Chebeague Island Wed.  7/13  6 p.m.  Board of Selectmen  IH Cumberland Mon.  7/11  7 p.m.  Town Council  TH Falmouth Thur.  7/7  3 p.m.  Tercentennial Committee  TH Thur.  7/7  6:30 p.m.  Board of Zoning Appeals  (Special Meeting)  TH Mon.  7/11  7 p.m.  Town Council  (Special Meeting)  TH Wed.  7/13  8 a.m.  Senior Advisory Committee  TH  Freeport […]

Greater Portland Benefits “Dine For Vets,” donations in July at Freeport Café in Freeport support Maine veterans served by Easter Seals Maine and Veterans Count Maine. Tuesday 7/12 Protect South Portland fundraiser to benefit the Clear Skies Legal Defense Fund, 5-9 p.m., OTTO Pizza, 159 Cottage Road, South Portland, 8 percent of dine-in, delivery, take […]

Transitions Maine College of Art President Don Tuski announced recently that he has accepted the presidency at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. Plans for a national MECA presidential search will soon be announced. Over the last six years of Tuski’s leadership, MECA has increased revenue by 39 percent, advanced fundraising efforts by […]

The following graduates, in descending order beginning with the two top-ranking students, earned academic accolades at McCauley High School. Emma Shumadine  Valedictorian Emma Shumadine is the daughter of John and Catherine Shumadine, of Portland. Her activities included Drama Club, Nerd Circle and New England Film Academy. Shumadine received a Harvard Book Award, National French Exam […]

Portland Wed.  7/6  5 p.m.  City Council  CH Wed.  7/6  7 p.m.  City Council   (Special Meeting)  CH Wed.  7/6  5 p.m.  Historic Preservation Board  CH Thur.  7/7  8 a.m.  Legislative/Nominating Committee  CH Mon.  7/11  5:30 p.m.  Bicycle Pedestrian Committee  CH Tues.  7/12  5 p.m.  Health and Human Services Committee  CH Tues.  7/12  4:30 p.m.  […]

Bath Tues.  7/5  6 p.m.  Planning Board  CH Wed.  7/6  6 p.m.  City Council  CH Brunswick Tues.  7/5  5 p.m.  Master Plan Implementation Committee  TH Tues.  7/5  7 p.m.  Planning Board  TH Wed.  7/6  10 a.m. Staff Review TH Wed.  7/6  12:30 p.m.  Zoning Ordinance Review Committee  TH Wed.  7/6    7 p.m.  Marine Resource  TH […]

The following seniors at Mt. Ararat High School in SAD 75 were the top 10 students in the Class of 2016. Based in Topsham, the district also includes the towns of Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Harpswell. Rose Horowitz Rose Horowitz, of Harpswell is the daughter of Susan Horowitz and Gail Kass. She was involved in Capstone, […]

Cape Elizabeth Wed.  7/6  7 p.m.  Alternative Energy Committee 2018  TH Scarborough Tues.  7/5  6:30 p.m.  Historic Preservation Committee  MB CR South Portland Wed.  7/6  7 p.m.  City Council  CH

St. Brigid student chosen for Legoland creative team St. Brigid School second-grader Sam Poulin, of Scarborough, was one of only 12 students chosen of 123 applicants from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, to be a member of the LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston Creative Crew. He is the only student picked from Maine. To apply, children ages […]

Harrison, Falmouth students earn coveted National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Several middle- and high-school students from Maine were recognized for winning National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The awards have celebrated creative teens since 1923; they are presented by the Alliance of Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit whose mission is to identify students […]