Wed.    10/26    7:45 a.m.    METRO Board of Directors    114 Valley St.Wed.    10/26    5 p.m.    Historic Preservation    CH Room 209Wed.    10/26    5 p.m.    CANCELLED: Community Development CommitteeThu.    10/27    5:30 p.m.    Joint City/School Finance Committee    CH Room 209Thu.    10/27    6:30 p.m.    Transforming Forest Ave. Public Meeting    Woodfords ChurchTue.    11/1    5:30 p.m.    Public Safety Committee    CH Council ChambersTue.   […]

Portland student granted scholarship to attend medical school PORTLAND — Kenneth Chin of Portland has won a $50,000 scholarship to the Maine Medical Center-Tufts University School of Medicine from Southern Maine Coca-Cola. Chin was born and raised in Portland and later attended Northeastern University in Boston, graduating with a degree in biology. He worked as […]

SMCC student awarded George Mitchell Peace Scholarship SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) student, John Eder will spend next semester at the Cork Institute of Technology in Cork, Ireland, thanks to the George J. Mitchell Scholarship Exchange Program. Created by the Maine Community College System and the University of Maine System, the program […]

Cape Elizabeth Tue.    10/25    6:30 p.m.    School Board Finance Committee    CEHS libraryTue.    10/25    7 p.m.    Zoning Board of Appeals    THTue.    10/25    7:30 p.m.    School Board Workshop    CEHS libraryWed.    10/26    8 a.m.    Town Council Ordinance Committee    THThu.    10/27    5 p.m.    Fall Book & Bake Sale, Thomas Memorial Library Foundation Donors Preview Night    Thomas Memorial Library South […]

New Hires Encore Leadership Corps, a program of the University of Maine Center on Aging, has hired Patti Foden of Cape Elizabeth as Program Coordinator responsible for recruiting and training volunteers and Carol Hammond of South Portland as Marketing Coordinator. Kerri L. Prescott of Topsham was hired by Priority Group LLC as its Marketing & […]

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 10/19 Harvest Dinner, Yarmouth Community Garden, with silent auction and raffle, proceeds support next year’s garden, 5-7:30 p.m., $8 adult/ $5 ages under 12, Yarmouth High School, East Main St., Yarmouth, tickets at YCS, 846-2406, or at door. Thursday 10/20 Community Supper to benefit the Falmouth Food Pantry, 4:30-7 p.m., Falmouth […]

Students reach semifinals in National Merit program EVANSTON, Ill. — Three students from Yarmouth High School were recently named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Students qualify for the scholarship program by receiving the highest score in the state in the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Qualifying […]

Brunswick Mon.    10/24    7 p.m.    Master Plan Implementation Committee    BSMon.    10/24    7 p.m.    Staff Review    Hawthorne SchoolTue.    10/25    7:30 a.m.    Brunswick Downtown Association     MBTue.    10/25    7 p.m.    Planning Board    BSWed.    10/26    4:30 p.m.    Conservation Commission Workshop    BSWed.    10/26    6 p.m.    School Board Workshop    BSThu.    10/27    9 a.m.    People Plus    Border Trust, TopshamThu.    10/27    7 […]

Falmouth 10/20    8 a.m.    Community Development Committee    TH10/24    8 a.m.    Board of Assessment Review Executive Session    Town Council Chambers10/24    7 p.m.    Town Council Meeting    Town Council Chambers10/25    10 a.m.    Falmouth Food Pantry    TH10/25    6:30 p.m.    Zoning Board of Appeals    Town Council Chambers Cumberland 10/24    7 p.m.    Town Council    Town Council Chambers Freeport 10/25    7:30 a.m.   […]

Portland Wed.    10/19    4:00 p.m.    Postponed: Island Advisory Committee    Casco Bay Ferry Terminal Wed.    10/19    4:00 p.m.    Public Art Committee    Portland Public Library, Room 3 Thu.    10/20    4:00 p.m.    Downtown Portland Corporation    CH, Room 209 Thu.    10/20    6:30 p.m.    Zoning Board of Appeals    CH, Room 209 Tues.    10/25    5:00 p.m.    Board of Harbor Commissioners Workshop   […]