The South Portland Democratic City Committee is hosting its second forum for Democratic gubernatorial candidates Thursday night.
March 2010
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South Portland High grad dies in Florida
Darien Richardson, a 2002 graduate of SPHS, died Saturday, two months after she was injured in a double shooting in Portland. A 25-year-old South Portland High School graduate who was injured in a double shooting in Portland in January died last week in Florida. Police have not confirmed the identity of the victims in the […]
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South Portland High grad dies in Florida
Darien Richardson, a 2002 graduate of SPHS, died Saturday, two months after she was injured in a double shooting in Portland. A 25-year-old South Portland High School graduate who was injured in a double shooting in Portland in January died last week in Florida. Police have not confirmed the identity of the victims in the […]
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Man gets 21 years for Standish robbery
Ephriam Bennett punched and kicked the victim, restrained him with duct tape and stabbed him twice over a period of several hours.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Fire department solutions come with a high price tag
WESTBROOK – Westbrook is forging ahead with the overhaul of its long-troubled fire department, but the price the city is paying for letting internal issues linger may make balancing the books this year very difficult. On Monday alone, the City CounciI supported spending money – likely as much as $100,000 – on insurance deductibles for […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
20 jobs cut in Gorham school budget
GORHAM–Twenty jobs would be eliminated in the latest version of Gorham’s preliminary school budget. A $30.3 million spending plan proposed by Superintendent Ted Sharp is up $694,000, representing a 2.34 percent increase above last year’s $29.6 million. But, Gorham’s general purpose aid from the state is now figured to decrease from $16.9 million last year […]
Posted inForecaster Obituaries, The Forecaster
Gregory J. Sullwold, 63: 25-year career with Salvation Army
BRUNSWICK — Gregory J. Sullwold, 63, died February 23 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. He was born on Sept. 11, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minn., a son of Myron J. and Victoria Kapinos Sullwold. When he was 5 years old the family moved to Cresskill, N.J. and he attended local schools. After graduating from high school […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Spare change? Brunswick school chief hopes residents will donate it
BRUNSWICK — Critics of Maine’s public school funding often say it puts an unfair burden on local property taxpayers, many of whom don’t have school-age children. Brunswick schools Superintendent Paul Perzanoski couldn’t agree more. Which is why Perzanoski is drafting a plan to add voluntary, local contributions to future district school budgets. Perzanoski said this […]
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Joan H. (Lacharite) Scott Mann, 76
TOPSHAM — Joan H. (Lacharite) Scott Mann, 76, died Feb. 27 at Freeport Nursing Home from lung cancer. On Dec. 2, 1933, she was born in Augusta, the daughter of Aime J. and Grace M. Gagne Lacharite, and attended Brunswick schools. A beloved mother and grandmother, she enjoyed knitting, sewing, reading and making puzzles. For […]
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Lisa R. Williams, 43
HARPSWELL — Lisa Rae Williams, 43, died unexpectedly Feb. 25 in Bowdoinham. On Oct. 5, 1966, she was born in Brunswick, a daughter of Kenneth Elwood and Olive A. Newton Peaslee. After graduating from Brunswick High School, she attended the University of Maine at Augusta. She worked as a secretary at various businesses and managed […]