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Southern Meetings: March 13-20

Cape Elizabeth Mon.  3/16  7 p.m.  Town Council Workshop  TH Tues.  3/17  6:30 p.m.  School Board Building Committee  CEHS Tues.  3/17  7 p.m.  Planning Board  TH Wed.  3/18  6 p.m.  Fort Williams Park Committee  CC Thur.  3/19  6:30 p.m.  Energy Committee  TH Thur.  3/19  6:30 p.m.  Thomas Memorial Library Committee  TML Thur.  3/19  7 p.m.  […]

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People & Business: March 11

Setting a place Maine Justice Foundation honors Champions of Justice The Maine Justice Foundation has named three Portland-area residents as three of its five founders as the organization’s first-ever honorary directors. Referred to over the years as the “Gang of Five,” the five founders represented the Maine State Bar Association, University of Maine School of […]

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School Notebook: March 11

Portland schools hire summer school administrator Molly Myers has been named the Portland Public Schools’ new Academic Supports and Transition coordinator. Her role will include overseeing the summer school program for more than 1,300 students and supporting the district’s Barr Foundation work to collect data on how the district supports students across the system. Myers […]

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Northern Meetings: March 12-19

Chebeague Island Thur.  3/19  6 p.m.  Coastal Water Commission  CIH Cumberland Sat.  3/14  8 a.m.  Budget Workshop  TH Tues.  3/17  7 p.m.  Planning Board  TH Wed.  3/18  6:30 p.m.  Prince Memorial Library Advisory Committee  PML Durham Thur.  3/19  6:30 p.m.  Land Use Ordinance Hearing  654 Hallowell Rd. Falmouth Tues.  3/17  4 p.m.  Parks and Community […]

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Portland Meetings: March 11-18

Wed.  3/11  6 p.m.  Police Citizen Review Committee  CH Thur.  3/12  4 p.m.  Board of Harbor Commission  CH Mon.  3/16  8 a.m.  Legislative Committee  CH Mon.  3/16   5:30 p.m.  City Council  CH Tues.  3/17  11:30 a.m.  Land Bank Commission  CH Tues.  3/17  4:30 p.m.  Planning Board Executive Session  CH Tues.  3/17  5:30 p.m.  Planning Board […]

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Midcoast Meetings: March 13-20

Brunswick Sat.  3/14  1 p.m.  Riverwalk Feasibility Study Committee  Site Walk Sat.  3/14  2 p.m.  Riverwalk Feasibility Study Committee  14 Maine St. Mon.  3/16  6:30 p.m.  Town Council  TH Tues.  3/17  7:15 p.m.  Village Review Board  TH Wed.  3/18  10 a.m.  Staff Review Committee  TH Wed.  3/18  6:15 p.m.  Appointments Committee  TH Wed.  3/18  6:30 […]

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Midcoast Community Calendar: March 13-21

Benefits Thursday 3/19 We Belize Fundraiser, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Benefits We Belize Education Alliance. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. brownpapertickets.com. Books and Authors Monday 3/16 Lecture by Ken Gloss on the Value of Old and Rare Books, 6 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Ongoing Books a […]

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Greater Portland Community Calendar: March 11-21

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 3/18 Pins for a Cure, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Part of Portside Gives Back Campaign of 2020, benefits  Maine Cancer Foundation. Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland. $20-$250, eventbrite.com. Thursday 3/19 We Belize Fundraiser, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Benefits We Belize Education Alliance. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Cadenza, 5 Depot St., […]

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Maine Bicentennial: Chebeague Island Part II – Native American influence

Chebeague became a tourist destination during the latter years of the 19th century. The Casco Bay Breeze, a tourist newspaper published between 1901-1917, describes numerous Passamaquoddy and Penobscot families spending the summer on the island. Family names include Nichols, Francis, Dana and Attean, among others. Babies were born on Chebeague and several young men played […]

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Midcoast Meetings: March 6-13

Brunswick Tues.  3/10  4:30 p.m.  Teen Advisory Committee  People Plus Tues.  3/10  7 p.m.  Planning Board  TH Wed.  3/11  10 a.m.  Staff Review Committee  TH Wed.  3/11  6:30 p.m.  School Board  TH Thur.  3/12  5:30 p.m.  Cable TV Advisory Committee  TH Thur.  3/12  6:30 p.m.  Town Council Workshop  TH Harpswell Wed.  3/11  4:30 p.m.  Energy […]