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Community/Arts Calendar: May 6
Editor’s Note: In lieu of The Forecaster’s regular community and arts calendars, the following listings include virtual events, meetings, resources and online activities.
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Maine Bicentennial: South Portland
May pole dancers at Willard School in South Portland in 1925 are Lenora Bangert, Romona Rines, Beverly White, Frances Moore, Lucille David, Betty Preble, Hazel Libby, Marcia Haskell, Jane Winslow, Berta Singer, Helen Smith, Louise Tarling, Dorothea Strout, Doris Queen, Natalie Falconi, and Helene Apt.
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week.
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People & Business: April 29
Falmouth woman to lead Maine Justice Foundation The board of the Hallowell-based Maine Justice Foundation has unanimously selected Michelle Giard Draeger of Falmouth to serve as its new executive director. Draeger succeeds Diana C. Scully, who has served as the Foundation’s executive director since May 2013 and will retire in May, when Draeger will begin […]
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School Notebook: April 29
Freeport student named Youth Leader by Berman & Simmons Devotion to protecting animals has earned Isla Wilson of Freeport the latest round of the Berman & Simmons Youth Leaders Award. The law firm award recognizes Maine middle and high school students for their outstanding service to their communities with $500 toward the student’s educational needs […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Topsham
Two workers pose at the Pejepscot Paper Company mill on the Androscoggin River in Topsham in a photograph taken about 1900. This is the debarking room. Pulp sticks were tumbled in the background until the bark was scraped off and the cleaned wood was sent to the pulp room, where it was ground up and […]
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Maine Bicentennial: North Yarmouth
A rare 18th-century cotton survivor, this modest small child’s dress belonged to Olive Gray, born May 25, 1779, in North Yarmouth. With a square neck, pin-tucked bodice and short frilled edge sleeves, this dress is made of a coarse cotton. The fabric was block printed with a red (madder) and blue (indigo) floral pattern.
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Portland Meetings: April 29-May 6
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.
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Northern Meetings: April 30-May 7
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should confirm that meetings are still being held.