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New Gloucester Charter Commission race draws 11 candidates
New Gloucester residents will vote for six residents to join the Charter Commission, which holds a term of up to 24 months.
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Joining an already packed June 8 ballot in New Gloucester, 11 candidates are vying for six spots on the Charter Commission, a position that carries a term of one year to 24 months.
Michael Arata
Family: Married, three children
Education: Master’s of science in mechanical engineering, California State University Sacramento; bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering, University of California Davis
Occupation: Licensed professional engineer; owner, East West Mechanical Engineering LLC
Political and/or civic experience: Treasurer, Connections Community Group; Sunday school teacher, East Auburn Baptist Church; volunteer, New Gloucester Cub Scouts; member, New Commandment organization; volunteer, Bread of Life Food Pantry, Gray; member, Maine Society of Professional Engineers
Plaintiffs Appeal Lawsuit Contesting Organic Label on Foods Grown With Hydroponics to Ninth Circuit lawstreetmedia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lawstreetmedia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Community Calendar: May 19-29
Wednesday 5/19
Literary Lunch: Brock Clarke discusses “I, Grape; Or the Case For Fiction” with Sarah Domet, noon, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free, portlandlibrary.com.
Wednesday 5/26
Edward Ball will speak about the book “The Life of a Klansman” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, as part of “Begin Again, reckoning with intolerance in Maine,” by Maine Historical Society in Portland.
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“The Life of a Klansman,” Begin Again Series Zoom book talk with Edward Ball, 6 p.m., part of “Begin Again, reckoning with intolerance in Maine,” by Maine Historical Society in Portland, May 27 through Dec. 31. To schedule an in-person visit to the exhibit and learn more, visit mainehistory.org/programs.
Unity’s Common Ground Country Fair set for in-person return this year
The fair is scheduled for Sept. 24-26 at the Common Ground Country Fairgrounds in Unity.
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Free horse-drawn wagon rides were featured during the 2019 Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. Organizers announced Friday that the 2021 fair would return to in-person, after being held virtually last year amid the pandemic.
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The Common Ground Country Fair is coming back in-person.
While it won’t be attracting the traditional crowds of 60,000-plus visitors who flock to the fairgrounds in Unity, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association announced Friday its plans to host an in-person, coronavirus-compliant fair Sept. 24-26.