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Top picks: Jewel, Cherish the Ladies

Female musicians take the top two spots on this week’s picks of the tix. The top act is Jewel, a singer-songwriter who has sold multiple millions of records over the past 18 years. She will play Merrill Auditorium this Sunday.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:10 pm

Local author chronicles her "food frenzy"

FALMOUTH — After struggling with “food frenzy,” a local woman is hoping her new book helps others cope with the confusing world of food. Susan Lebel Young, the author of “Food Fix: Ancient Nourishment for Modern Hungers,” was born and raised in Falmouth a...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:40 am

Portland council takes on water-meter program

PORTLAND — After a unanimous vote by the City Council Monday night, the city will take on authority for a program that helps Portland residents save money on the fees they pay for discharged waste water. The council voted 9-0 to approve a change in the city code that shifts responsib...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:20 am

Civic Center renovation on track to begin phase 2

PORTLAND — From his law office on the seventh floor of One Portland Square, Neal Pratt will have a bird's-eye view of the coming phase of renovation on the Cumberland County Civic Center, which could begin as soon as next month. Pratt, chairman of the Civic Center's board of trustees...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:10 am

Portland's members-only clubs look for new life

PORTLAND — One of the city's most exclusive clubs is opening its doors to the public as part of Maine Restaurant Week, underway now through Sunday. The Cumberland Club, a private social club housed in an 1800 mansion at 116 High St., is offering a prix fixe dinner for $42 per person,...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:00 am

Portland streamlines permitting process

PORTLAND — Portland city officials drew praise from the area’s top business group last week as they announced the latest in a string of initiatives aimed at streamlining the city’s permitting process for developers. The introduction of what the city called “predevel...

Seth Koenig, Bangor Daily News • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:00 am

People and Business

Recognition Waynflete School math, business and personal finance teacher Steve Kautz was announced as the first-ever recipient of the Maine Jump$tart Coalition Financial Educator of the Year Award. He was also the coach of Maine’s First New England Federal Reserve Cu...

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Community Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 3/7 Taking Action to Make a Change: Service Learning Dinner Benefit, 7-9 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport, 865-4706 ext. 307.

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Portland Meetings: March 6-12

Wed.  3/6  5 p.m.  Historic Preservation Board  CH Thur.  3/7  2 p.m.  CDBG Working Group  CH Thur.  3/7  5 p.m.  Parks Commission  5 Portland St. Thur.  3/7  6:30 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  C...

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Eileen Mary Goepner, 71: Former teacher, loved life and family

PORTLAND — Eileen Mary Goepner, 71, of Portland, died Friday at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.  She was born Dec. 18, 1941 in Everett, Mass., to John and Kathleen Foresteire. She graduated from Everett High School and Boston State College.  Goepn...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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