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PROMOTIONS In a unanimous vote at United Insurance’s annual shareholder meeting in December, Zack Frechette was elected the next president and CEO of the company. Frechette will help ensure the company’s success as the region’s fastest-growing independent and privately owned insurance agency. A graduate of the University of Maine, Frechette has served as vice president […]

Early signs of heightened interest in Kennebunk 2021 local elections KENNEBUNK, Maine – Nomination papers wont be available until later this month for those who wish to run for office during this Junes local elections, but Town Clerk Merton Brown said people are already showing an earlier-than-usual interest in them. "Early interest is a good indicator that interest is heightened," he said. Brown said several people started calling his office more than three weeks ago to ask procedure-relate...

Feb 9, 2021 / 03:47 PM EST After a year of show cancellations and darkened theatres due to the coronavirus pandemic, Klein & Alvarez Productions, LLC, under its Magic Thread Cabaret brand, is excited to provide stage time to a pair of homegrown artists for a special virtual show to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Friends and fellow New York theatre performers Cory Lingner and Melissa Schott will star in “La La Love,” presented on the mainstage and in association with Phoenix Theatre Cultural ...

AUGUSTA — Ten area entities received funds this fall through a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 aid assistance program.  Governor Janet Mills committed $35 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to assist local and tribal governments, and other entities that qualify for FEMA assistance, with incurred COVID-19 expenses. The $35 million, specifically, is intended to provide the 25% match against FEMA’s Public Assistance Program Major Disaster Declaration for COVID-19 for elig...

York police arrest log: counterfeit plates, child endangerment, more YORK, Maine — The following information was included in the York Police Department weekly arrest log for Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, through Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021: —After a vehicle check Feb. 1 about 10:20 a.m. at the York Public Library, police removed counterfeit plates from a vehicle. —After an animal control call Feb. 3 about 1 p.m. on Mountain Road, police summonsed a 52-year-old York resident on a dog licensure and regis...

Joe Allen, Theater District Restaurateur, Is Dead at 87 His restaurant Joe Allen and another he opened next door, Orso, have been popular hangouts for celebrities and celebrity-watchers and the flagships of an international empire. Joe Allen at his regular spot at the bar at Joe Allen, the popular Manhattan theater district restaurant he opened in 1965, before his block was christened Restaurant Row.Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times Published Feb. 8, 2021Updated Feb. 9, 2021 Joe Allen, w...

Mother, daughters create cookbook to help feed others Allison Hill and her daughters created Feeding Family, Feeding America and 100% of the proceeds go to Feeding America. Author: Aaron Tanguay (NEWS CENTER Maine), Beth McEvoy (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 5:21 PM EST February 3, 2021 Updated: 12:45 PM EST February 4, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine — When the pandemic hit last spring, and schools in Atlanta, Georgia went to remote learning, Allison Hill...

Uncertainty of vaccine rollout puts summer performance plans in limbo This is when arts presenters usually set their summer schedules, but they dont know what size audiences they can expect. Share Marilyn Keith Daly books the summer concert series at the Hamilton House in South Berwick. She’s planning a full schedule this year, but COVID-related restrictions will determine the size of the audiences. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer It’s only January, but the window may be closi...

Uncertainty of vaccine rollout puts summer performance plans in limbo This is when arts presenters usually set their summer schedules, but they dont know what size audiences they can expect. Share Marilyn Keith Daly books the summer concert series at the Hamilton House in South Berwick. She’s planning a full schedule this year, but COVID-related restrictions will determine the size of the audiences. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer It’s only January, but the window may be closi...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuesday, January 26 marks National Plan for Vacation Day.  Created by the U.S. Travel Association to remind Americans to plan all their time off and use their PTO, this much needed observation arrives just in time, as we attempt to shake off the collective lethargy created by the ordeals of 2020. International travel can be challenging, particularly in light of the most recent CDC Order, but CheapOair wants you to ...