Portland schools reduce waste Students in the Portland schools recently demonstrated how they are recycling and composting cafeteria waste in a new program launched throughout the district. The program will reduce cafeteria trash by 50 percent to 80 percent, eventually save $50,000 on trash hauling, and students learn about sustainability. All Portland schools will be separating […]

Scarborough Thu.    7/5    6:30 p.m.    Housing Alliance    MB South Portland Mon.    7/2    6:30 p.m.    Conservation Commission    CHMon.    7/2    7 p.m.    City Council    CH

Bath Mon.    7/2    7 p.m.    Board of Appeals    CHTue.    7/3    7 p.m.    Planning Board    CH Brunswick Mon.    7/2    10 a.m.    Staff Review    Hawthorne School Harpswell Mon.    7/2    5:30 p.m.    Mitchell Field    THTue.    7/3    5:30 p.m.    Harbor & Waterfront    TH Topsham Thu.    7/5    7 p.m.    Selectmen    MB

 Maine Humanities Council Announces Letters About Literature Winners PORTLAND — The Maine Humanities Council, the state’s partner with the national Letters About Literature competition, recently announced the 2012 winners. Sarah Huber of Scarborough won in Level III (grades 9 – 12). Noah Paradis, also of Scarborough High School, took second place in Level III. Annika Schmitt […]

Wed.    6/27    7:45 a.m.    METRO Board of Directors    114 Valley St.Wed.    6/27    5:30 p.m.    Housing & Community Development Committee    CHThu.    6/28    5:30 p.m.    Joint City/School Finance Committee    CHMon.    7/2    5:30 p.m.    City Council Workshop    CHMon.    7/2    7 p.m.        City Council Meeting    CH

Awards PROPEL, a young professionals networking and business organizational group in Portland, presented its fourth annual entreverge awards celebration on recently at Restaurant Grace. The winners include: Bite Into Maine, a “mainecentric” mobile food truck at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth; Brook There, an organic lingerie and loungewear which offers pieces designed, cut and […]

Greater Portland Benefits Tuesday 7/3 Margaritas Full Moon Madness, 4-11 p.m., percentage of sales to benefit KidsPeace, 11 Brown St., Portland, FMI: kidspeace.org. Bulletin Board A Time of Peace, every third Tuesday of the month, 12-1 p.m., State Street Church, 159 State St., Portland, 774-6396. Drum Circle, every third Friday of the month, 6-8 p.m., […]

Falmouth Thu.    6/28    4:30 p.m.    Food Pantry    THMon.    7/2    8 a.m.        Food Pantry     THMon.    7/2    7 p.m.        Conservation Commission    THTue.    7/3    6:30 p.m.    Planning Board    THWed.    7/4    4 p.m.        Economic Improvement Committee    TH Freeport Thu.    6/28    7:30 a.m.    Hunter Road Fields Advisory Committee    THThu.    6/28    9 a.m.    Municipal    THMon.    7/2    7 […]

Cape Elizabeth Tue.    6/26    7 p.m.    Zoning Board of Appeals    THWed.    6/27    7 p.m.    Future Open Space Preservation Committee    TH Scarborough Mon.    6/25    7 p.m.    Planning Board    MBTue.    6/26    4:30 p.m.    Ordinance Committee    MBThu.    6/28    7:30 p.m.    Sanitary District    MB South Portland Mon.    6/25    6:30 p.m.    City Council Workshop    SPCCTue.    6/26    7 p.m.    Planning Board   […]

Brunswick Mon.    6/25    5 p.m.    Marine Resource    BSMon.    6/25    7 p.m.    Master Plan Implementation Committee    BSTue.    6/26    7:30 a.m. Brunswick Dowtown Association    MBTue.    6/28    7 p.m.    Planning Board    BSThu.    6/28    9 a.m.    People Plus    Border TrustThu.    6/28    5 p.m.    Town Council    BSThu.    6/28    7 p.m.    Recycling & Sustainabilty     Hawthorne School Harpswell Mon.    6/25    8 […]