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Award-Winning Novelists Paul Harding and Sarah Braunstein to Present at Maine Festival of the Book

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Friday, February 25th, 2011, 6:53pm

PORTLAND, Maine – Paul Harding, winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for Tinkers, and Sarah Braunstein, named one of 2010’s “5 under 35” fiction writers by the National Book Foundation for her novel The Sweet Relief of Missing Children, will present at the Maine Festival of the Book on Saturday, April 2 at 9:30 am at the Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland.  Admission is free and seats are available first-come, first served.

In a program titled “Wrestling a Book into the World,” Harding and Braunstein will talk about art, hysteria, and the long process of bringing a book into existence.  They will each also read from their acclaimed debut novels.

Harding’s New York Times bestselling novel Tinkers is the first independently published Pulitzer Prize winner since A Confederacy of Dunces received the award nearly three decades ago.  Inspired by his family’s history, Paul Harding began writing Tinkers after his rock band broke u

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Prepare to Be Inspired…and Order Your Tickets NOW!

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Friday, February 25th, 2011, 6:32pm
Prepare to Be Inspired…and Order Your Tickets NOW!


On March 27th, Maine will be treated to an event unlike any we have ever experienced! 
The  http://www.youngatheartchorus.com/index.php will be performing “Young@Heart is Alive and Well” during their first appearance in Maine. These amazing individuals - ranging in age from 73 to 89 - belt out classics from Walk on the Wild Side to You Can't Always Get What You Want.
At one moment poignant and the next hilarious, these inspiring performers remind us how much we have to give, no matter what our age. Join us as we welcome Young@Heart™ to Maine and enjoy a show that has been 80 years in the making and praised by sold-out audiences across the globe.

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Stan Bennett dies, was President of Oakhurst Dairy

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Friday, February 25th, 12:49 pm

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Stan Bennett, longtime president of Oakhurst Dairy, died Wednesday. He was 64-years-old.

His family tells NEWS CENTER that he passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Bennett was most recently Chairman of the Board, CEO and Vice President of Strategic Planning at Oakhurst.

After receiving his law degree from the Boston University School of Law in 1972, Bennett began working for Oakhurst Dairy -- the company founded by his grandfather.

By 1983, Bennett was president of the company, a job he would hold for 28 years. In 1999, after the passing of his father, Bennett became Chairman of the Board.

Bennett is survived by his three children and former wife as well as six brothers and sisters.

There is no word on funeral arrangements.

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'Palombo Combo' leading Lions postseason prominence

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Thursday, February 24th, 7:01 pm

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Few women have had as big an impact on the sport of basketball in Maine as Joanne Palombo McCallie. While she was an outstanding player in her own right, she is best known for her eight seasons as the head coach of the Maine Black Bears Women's Basketball teams that made numerous appearances in the NCAA tournament.

While it has been 11 years since she last coached the Black Bears, she now coaches at Duke, her influence is still shaping the landscape of women's hoops here in the state.

Former player and UMaine star Cindy Blodgett currently coaches her alma matter, while another former player Amy Vachon is now in her first season as head coach of the Catherine McAuley Lions.

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Portland wants discarded waste removed from sidewalks

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Thursday, February 24th, 6:53 pm

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The city approved an ordinance change to make property owners remove discarded items from the sidewalks.

The city says there are many properties with large waste items like appliances and furniture in front of them. Wednesday night the city council unanimously approved a new ordinance aimed at enforcing the city's existing trash laws. Changes include hiring a new inspector to notify property owners that there is an issue. After being notified, the property owners have twenty-four hours to remove the discarded items.

If they don',t they'll have to pay at least a hundred dollars for the city to remove the property. Environmental Programs Director Troy Moon says the city hopes to work with property owners to solve the problem.

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33rd Annual Devonsquare/Schooner Fare and Friends Reunion Concert

Submitted by mkellam, Community Content Provider
Thursday, February 24th, 2011, 3:20pm

The 33rd Annual Devonsquare/Schooner Fare and Friends Reunion Concert will be held at the Gold Room at the Portland Sports Complex, 512 Warren Avenue, Portland, Maine on Friday, March 11 at 7:30pm.  Doors will open at 7:00pm.  This year's concert will include performances by Schooner Fare, Alana MacDonald, Tom Dean, Tom Dyhrberg, Tom Ludwig, The Squid Jiggers, and will feature the award winning Don Campbell Band.  All proceeds from this concert will benefit The Jack McPhillips Memorial Fund, a charitable organization serving the unique needs of the Greater Portland Community. 

General admission tickets are available for $25.00.  Tickets will be available at Ireland's Crystal and Crafts, 558 Congress Street, Portland; Buckdancer's Choice Music Company, Union Station Plaza, Portland, all locations of Bull Moose Records, and the Gold Room (207) 221-2343.   Further ticket and concert information is available at (207) 799-5870.

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Ohio company purchasing Eastland hotel

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Wednesday, February 23rd, 11:56 pm

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A company based in Ohio will soon be buying the Eastland hotel in Downtown Portland.

Rockbridge Capital has plans to buy the hotel by the end of the month.

Wednesday night, the Portland City Council granted the company its liquor and entertainment licences.

Portland Hotel Associates has owned the Eastland for the past ten years.

The group has recently renovated the hotel and placed the property up for sale. Rockbridge is partners with a number of well known hotel chains around the country including the Hampton Inn, Marriot, Hyatt and Sheraton. The Eastland may be best-known for the Top of the East, a bar on its top floor that overlooks downtown Portland.

 

 

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