Second chances In your reading of this week’s edition, you’ve perhaps picked up on the fact that we seem to have a running theme: What’s old is new again. That’s right. Almost every story in this week’s paper, in its own way, is a sort of “new beginnings” piece. From Jeff Richardson getting back on […]
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Windham Parks and Rec calling for input
The Windham Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled two upcoming community forums to receive input from Windham residents on future goals of the program. The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Manchester School and the second is set for Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Windham Primary School. Both forums start at […]
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Anglers hit the ice as winter fishing season begins
On Thomas Pond in Casco, Tom Noonan, co-owner of Allied Real Estate and avid angler, churns out a hole in the ice with his metal auger and guides a line into the water underneath to test the depth. The waters are shallow on Thomas Pond, he says, good fishing for warm-water fish like bass and […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Town fails at mediation, not police
After spending six hours with a mediator, a report listing the recommendations came out a day later. Town Manager McGovern ignored the recommendations of the mediator and continues to drag out negotiations. Now, the town manager has withdrawn from the negotiations and has hired an attorney to take his place. With the hiring of the […]
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Cape kids, seniors celebrate Christmas
To ring in the holiday season, members of the Cape Coalition visited the residents of the Village Crossing to decorate trees and Christmas cookies. The kids in the coalition invited Village Crossing Activities Director Kim Jackson to one of their meetings in November to discuss ways in which the coalition kids and adults could become […]
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Seniors coping with depression
Ann and Ralph Parady of Cape Elizabeth are lucky. Late in life, they’ve formed a partnership that’s helped them maintain upbeat jovial demeanors. Married just four and half years ago, Ann Parady credits her second marriage with preventing depression. “I’m just not depressed because I’m a newlywed,” said Ann Parady. The Parady’s, along with 11 […]
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Switch to new drug plan creates nightmare
When Lloyd and Loretta Parker went to the pharmacy at the South Portland Hannaford Tuesday, they discovered that, although they were ready to fill their prescriptions, the new federal prescription assistance program wasn’t ready for them. Lloyd Parker was not even in the system, and Loretta Parker had some difficulty dealing with the new system. […]
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Switch to new drug plan creates nightmare
When Lloyd and Loretta Parker went to the pharmacy at the South Portland Hannaford Tuesday, they discovered that, although they were ready to fill their prescriptions, the new federal prescription assistance program wasn’t ready for them. Lloyd Parker was not even in the system, and Loretta Parker had some difficulty dealing with the new system. […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Switch to new drug plan creates nightmare
When Lloyd and Loretta Parker went to the pharmacy at the South Portland Hannaford Tuesday, they discovered that, although they were ready to fill their prescriptions, the new federal prescription assistance program wasn’t ready for them. Lloyd Parker was not even in the system, and Loretta Parker had some difficulty dealing with the new system. […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Few complaints this winter about bus stops
When the Scarborough School Department moved forward with centralized bus stops this fall, residents registered a flurry of complaints. But as fall has moved into winter, the complaints have almost completely stopped. Superintendent Bill Michaud said the district has received just one complaint this winter and there have been no requests to review any bus […]