Auditions Wednesday 3/4 Boy Singers of Maine Auditions, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. Free, portlandconservatoryofmusic.org. Exhibits/Galleries Faculty Triennial Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland. On view to March 1. Free, meca.edu. “Perfection,” Able Baker Contemporary, 29 Forest Ave., Portland. Poses questions about what constitutes […]
February 2020
Scarborough Town Council approves WEX CEA
WEX’s new 2,000-square-foot office building is to be located in the Downs District, in between the existing track and Haigis Parkway.
Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 3 years, 4 months in prison
Shortly thereafter, the president publicly decries the conviction as unfair and prominent Republican legislators signal tacit support for a pardon.
Midcoast Community Calendar: Feb. 28-March 7
Books and Authors Friday 2/28 Longfellow Days 2020: Happy Birthday, Henry!, 7-9 p.m. One day after his 213th birthday, listen to Maine poets and read your own writing to honor HWL. Unitarian Universality Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. Free. Ongoing Books a la Carte, 2 p.m., third Tuesday, People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. […]
Press Play: Listen to ‘Low Down’ by The Mallett Brothers Band with Kenya Hall
To celebrate its 10-year anniversary of playing together, the band re-recorded a new version of an old tune.
South Portland budget likely to include significant raises, new pay scale
City Council OKs preliminary new pay scale for non-union employees.
Shooting at Scarborough Walmart remains under investigation
Ryan Townsend of Saco remains hospitalized nearly a week after the shooting on Feb. 14.
Maine considering nonbinary option for birth certificates
A proposed rule change being considered by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention would allow use of an ‘X’ to designate nonbinary on birth certificates.
Jonathan Crimmins: Power, protection and pilfered pachyderms
I spend a considerable amount of time taking in news from a number of platforms. Radio, television and online, both local and statewide. For the last week there have been three stories, that while very different, have been ever-present in the local news cycles. Power The idea of a customer, or consumer, owned power utility […]
Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association to host Winter Youth and Family Field Day
The Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association Winter Youth and Family Field Day will take place Sunday at the John Rogers Outdoor Education Center on Pitch Pine Hill, 272 Main Road in Phippsburg. Planned events include dogsledding, nordic skiing, snow shoeing, tracking, introduction to orienteering, cell phone scavenger hunt, a hunting dog demonstration and a visit with Chewonki’s […]