York and Biddeford have been in state finals before, and both will be looking to make great memories today.
March 2010
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
N.H. man pleads guilty to hiding evidence of killing
A mother was hacked to death and her 11-year-old daughter severely injured.
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Posted inForecaster Obituaries, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2010
Health care reform offers opportunities and costs The recent Associated Press article (“Survey: 1 in 10 Mainers lack health insurance”) reports disturbing statistics on the lack of insurance coverage in Maine, but it fails to address the precarious situations many Mainers with health insurance are still in. Those of us who buy insurance independently in […]
Posted inBusiness
Bangor Savings to open branch in the Old Port
The bank’s move into the old Cold Stone Creamery space may be part of a rebound in the district.
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Ethics controversies could sully Democrats with voters
The latest scandal involves a New York congressman who is accused of sexually harassing a male staffer.
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Bus in fatal crash operating illegally
Six passengers were killed and 16 injured when the bus rolled over on an interstate near Phoenix.
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‘Angel’ helps save children after car plunges into river
‘Thank heavens Lisa was there,’ says Charanay Pok of North Waterboro.
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Sea Hunter’s supplies reach the hands of Haitian people
LES CAYES, Haiti – Not once in the four weeks and five days since he left Portland Harbor had Dave St. Cyr, a deckhand aboard the Maine relief ship Sea Hunter, uttered such an exclamation. “What chaos!” said St. Cyr, 54, of Portland as he came to the ship’s bridge for a breather late Friday […]
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Labor report points to recovery, but the fight for jobs still fierce
WASHINGTON – At last, the unemployment crisis seems to be easing. That’s the good news. The bad news? Job creation remains scant because companies still lack enough confidence in the economy to ramp up hiring. The U.S. jobless rate held steady at 9.7 percent in February as employers cut 36,000 jobs — fewer than predicted. […]
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A matter of degrees: Love it or hate it, winter’s not up to snuff
PORTLAND – Doug Roy would rather be ice skating on the pond at Deering Oaks, enjoying the last part of what he hoped would be a long, snowy winter. Instead, he’s shooting hoops on the park’s basketball courts, dressed in shorts and a baggy gray sweat shirt. There are ducks, not ice, on the pond, […]