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Southern Meetings: Dec. 31-Jan. 7

Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Wed.  1/5  7 p.m.  Town Council Workshop  Town Hall Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Mon.  1/3  5:30 p.m.  Appointments Committee  Town Hall/Zoom Wed.  1/5  5:30 p.m.  Town Council Workshop  Town Hall/Zoom Wed.  1/5  7 p.m.  […]

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Midcoast Meetings: Dec. 31-Jan. 7

Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Mon.  1/3  7 p.m.  Zoning Board  City Hall Tues.  1/4  6 p.m.  Planning Board  City Hall Wed.  1/5  10 a.m.  Community Development Committee Housing Subcommittee  City Hall Wed.  1/5  2 p.m.  Community Development Committee Agricultural Subcommittee  City Hall Wed.  1/5  6 p.m.  City Council  City Hall Fri.  […]

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Northern Meetings: Dec. 30-Jan. 6

Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues.  1/4  6 p.m.  School Committee  Chebeague Island School Wed.  1/5  6 p.m.  Select Board Workshop Thur.  1/6  6 p.m.  Select Board Meeting Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Wed.  1/5  4 p.m. Communications Subcommittee Wed.  1/5  7 p.m.  Lands and Conservation Commission Falmouth Town […]

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Portland Meetings: Dec. 29-Jan. 5

Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed.  12/29  6 p.m.  Charter Commission Governance Committee Mon.  1/3  5 p.m.  City Council Meeting Mon.  1/3  6 p.m.  Charter Commission Departments Committee Tues.  1/4  5:30 p.m.  Housing and Economic Development Committee Tues.  1/4  6 p.m.  Charter Commission Elections Committee Wed.  1/5  […]

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People & Business: Dec. 29

New Ventures leader honored, announces retirement Gilda Nardone, who has shepherded New Ventures Maine from its beginnings as a homemakers advocacy group to the statewide organization it is today, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Merle Nelson Women Making A Difference Award. The award was presented at a celebration of Nardone’s 43 years […]

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School Notebook: Dec. 24

Drive-thru Nativity draws spectators at St. John’s Catholic School For years, families, parishioners and members of the community gathered to enjoy the annual Christmas Pageant presented by the students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick. It is a tradition that, like many others, has been suspended due to the pandemic, but leave it to […]

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School Notebook: Dec. 29

Teens to Trails adds young members to council When Teens to Trails was introduced us to the phrase, “Make no decision about me, without me,” leaders discovered an opportunity to help teens understand that their ideas and opinions matter. With that thought in mind, Teens to Trails has appointed six student members to its first […]

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People & Business: Dec. 22

Portland Downtown announces Holiday Window Display winners Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine store on Exchange Street was named the Overall Winner in this year’s Holiday Window Display competition sponsored by Portland Downtown, prompting judges to say, “It doesn’t get more ‘Holidays in Maine’ than red/green buoys and a tree of lobster ornaments! … the exterior garland […]

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Community Calendar: Dec. 31-Jan. 8

Benefits Polar Bear Dip & Dash, fully virtual through Jan. 2, proceeds benefit Natural Resources Council of Maine, register at nrcm.org. Ongoing Bottle Drive, Falmouth Transfer Station, Bucknam Road, benefits projects supported by the Falmouth Lions Club. See e-clubhouse.org/sites/falmouthme/projects.php. Freeport Community Services Thrift Shop accepting donations. Contact Sarah Adams at 865-3985 ext. 205 or sadams@fcsmaine.org. […]

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Arts Calendar: Dec. 31-Jan. 8

‘Boogie, Blues & Beyond’ Exhibits/Galleries David Little, mixed media art, through Dec. 31, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth. “Home Fires: Freedom and Captivity,” University of New England Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. Free, through Jan. 23, library.une.edu. “Louise Bourne: All This at Once,” Elizabeth Moss Galleries, Falmouth, through Jan. 29. Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress […]