Town meetings in Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth and Yarmouth.
Bailey Arnold-Fuchs
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: People priority: Fostering a strong, inclusive, and supportive staff culture
This column is the next in my series detailing how our new Portland Public Schools five-year strategic plan impacts students in the classroom. This month, I’m focusing on our “people” priority. Our strategic plan has five priorities: equity, achievement, whole student, people and systems. Each priority is supported by multiple initiatives to achieve that goal. […]
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Southern Maine people and business news: Feb. 19
Hires, promotions, appointments Saco and Biddeford Savings promoted several employees: Cara Gobeil, Sarah Gonneville and Shawn Walton were promoted to vice president; and Cathryn Clark was promoted to assistant vice president. Shannon Mitchell joined Morrison Center, a Scarborough-based nonprofit serving children and adults with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities, as an accounting manager. Mitchell has […]
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Southern Maine Community Calendar: Feb. 21-28
Bulletin Board Friday 2/28 Board game night for all ages: 5-7:30 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Drop-in. Contact: scarboroughlibrary.org Evening Gala for Sandy Hook Promise: Hosted by Cape Elizabeth High School SAVE Promise Club, 6-9 p.m., Grace, 15 Chestnut St., Portland. $75. bit.ly/3CEk33B Ongoing Adult chess drop-in: 3 p.m., Saturdays. Bring a chess […]
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Southern Maine Arts Calendar: Feb. 21-28
Comedy Through 2/22 Kyle Kinane: 7 p.m. Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $35. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com Saturday 2/22 “Killers of Kill Tony”: Featuring comedians who have performed on the podcast “Kill Tony,” 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $48.25-$97.75. Contact: porttix.com Sunday 2/23 […]
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Portland Meetings: Feb. 19-26
Wed. 2/19 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Thu. 2/20 8 a.m. CDBG Allocation Committee Zoom Thu. 2/20 2 p.m. Fish Pier Authority Zoom Thu. 2/20 4 p.m. Development Corp. Zoom Thu. 2/20 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Zoom Mon. 2/24 4 p.m. City Council Workshop City Hall Mon. 2/24 5 p.m. City […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Forum: South Portland Comprehensive Plan Committee not acting in the interest of all residents
As a resident of South Portland’s coastline, I write on behalf of my neighbors and fellow community members – those whose homes and futures are directly impacted by the decisions being made in our city’s comprehensive plan meetings. This plan will shape our community for generations, yet recent discussions have exposed a stark imbalance – […]
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A Window on the Past: Charles R. Dean and the Cloverdale Dairy
We continue our exploration down Main Street this week. Just beyond the old Lund’s Dairy on that southeast side of the street was Charles R. Dean at 700 Main St. His property was in the vicinity of where you’d find the Best Western Merry Manor Inn and the now-vacant, former Merry Manor/Governor’s restaurant today. Charles […]
Posted inScarborough Leader
Scarborough Meetings: Feb. 14-21
Fri. 2/14 8 a.m. Long-Range Planning Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 2/18 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 2/19 6 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Wed. 2/19 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 2/20 5 p.m. Communications Committee Zoom Thu. 2/20 6 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom, Town Hall
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Cape Elizabeth and South Portland Meetings: Feb. 14-21
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 2/18 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 2/20 6 p.m. F.W. Park Committee Community Center Thu. 2/20 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town Hall South Portland Tue. 2/18 6:30 p.m. City Council City Hall Wed. 2/19 7:30 a.m. Bike/Pedestrian Committee Planning/Dev. Wed. 2/19 4 p.m. Economic Development Planning/Dev. Wed. 2/19 5:30 […]