Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Community

Community news for 14 Maine cities and towns: Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham.

Have a community news announcement for us? For the Community Calendar, e-mail calendar@theforecaster.net. For School Notebook, e-mail school@theforecaster.net. For People & Business, e-mail people@theforecaster.net.

Community

  • Northern Meetings: Sept. 2 - 8

    Falmouth

    Tue. 9/7 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH

    Tue. 9/7 7 p.m. Special Town Council Meeting TH

    Cumberland

    Wed. 9/8 6 p.m. Val Halla Board TH

    Freeport

    Tue. 9/7 6 p.m. Town Council Workshop TH

    Tue. 9/7 7 p.m. Town Council TH

    Wed. 9/8 6 p.m. Project Review Board TH

    Wed. 9/8 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission FCC

    Yarmouth

    Thu. 9/2 7 p.m. Town Council LC

    Wed. 9/8 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TH

    North Yarmouth

    Thu. 9/2 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TO

  • People and Business: Sept. 1

    Winners named at
    outdoor arts festival


    BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Downtown Association recently hosted the fourth Annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, which featured over 70 artists’ works in a juried fine art and craft exhibit in a variety of mediums.  

    Judges awarded over $1,100 in cash prizes and presented first place award ribbons in various artistic categories.

    Winners from the 2010 Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival include: Best in Show award: Spindleworks; BDA’s Choice award: Joseph Cousins.

  • Portland Meetings: Sept. 1 - 7

    Portland

    Wed. 9/1 5 p.m. Historic Preservation CH

    Thu. 9/2 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission CH

    Thu. 9/2 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals CH

    Mon. 9/6 City Buildings Closed for Labor Day

  • Community Calendar: Sept. 1 - 12

    Greater Portland

    Benefits

    Thursday 9/2

    A Light on the Point Reception, fundraiser hosted by Southern Maine Community College, with drinks, food, live music, 5-7:30 p.m., $30, SMCC, Old Fort Road, South Portland, tickets, smccme.edu.

  • Mid-Coast Meetings: Aug. 27 - Sept. 2

    Brunswick

    Tue. 8/31 7:30 a.m. Brunswick Downtown Association 28 Federal St.

    Wed. 9/1 7 p.m. Marine Resource Maine Street Station

    Thu. 9/2 5 p.m. Downtown Master Plan 85 Union St.

    Thu. 9/2 6:30 p.m. Elementary School Building Committee MSS

    Thu. 9/2 7 p.m. Board of Assessment Review 28 Federal St.

    Bath

    Wed. 9/1 6 p.m. City Council CH

    Wed. 9/1 7 p.m. Forestry Committee CH

    Topsham

    Thu. 9/2 7 p.m. Selectmen TMB

    Harpswell

    Mon. 8/30 2 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Implementation TO

  • Southern Meetings: Aug. 27 - Sept. 2

    Cape Elizabeth

    There are no meetings scheduled during this time period.

    South Portland

    Mon. 8/30 6:45 p.m. City Council / School Board Beal Gymnasium

    Scarborough

    Mon. 8/30 7 p.m. Planning Board MB

    Tue. 8/31 4:30 p.m. Ordinance Committee MB

    Wed. 9/1 7 p.m. Town Council MB

    Thu. 9/2 8:15 a.m. Energy Committee MB

    Thu. 9/2 6:30 p.m. Housing Alliance MB

    Thu. 9/2 7 p.m. Education Board MB

  • Northern Meetings: Aug. 26 - Sept. 1

    Falmouth

    Wed. 9/1 11 a.m. Office Hour with Senator Collins' Staff TH

    Cumberland

    Wed. 9/1 7:30 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission TO

    Freeport

    Thu. 8/26 7:30 a.m. TIF Policy and Process Review Session TH

    Tue. 8/31 1 p.m. Staff Review Board TH

    Tue. 8/31 5 p.m. Bustin's Island Annual Meeting Bustin's Island

    Wed. 9/1 6 p.m. Planning Board TH

    Yarmouth

    Thu. 8/26 7 p.m. School Committee LC

    Wed. 9/1 6:30 p.m. Parks and Lands Committee TH

    Wed. 9/1 7 p.m. Zoning Board LC

    North Yarmouth

  • People and Business: Aug. 25

    Lighthouse art on view
    at Ocean Gateway


    PORTLAND — The Greater Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Portland have collaborated to display artwork depicting Maine lighthouses at the Ocean Gateway Visitor Information Center in Portland.

    Graphic artist Alan Claude created 13 large posters of Maine lighthouses to commemorate National Lighthouse Day.

  • Portland Meetings: Aug. 25 - 31

    Portland

    Wed. 8/25 8 a.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St.

    Wed. 8/25 6:30 p.m. Peaks Island Council MCC

    Thu. 8/26 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee CH

    Mon. 8/30 6 p.m. Congress Square Redesign Task Force CH

    Tue. 8/31 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Workshop 2 Portland Fish Pier

  • Northern School Notebook: Aug. 24

    Awards and Recognitions

    Alexander Thomas of Cumberland was named a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar by Bowdoin College for the 2009-2010 school year.  

    The Beta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International awarded the 2010 Susanne M.M. Flagg Grant to Kalen Jabar of Falmouth. Jabar will be attending Western New England College this fall.

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