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Arts Calendar: Nov. 14-25

Greater Portland Call for Art The Society for East End Arts is looking for artists to participate in its annual holiday sale, Art on the Hill, to be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at East End School in Portland; register at SEAportland.org.

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

People and Business

Appointments Susan Adams and Michael Fallona recently joined the Northeast Hearing and Speech Board of Directors. Adams, a nutritionist and lactation counselor for the Women, Infants and Children Food Program at the Opport...

Community •
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Community Calendar: Nov. 14-25

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 11/14 Star Gala for Constellation Education, 5:30-8 p.m., Maine Artists Collective, Akari, 193 Middle St., 409-6617. Saturday 11/17 

Community •
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Unsung Hero: David Smith of Falmouth, born to serve

FALMOUTH — David Smith’s dedication to service began, it could be said, at birth, when he was born with no right hand. “Having a disability can make you more sensitive to what’s going on around you,” Smith said. Other major factors came into play, too. ...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 2:20 pm

Out & About: Oratorio Chorale opens its season

By mid-November, nearly every performing arts organization in southern Maine has opened its fall-winter-spring season. One of the last to start is the Mid-Coast-based Oratorio Chorale, which has a pair of concerts coming up Saturday and Sunday in Topsham and Yarmouth. Music director Peter Frewen ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:40 am

The Universal Notebook: The biggest loser

When I went to bed on Election Day I was bummed out because, despite the fact that President Obama and marriage equality had prevailed, I was under the impression that state Sen. Dick Woodbury had been unseated by a former Navy SEAL with the backing of tens of thousands of dollars of out of state...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:30 am

The View From Away: Election 2012 produced some unexpected results

This was my son Bobby’s first presidential election. The first time I voted for president, Richard Nixon soundly trounced the recently deceased George McGovern. By that I mean McGovern passed away recently, not shortly before running for president, although he could hardly have done worse i...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:20 am

Letter: State representative thanks Falmouth constituents

Thank you for giving me the honor of representing House District 112 for another term.

• Opinion •
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 9:50 am

Letter: Beem ignores 'nincompoops' who toe the party line

As I read Edgar Allen Beem's column of Nov. 7, I found myself both irritated and disappointed. While I was bothered by the "where ...

• Opinion •
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 9:30 am

Letter: Lawmakers must ignore party ideology

Now that the elections are over, it is my hope that our newly elected and re-elected state and federal representatives will waste no time in focusing on the issues of concern to older Mainers and their families. Issues such as financial and health security are of paramount importance to many of o...

• Opinion •
Monday, November 12, 2012 at 9:20 am
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