Portland school official earns Maine Black Excellence Award Julia Hazel, Portland Public Schools’ director of BIPOC career pathways and leadership development, has received the Compass Career Award as part of the Maine Black Excellence Awards, presented by The Third Place. The Compass Career Award recognizes individuals who accomplish a standout achievement in their workplace or […]
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 31-Sept. 7
Chebeague Island Tue. 9/5 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 9/6 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 9/6 9:30 a.m. Communications Committee Town Hall Wed. 9/6 7 p.m. Lands/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Tue. 9/5 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 9/6 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Freeport Tue. […]
Southern Meetings: Sept. 1-8
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 9/5 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Wed. 9/6 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Thu. 9/7 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public Works Scarborough Wed. 9/6 8 a.m. Long Range Planning Zoom, Municipal Bldg Wed. 9/6 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Municipal Bldg South Portland Tue. 9/5 6:30 p.m. City […]
Portland Meetings: Aug. 30-Sept. 6
Tue. 9/5 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 9/5 4 p.m. Legislative/Nominating Interviews Zoom Wed. 9/6 5 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall Wed. 9/6 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall
Coastal Journal Meetings: Sept. 1-8
Bath Wed. 9/6 10 a.m. Housing Subcommittee City Hall Wed. 9/6 6 p.m. City Council City Hall Thu. 9/7 11 a.m. Climate Action Commission City Hall Brunswick Tue. 9/5 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 9/6 5 p.m. Conservation Commission Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 9/6 6:30 p.m. Marine Resources Committee Zoom, Town Hall […]
School Notebook: Aug. 23
St. John’s students’ work chosen for experimental flight Middle school students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will be able to analyze flight data from an experiment they created that will fly in the Airbus Perlan Mission II this fall. The Perlan Project, an aerospace nonprofit for advancing high-altitude flight and studying weather and […]
Community Calendar: Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Books/Authors Saturday 8/26 The Writer’s Staycation: Writer’s workshop/meetup, 10 a.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland. Free, registration required. southportlandlibrary.com Tuesday 8/29 Bernice Lerner author talk: “All the Horrors of War,” 6 p.m. Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Friday 9/1 & Saturday 9/2 New England Art Book Fair: 5-9 p.m. Friday, […]
Arts Calendar: Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Comedy Friday 8/25 Marcus Cardona special recording: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, Free Street Cocktail Bar, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com New England’s Funniest Comedian Finals: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $17-$22. 18-plus. auramaine.com Saturday 8/26 Amy Tee: 8 p.m., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 […]
People and Business: Aug. 23
Hires, promotions, appointments Alina Dubois was promoted at KeyBank in Portland to business banking relationship manager for Southern Maine. Dubois joined KeyBank in 2015 as a teller, was promoted to personal banker, became a branch manager in 2017 and promoted to area retail leader in 2021. Giving back Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick was […]
Southern Meetings: Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 8/28 6:30 p.m. Housing Diversity Study Town Hall Scarborough Mon. 8/28 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Municipal Bldg South Portland Mon. 8/28 5 p.m. Transit Advisory Cash Corner Fire Station Mon. 8/28 7 p.m. Board of Appeals City Hall Tue. 8/29 5 p.m. Harbor Commission Workshop Zoom, Fish Pier