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Northern Meetings: June 10-17

Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur.  6/10  4 p.m.  Community Advisory Response Team Sat.  6/12  9 a.m.  Town Meeting Mon.  6/14  5 p.m.  Broadband Committee Mon.  6/14  6:30 p.m.  Planning Board Meeting and Public Hearing Tues.  6/15  6 p.m.  School Committee Wed.  6/16  6 p.m.  Board of Selectmen Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com […]

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Portland Meetings: June 9-16

Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed.  6/9  3:30 p.m.  Creative Portland Wed.  6/9  5 p.m.  Land Bank Commission Wed.  6/9  6 p.m.  Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Mon.  6/14  3 p.m.  Fish Pier Authority Mon.  6/14  7 p.m.  Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Tues.  6/15  5:30 p.m.  Housing […]

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Community Calendar: June 9-19

It’s in the can Books/Authors Thursday 6/10 “I Want to Believe: Bigfoot in Maine,” 6:30 p.m., by author/illustrator Michelle Souliere, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. Free, falmouthmemoriallibrary.evanced.info. Ongoing Beanstack, online reading programs for all ages, a reading-habit tracker platform through Patten Free Library that includes reading programs and challenges. Visit patten.lib.me.us for details. Books […]

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School Notebook: June 2

North Yarmouth Academy gift to build student character North Yarmouth Academy announced the receipt of a $400,000 gift to create and support a Character and Service Champion faculty position. The anonymous gift comes just ahead of the June 4 NYA Soirée, a major fundraiser for the academy. This year’s soirée will honor the dedication and […]

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School Notebook: June 2

Gift endows North Yarmouth Academy ‘character champion’ North Yarmouth Academy announced the receipt of a $400,000 gift to create and support a Character and Service Champion faculty position. The anonymous gift comes just ahead of the June 4 NYA Soirée, a major fundraiser for the academy. This year’s soirée will honor the dedication and excellence […]

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People & Business: June 2

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland announces new executive director Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland announces Tara Hill as the new executive director of the nonprofit housing organization. She succeeds interim Executive Director John Shumadine. Hill’s experience includes serving as the executive director of Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine and Maine Cancer Foundation. Most […]

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People & Business: June 2

Transitions The Telling Room literary arts education organization has announced the departure of Executive Director Celine Kuhn in September. “After five years of joy as The Telling Room’s executive director, I have come to the decision that it is time to step aside to spend time with my family and invite in a new leader […]

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Southern Meetings: June 4-11

Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon.  6/7  7 p.m.  Town Council Workshop Tues.  6/8  6:30 p.m.  School Board Tues.  6/8  7 p.m.  Conservation Committee Wed.  6/9  5:30 p.m.  Community Services Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Fri.  6/4  8 a.m.  […]

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Arts Calendar: June 2-12

‘Where We Stand’ Exhibits Art Auction to benefit Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset, view online through June 15, maineartgallerywiscasset.org. “Begin Again, reckoning with intolerance in Maine,” exhibit at Maine Historical Society, Congress Street, Portland, through Dec. 31. To schedule an in-person visit to the exhibit and learn more, visit mainehistory.org/programs. “The Ground Beneath You Holds […]

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Community Calendar: June 2-12

Books/Authors Wednesday 6/2 Poetry Reading, 7 p.m., Able Baker Contemporary, 29 Forest Ave., Portland. ablebakercontemporary.com. Thursday 6/3 “Sigh, Gone,” discussion of memoir by local author Phuc Tran, 7 p.m. online event hosted by Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth, sign up on Zoom at MMLReadersCircle. Relation-Ship-It June, book group for teens to discuss LGBTQ relationships through […]