Bella Hall of South Portland, just 5 months young, is pretty in pink for volunteer Jessica Begley, photographer Dennis Griggs and big brother Aiden, right, during a casting call for the $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge at the Maine Mall on March 13. Organizers said 253 babies were photographed in the search for fresh faces […]
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Bath Blarney Days
Civilian and military personnel join forces in the tug o’ war at Blarney Days in downtown Bath on Saturday, March 13.
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Boosting local business
Lynn DiBiase of Belissimo Hair Salon and Maria Little, whose family owns Fresh Look Cleaners enjoy the festivities that launched the South Portland Buy Local initiative on March 16. The Snow Squall restaurant was filled with local business represenatives displaying their products and services, and community supporters.
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Buy Local Scarborough hosts inaugural event
SCARBOROUGH — A Buy Local Scarborough inaugural celebration will take place Tuesday, March 23, at the Landing at Pine Point from 5-7 :30 p.m. Buy Local Scarborough started in November 2009 and now has 100 members. The organization released a Guide to Buying Local in Scarborough and a new Web site. A second guide and Consumer […]
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New executive director at MCOG
BATH – Jeffrey D. Kobrock, city manager of Gardner for the past nine years, will begin his role as executive director of the Midcoast Council of Governments on Monday, March 22. He previously served as executive director of the Gardiner Board of Trade and as Bucksport’s economic development director. “I believe MCOG is poised to […]
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Maine Arts panel starts listening tour in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Donna McNeil, director of the Maine Arts Commission, starts the Maine Arts Commission Listening Tour on Monday, March 22, at The Frontier Cafe with the first of a series of statewide meetings. The meetings are designed to gather information and feedback on the future direction of the Maine Arts Commission. In addition, Five […]
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Crisis easing despite tough talk by Netanyahu
Construction in Jerusalem — the source of conflict — won’t be halted, but it will be restricted, officials say.
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Letters to the editor: March 22, 2010
Abortion no solution to problems Nancy A. Foss of the Abortion Access Project called people like me “radical right-to-lifers” (Letters, March 10) because we disagree with the abundance of abortions. Does she consider herself a “radical right-to-deather?” Her maudlin adoration of abortion doctors is disturbing. Ms. Foss must be in her own version of […]
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Scarborough budget 'conversation' starts with 4.5% tax hike
SCARBOROUGH — The town manager’s draft fiscal 2011 budget calls for an increase of just over $2.3 million to be raised from taxes, despite an overall budget decrease of 1.4 percent. The property tax rate would rise to $12.70 per $1,000 of assessed value, compared to the current $12.15, an increase of 4.5 percent. “This […]
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Cape Elizabeth school chief hopes for additional state aid
CAPE ELIZABETH — Superintendent of Schools Alan Hawkins on March 15 told the School Board he does not expect to release a freeze on school supplies, but does expect to hear from the state about a possible $5 million in additional aid to schools. If the district receives additional school funding, Hawkins recommended it be placed […]