Books/Authors Friday 9/27 Friends of the Topsham Public Library Meeting, 5 p.m., 25 Foreside Rd. Member Appreciation Night: first crack at books, CDs and DVDs for sale; memberships available at the door, topshamlibrary.org. Saturday 9/28 “Undertow,” book launch with author Robert Breen, 5 -8 p.m., Curtis Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, collection of 75 poems. Free, […]
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Northern Meetings: Sept. 26-Oct. 4
Durham Thur. 9/26 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Mon. 9/30 6 p.m. Board of Appeals TO Falmouth Tues. 10/1 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH Thur. 10/3 5:30 p.m. Recycling & Energy Advisory Committee TH Mon. 9/30 6 p.m. Board of Appeals Freeport Tues. 10/1 7:30 a.m. Complete Streets Committee TH Tues. 10/1 6:30 p.m. Town Council […]
Greater Portland School Notebook: Sept. 25
Young Yarmouth athletes help neighbors in need The Yarmouth Colts U14 Soccer Team donated $3,000 to Yarmouth Cares About Neighbors through funds raised from the sale of holiday wreaths and concessions during the U13 season. The team, which won the Soccer Maine Champions Cup for their age group in 2018, used some of the […]
Greater Portland People & Business: Sept. 25
Welcome home After breaking ground last November, Cumberland Crossing by OceanView welcomed its first resident, Ron Dillon, over Labor Day weekend. Dillon, who owns an Australian labradoodle named Zoe, was seeking to downsize from his local home and found Cumberland Crossing to be the perfect fit. Cumberland Crossing is the area’s newest senior living community and a […]
Portland Meetings: Sept. 25-Oct. 2
Wed. 9/25 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council PICC Thur. 9/26 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee CH Thur. 9/26 4 p.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Tues. 10/1 5:30 p.m. Economic Development Committee CH Wed. 10/2 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland 81 Free St. Wed. 10/2 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Thur. 10/3 5 p.m. […]
Arts Calendar: Sept. 25-Oct. 5
Greater Portland Exhibits Barbara Morris Goodbody Collection, The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM’s Glickman Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland, 90+ works, to Oct. 30. “Faces of the Camino,” Donald Verger Photography, Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, 314 Forest Ave., Portland, to Oct. 15. “Immersion,” Creative Portland, 84 Free St., 20 artists interpret the theme, to […]
Greater Portland Community Calendar: Sept. 25-Oct. 5
Greater Portland Books/Authors Thursday 9/26 “Seeking Hyde,” debut novel by English professor Thomas Reed, 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St. Free. Tuesday 10/1 First Tuesday Book Club, noon, Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., “Northland” by Porter Fox. Bring lunch; drinks and sweets provided. All are welcome, mcma1857@gmail.com. Ongoing Morning Book Group, 9:30-11 a.m. […]
Midcoast People & Business: Sept. 20
Longtime Midcoast Maine Community Action leader retires Jessica Tysen, who has been with Midcoast Maine Community Action for more than 25 years, is retiring, effective Oct. 20. Tysen has led the organization for 25 of the 27 years she’s been with the nonprofit as president/CEO, coming to MMCA (then known as Coastal Economic Development) in 1992 […]
Southern Meetings: Sept. 20-27
Cape Elizabeth Tues. 9/24 10 a.m. Riverside Cemetery Committee TH Tues. 9/24 11:30 a.m. School Board Retreat Purpoodock Club Tues. 9/24 3:30 p.m. School Board Policy Committee TH Tues. 9/24 6:30 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS Tues. 9/24 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop TH Thur. 9/26 7 p.m. Fort Williams Park Committee CECC Scarborough Mon. […]
Midcoast Meetings: Sept. 20-27
Bath Wed. 9/25 4 p.m. Transportation Committee CH Brunswick Mon. 9/23 7:30 p.m. Recreation Commission TH Tues. 9/24 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Tues. 9/24 7 p.m. Tree Committee TH Wed. 9/25 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee TH Wed. 9/25 6 p.m. Rivers & Coastal Waters Commission TH Thur. 9/26 9:30 a.m. People Plus Board […]