American Journal

The American Journal is a weekly publication that provides news and updates focused on the Maine communities of Westbrook, Gorham, and Buxton.

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In the push for a statewide school cellphone ban in Maine, local control could stand in the way

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Steve Ericson

Maine’s ethos around local school district control could impede a statewide coalition of Maine parents, teachers, administrators and health professionals who want to ban cellphones in schools, from the first bell to the last. A bill introduced in the state Legislature this session would have banned cellphones from the start of the school day to the end in public schools across the state, and received mostly supportive testimony during an April hearing.
Maine lawmakers consider bill to stop mobile home park sales for three months

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Steve Ericson

State lawmakers are considering a three-month moratorium on the sale of mobile home parks, a move that would disrupt at least two pending sales in Maine. Supporters say a pause on mobile home sales would allow lawmakers to evaluate a handful of mobile home-related bills, while also giving the residents of Friendly Village in Gorham a fair shot at purchasing their park.
New concert venue planned for Portland waterfront

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Katherine Lee

Tucked behind the Wex headquarters beyond a stretch of gravel parking lot in downtown Portland are two adjoining empty buildings. On a sunny Wednesday, Josh Schlesinger, who has leased the spaces, pulls open a garage door, letting the light pour in. “It’s pretty crazy what this place is going to become,” he said. And if all goes according to plan, that will be a new music venue, Live at Madrids, with room for about 800 people.
Chez Rosa to move to larger space in Kennebunk

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Leslie Bridgers

After five years, Chez Rosa, a French bistro in Kennebunkport, is moving across the bridge to a new space in Kennebunk. The new location will allow the restaurant to expand, open a patio and provide parking for both its customers and employees, said Yazmin Saraya, a pastry chef who owns the restaurant with her husband, Chef Kyle Robinson. The space, at 173 Port Road, is the former home of Old Vines Wine Bar, which closed after 10 years on May 3.
Scarborough Land Trust to hold native plant sale

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Nick McCrea

The Scarborough Land Trust will host a native plant sale on Saturday, May 31, from 8 a.m. to Noon at Broadturn Farm. The land trust’s conserved property at 388 Broadturn Road will also host presentations, plant experts and a guided nature walk. Native plants for sale include trees, shrubs, ferns and wildflowers. Pre-orders are available now. For more information or to pre-order plants, go to scarboroughlandtrust.org/product-category/plants/.
South Portland Housing Authority names new director of resident services

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Nick McCrea

The South Portland Housing Authority announced on Wednesday that Nicole Linscott has been promoted to director of resident services. Linscott succeeds Phillip Smith, who passed away on Feb. 9 “after a courageous battle with cancer,” according to a SPHA statement.
Here are the free concerts, opera and musicals you can see in Maine this summer

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Katherine Lee

Seeing a great live concert can lift your spirits and boost your energy, but it can also empty your wallet. Thankfully, there are lots of free concerts and other performances around Maine this summer. Many shows are part of a free concert series in a town park or public space. Portland also has free Shakespeare in the Park, and there are free shows for younger folks at Opera Maine and Ogunquit Playhouse.
Summer in Maine will be stocked with theater

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Katherine Lee

Every summer, Tara McDonough makes a plan. For more than a decade, McDonough has been involved in one way or another with PortFringe, an annual theater festival that pushes the boundaries of performing arts. This year, the program will include more than a dozen shows across four venues in a little more than a week. McDonough is on the planning committee, but she usually has to get organized to make sure she sees everything she wants to see during the whirlwind.
As Portland’s gotten cooler, are more Maine college grads staying? | Column

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Leslie Bridgers

From what Jack Selig saw of Maine on a family vacation to Bar Harbor as a teenager, it was both similar to his home state of Arkansas in ways he liked — the natural beauty and access to the outdoors — and different enough that going to college here would offer something new. As a student at Bowdoin, Maine only grew on him, and by his junior year, he was already thinking it would be fun to move to Portland after graduation.
‘The Nite Show’ host Dan Cashman talks Letterman with Howard Stern

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Katherine Lee

The host of “The Nite Show with Danny Cashman” called into the Howard Stern show this week to talk about the “magnificent” moment David Letterman appeared on his show. Stern started the segment by describing Cashman’s long-running show in Bangor as one “no one’s heard of” and seemed surprised by Letterman’s appearance. “I thought Letterman had been kidnapped and put on this show,” he said. Letterman was the final guest on Cashman’s show, which wraps up this month after 15 years.