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Portland School Notebook

Waynflete students show financial smarts

Alice E. Calderwood, 90

PORTLAND — Alice E. Calderwood, 90, of Portland, died peacefully in her sleep March 4 at Maine Medical Center. She was born April 15, 1922, in Portland, the daughter of Albion E. and Lillian O. Henry and she resided there her whole life. She attended Portland schools and gr...

Claire Stone Clifford, 95

PORTLAND — Claire Stone Clifford, 95, of Portland, died March 7 in Scarborough. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Worcester, Mass., followed by burial at St. John's Cemetery in Gardner, Mass.

People and Business

Environmental Efforts Lodging businesses in Ogunquit and Brunswick are the latest in Maine to be recognized for voluntary efforts in reducing their environmental impact by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The Abalonia Inn and the Dunes on the Waterfront in...

Meeting to address problematic Portland intersection near USM

PORTLAND — A City Council committee will tackle two issues Wednesday that may mean big changes for the city's University neighborhood – or as it may someday be known,

Agriculture secretary promotes healthy diet, healthy defense

PORTLAND — The U.S. must address child obesity and hunger not only for the economic and educational prosperity of future generation, the nation's agriculture secretary said last week, but also for national security. Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke at Maine Medical Center and the U.S. Coa...

Out & About: 'Time Stands Still' is taut, powerful

Spring arrives this week with a wide variety of choices in the performing arts. My “must-see” pick for the week is “Time Stands Still,” a taut, powerful drama by Donald Margulies. It was a hit on Broadway and Los Angeles, and is proving equally popular at The Public Theatr...

The View From Away: Canada, where 'from Away' really means something

I spent a week in Toronto breaking stories for the series I am working on. “Breaking stories” is one of those confusing terms in TV. When you have a solid path, the story is fully broken, a good thing. If it falls on its face when the actors get a hold of it, the network says the stor...

Maine Mall to host PATHS fashion show

PORTLAND — Fashion marketing students from Portland Arts and Technology High School will present their 2013 collection Sunday, March 24, at the Maine Mall in South Portland. The fashion show will feature fashions constructed from old prom gowns, hand-painted fabric and unusual m...

Portland named best area for spring jobs

PORTLAND — The Portland region, including South Portland and Biddeford, will be the best metropolitan area in the nation for job growth this spring, Forbes magazine said last week. Forbes named the region No. 1, tied with