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Winter weather taxing municipal plow crews and budgets

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Monday, February 28th, 6:45 pm

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A weekend full of snow flurries was bookended by two storms, keeping plow crews busy and eating further into many town's salt and sand supplies, as well as their budgets.

"It is a lot easier if it just came in, dumped a foot of snow and went out," explained South Portland Public Works plow driver Michael Glass.  "Then we could just come in, salt, plow and get rid of it.  It is these long, drawn out storms that really take a toll on our equipment, on us, on the budget, on supplies as far as salt and sand."

Glass and his co-workers are not complaining about the winter, just commenting on how the persistent precipitation takes a toll on their equipment and their family time. 

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Maine Choice Coalition calls for immediate action

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 6:16pm

Eliminating Title X will be devastating for Maine women and their families

What: Press Conference sponsored by the Maine Choice Coalition in response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ elimination of the nation’s 40-year-old family planning program, known as Title X—the program that helps pay for birth control, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, breast and cervical cancer testing, and prenatal care for low-income women. In Maine, approximately 30,000 women, men, and teens receive lifesaving—and cost-saving—preventive and primary health care services every year at a family planning health center.

Who: Local leaders including: Reverend Elsa A.

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Public Roast Beef Supper

Submitted by mkellam, Community Content Provider
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 3:49pm

The Stroudwater Baptist Church located at 1729 Congress Street in Portland, Maine is having a public roast beef supper on Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.  Adtults $8.00 and children $4.00.

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Falmouth Lions Dance & Silent Auction

Submitted by mkellam, Community Content Provider
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 3:08pm

The Falmouth Lions Club will be having a dance with the Bob Charest Band and a silent auction on March 26, 2011.  It will take place in the Gold Room at Jokers on Warren Avenue in Portland, Maine.  If you or your business would like to donate a gift certificate or a service or product for the auction, please call 774-5396.  This event is a fundraiser for the Falmouth Lions Club which will benefit the over thirty-five groups and organizations they help in the community. 

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USM Celebrates Women’s History Month with Lecture by Novelist Elizabeth Nunez and Annual Dinner

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 1:07pm

The University of Southern Maine Women and Gender Studies program will hold its annual Women’s History Month Dinner and keynote lecture on Friday, March 11. Award-winning novelist and CUNY Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Nunez is the keynote speaker.  The evening begins with a reception and cash bar in the University Events Room of USM’s Glickman Family Library, Portland, followed by dinner.  Tickets for the dinner are $20 and must be purchased in advance by calling 780-4289.

Nunez’s 7:30 p.m.

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Ivan Neville's DUMPSTAPHUNK

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 1:05pm
Ivan Neville's DUMPSTAPHUNK

Ivan Neville's DUMPSTAPHUNK
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Port City Music Hall
8:00pm
$12 Advanced/ $15 Door/ $25 VIP

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Tickets are available at http://www.portcitymusichall.com/

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk is a group of musicologists that transcend age and styles in a free-flowing approach to their art. The band features an unusual line-up that includes two bassists. Dumpstaphunk weaves a vocal and musical tapestry from key members of Dave Matthews & Friends, Trey Anastasio, Jewel and the Neville Brothers' musical families.

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SPRING CLASSES Red Hot SHIMMY MIXED LEVELS CLASS

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 11:23am
SPRING CLASSES Red Hot SHIMMY MIXED LEVELS CLASS

**Session A**
Monday 03/14-05/02/2011
7:15-8:30 PM; 8 wks $96
**Session B**
Monday 05/09-06/20/2011
7:15-8:30 PM, 8 wks $96
Pre-registration required for all classes.

Experience the beauty of this empowering art form! Beginning students will learn the basic, elegant movement vocabulary as well as an introduction to the music, culture, and history of the dance. Experienced students will explore complex layering, deep muscle isolation, challenging combinations, and plenty of zill drills. Featuring an intense warm-up and specific exercises to condition your body for enhanced performance.. This class is a great way to reduce stress and improve muscle tone, increase stamina, and boost your confidence, all in a friendly, relaxed environment.

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