prevent teenagers from drinking before the party spiralled out of control? That is the question before a Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket jury of nine ...

David Harry • News •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Out & About: 'Death by Design': Lively, hilarious comedy in Portland

With Groundhog Day now past, we’re on the down-slope of winter. What better way to accelerate the ride toward spring than a rollicking good comedy? That’s what “Death by Design” is all about: a wonderfully funny comedy – with a murder thrown into the mix.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:50 pm

The Universal Notebook: Nothing healthy about health insurance

Folks on the far-right fringe – tea partiers, libertarians, secessionists, etc. – were in open revolt against Obamacare until the Supreme Court told them what the rest of us already knew: the individual mandate is completely constitutional. While they were complaining that President O...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:30 pm

The View From Away: Gun control? First, control the rhetoric

The gun control debate highlights my main deficiency as a lawyer. I did not have a moral objection to learning to talk out of both sides out of my mouth – that is, argue either side of a case. I did not have a problem billing my time by the hour. With that training, any halfway decen...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:40 am

Arts Calendar Feb. 6 - Feb. 19

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 2/6 Brown Bag Lecture Series: “Life Among Giants,” Bill Roorbach, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq., Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. ...

Lifestyle •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:30 am

Community Calendar Feb. 6 - Feb. 19

Greater Portland Benefits Friday 2/8 Fair Trade Friday Fundraiser. 10 a.m., Karma Fair Trade, 570 Brighton Ave., Portland, 831-4531. Percentage of all purchases go to the International J...

• Community •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:20 am

Short Relief: Background checks, education, licenses won't curb the 2nd Amendment

On my way down to New Jersey to pick up my mother for the holidays, I drove Interstate 84 past Newtown, Conn., where there was no joy this past holiday season. Once again, the combination of a high-powered firearm and a mentally ill person produced a bloody massacre. Anyone with an ounce o...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:10 am
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