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Save on Select Events at Cross Arena, Portland ME
July 22nd The Princess Concert click the link use offer code: GMAR
Sept. 5th Bulls N’ Broncs click the link and use offer code: GMAR
Oct. 16th-18th Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live click the link and use offer code: GMAR
Nov. 14th Chris Tomlin, Tobymac, Third Day click the link and use offer code: GMAR
MAR REGIONAL MEETINGS
Mark your calendars! September is just around the corner.
You can register and pay online below using Squarespace. Please note that online registrations include a $1.00 processing fee.
Prefer to pay by check? No problem! Just give our office a call to register, then mail your payment by check.
AARP Cut Down on Your Electricity Costs
When: July 15, 2026 1pm-2pm
Where: Jay-Niles Memorial Library
Cost: FREE
AARP and experts from the Office of the Public Advocate are hosting a free, in-person event on ways to save money on your electricity costs. They will talk about:
How to pick the best electrical supplier;
What your energy usage means;
Is a community solar plan right for you;
What to do if you need assistance with your electrical bill.
You will be able to ask questions and share your concerns. You can bring friends and family to this free event.
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Free Portland Sea Dogs Game for Military
Current and former military and USAA members can get FREE tickets to a Minor League Baseball game this summer, courtesy of USAA. Here in Southern Maine that would be for a Portland Sea Dogs game.
Portland Sea Dogs outside stadium. Photo credit: Leah Ingram.
How to get free Portland Sea Dogs tickets
Each team has select games that are available for this offer and there are limited seats for those games. You can get up to four tickets to one of these games, completely for free.
Go to mlb.com/milb/tickets/usaa and select a team to get started. You’ll need to verify yourself as a military member, veteran or USAA member by logging in or registering on the site.
There are only a certain number of tickets each game available for this offer. There’s no telling how quickly they’ll sell out so if you’re interested, register today.
Besides the Portland Sea Dogs in Maine, which are the minor league team of the Boston Red Sox, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats team is also partcipating. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the minor league team for the Toronto Blue Jays, play in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force Meeting
Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force Meeting
The chairs of the Taxation Committee and the chairs of the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force have scheduled a joint meeting between the committee and Task Force for Tuesday, June 30th starting 10 a.m. in AFA (SH room 228). The chairs anticipate meeting for approximately two hours. The Task Force chairs have asked that the following materials be provided to members of the Taxation Committee in advance of the joint meeting.
Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force Interim Report (January 2026)
Progress and Poverty Institute’s Final Report to the Task Force - Research and Analysis for the Maine Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force (Progress and Poverty Institute & Center for Land Economics; 5 June 2026)
“Key Conclusions” section pp. 132-133.
Presentation of the final report from Stephen Hoskins, lead researcher at Progress and Poverty Institute, to the Task Force (May 2026)
Members of the public will have the option of attending the meeting in person at the State House or viewing a livestream of the meeting through the Legislature’s website. Information regarding the meeting date, time, and location will be sent to the Taxation Committee’s interested parties list and also posted on the Task Force webpage: https://legislature.maine.gov/real-estate-property-tax-relief-task-force.