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People and Business: Oct. 9-15

Expansions Fluid Imaging Technologies, a laboratory instrumentation manufacturer, opened new corporate headquarters on Enterprise Drive in Scarborough last month. The 17,000-square-foot facility features a state-of-the-art product development research and engineering laboratory and a dedicated sample testing laboratory with all manufacturing, assembly, software development and sales, marketing and customer support under one roof. Kent Peterson, company president […]

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Portland School Notebook: Oct. 9

New shady spaces grace Presumpscot Landscapers and nursery owners from all over Maine came to Presumpscot Elementary School in last month to help with a service project organized by the Maine Landscapers and Nursery Association. Trees and shrubs were planted to create a shaded area near the school playing fields, and volunteers built a patio to […]

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Community Calendar: Oct. 9-22

Greater Portland Benefits Saving Cape’s Great Places initiative, silent auction of Henry Isaacs’ painting, Oct. 4-Nov. 3, information 767-6054, electronic auction at capelandtrust.org/auction/ Tuesday 10/15 White Cane Awareness Walk and fundraiser to promote public awareness of white cane and guide dog use, 10 a.m., Monument Square, Portland, 475-7148. Wednesday 10/16 STRIVE 9th Annual Auction for […]

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Mid-Coast Meetings: Oct. 4-10

Bath Mon.  10/7  7 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  CH Wed.  10/9  7 p.m.  Forestry Committee  CH Thur.  10/10  4:30 p.m.  Community Development Committee  CH Brunswick Mon.  10/7  7 p.m.  Town Council  BS Tues.  10/8  4 p.m.  School Board Facilities & Maintenance  BS Tues.  10/8  4:30 p.m.  Teen Center Advisory  People Plus Tues.  10/8  7 […]

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Northern Meetings: Oct. 3-9

Chebeague Island Thur.  10/3  6 p.m.  Coastal Waters  TO Tues.  10/8  7 p.m.  BOAA  Rec Center Wed.  10/9  6 p.m.  Board of Selectmen  Island Hall Falmouth Mon.  10/7  8:30 a.m.  Community Development Committee  TH Mon.  10/7  9 a.m.  Food Pantry  TH Mon.  10/7  7 p.m.  Conservation Commission  TH Mon.  10/7  7 p.m.  School Board Workshop […]

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Portland School Notebook: Oct. 2

Deering High School focuses on international curriculum  This fall, Deering High School in Portland began offering what is believed to be the state’s first Arabic language class in a public school. The course is part of a new Deering initiative to prepare students for the global economy by weaving an international focus into the curriculum. […]

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People and Busines

Donations Bon-Ton celebrated its grand opening at the Maine Mall last month by donating more than $8,000 each in opening sales to Camp Sunshine, Friends of Casco Bay and Preble Street. New Hires, Promotions and Appointments Cheverus High School named Thomas A. Fogarty as its new vice president for institutional advancement and alumni affairs. Fogarty […]

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Portland Meetings: Oct. 2-8

Wed.  10/2  10 a.m.  Portland Disabilities Commission  CH Wed.  10/2  3:30 p.m.  Creative Portland Corporation  CH Wed.  10/2  5 p.m.  Historic Preservation Board  CH Wed.  10/2  6:30 p.m.  CDBG Neighborhood: District 1  CH Thur.  10/3  5 p.m.  Parks Commission  55 Portland St. Thur.  10/3  5 p.m.  Land Bank Commission  CH Mon.  10/7  7 p.m.  City […]

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Community Calendar: Oct. 2-15

Greater Portland Benefits Saving Cape’s Great Places initiative, silent auction of Henry Isaacs’ painting, Oct. 4-Nov. 3, information 767-6054, electronic auction at capelandtrust.org/auction/ Saturday 10/5 A Cultural Benefit for children in Palestine traumatized by war, 6:30-9:30 p.m., The First Parish in Portland, Unitarian Universalist, 425 Congress, Portland, 809-0953, $20. Bulletin Board Casco Bay Newcomers Club, […]