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Out & About: Broadway hit to rock Portland's Merrill Auditorium

A pair of theatrical productions take center stage on southern Maine’s performing arts calendar. The biggest is one of the top shows in recent Broadway history. “Rock of Ages” is a jukebox musical that has an interesting story line and features rock hits from the 1980s. E...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11:20 am

The Universal Notebook: The ugly arguments for assault weapons

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, is taking unmerciful grief from liberals like me for not having the courage to bring a ban on assault weapons up for a vote. Reid, who comes off as a wimp most of the time anyway, said he simply counted noses and realized that he didn&rsquo...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11:00 am

Global Matters: In diplomacy, best scenes are unseen

When it comes to seeking peace in the Middle East, we have been conditioned to hope for grand and dramatic moments that will mark the beginning of the end of the fear and mistrust that divides the region. We remember President Clinton’s outstretched arms on a sunny day in September 1...

Perry B. Newman • Opinion •
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 10:50 am

Arts Calendar March 27-April 9

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Friday 4/5

Lifestyle •
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 10:40 am

Abby's Road: The case against the feline femme fatale

My cat makes me nervous. I think she is trying to move in on my husband. I’m no fool. I know cats are, as a species of domesticated pet, inclined to move in on people. If a cat desires petting, she moves closer to a hand capable of petting. My cat is looking for something more...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •
Monday, March 25, 2013 at 10:30 am

No charges filed yet in South Portland stabbing

SOUTH PORTLAND — A 39-year-old city man suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed late Friday night. South Portland Police Sgt. Steven Webster said the unidentified victim was found at the bottom of a stairway at 25 Palmer Street at 11:22 p.m. He was un...

News •
Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 8:10 am

South Portland manager slices budget request

SOUTH PORTLAND — Given a City Council guideline to keep a property tax increase at about a third of what he anticipated, City Manager Jim Gailey presented a draft municipal budget Monday night that carves about $420,000 from the $496,000 in additional spending he previously proposed.

David Harry • News •
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 12:30 pm

Cape Elizabeth farms rely on community, each other, for growth

CAPE ELIZABETH — For a town with a population of only about 9,000, Cape Elizabeth boasts an unusually large farming community. According to the Cape Farm Alliance – a collection of farmers, fishermen, horse owners and gardeners – the town is host to 19 different...

Will Graff • News •
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 9:10 am

Coffee, ice cream, art shop hopes to 'Cia' in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — Bill Dunnigan said he originally planned to find someone to lease his retail space at 72 Ocean St. But those plans took a more personal turn, and on Wednesday Dunnigan and his wife, Jeannie, opened Cia – an acronym for their shop's three features: coffee, ...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 8:20 am

Southern meetings March 22-28

Cape Elizabeth Tues.  3/26  8 a.m.  School Board Budget Workshop & Regular Workshop  HS Library Tues.  3/26  7 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  TH Tues.  3/26  8 p.m.  School Board Finance Committee &nb...

Community •
Thursday, March 21, 2013
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