WINDHAM – A proposal to allow Windham businesses to promote themselves on public TV was met with skepticism by councilors Tuesday, leading the plan’s sponsor, Councilor Peter Busque, to leave the meeting early. Busque’s wants the town to promote local businesses during council meetings while selling to businesses airtime on Windham’s public access TV channel. […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham – 7/15
Does school really begin in August this year? It seems to me that summer school vacations are getting shorter each year. Guess the days of school starting the day after Labor Day are gone for good – a part of history now. Some local school helpers are making plans to help families this year with […]
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Inside Bridgton – 7/15
It looks like we’re in the middle of a classic Maine summer, with sunny, hot days and cool nights. Perfect for spending time outdoors, strolling through our in-town Pondicherry Park and checking out the many locally owned shops that line Main Street. The small-town character of Bridgton is a big part of what makes it […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Bridgton – 7/15
It looks like we’re in the middle of a classic Maine summer, with sunny, hot days and cool nights. Perfect for spending time outdoors, strolling through our in-town Pondicherry Park and checking out the many locally owned shops that line Main Street. The small-town character of Bridgton is a big part of what makes it […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
New principal chosen for Westbrook High School
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School District has chosen a new principal for the high school, Superintendent Marc Gousse said Thursday. Gousse named Thomas O’Malley, of Eliot, as the district’s choice. The hiring must be confirmed by the school committee to become official, but Gousse said today that he is strongly recommending O’Malley. The school committee […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Economic groups update vision for Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — A three-year working document outlining a long-term plan for economic development will soon return to town councilors with new details. The plan will ensure that “Scarborough will be a community known as a great place to live, work, do business, play and vacation,” according to a memo distributed to councilors. “The Vision,” was […]
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Scarborough council takes first look at $38M school proposal
SCARBOROUGH — The estimated price tag for a geothermal heating and cooling system at a proposed new Wentworth Elementary School has dropped by about $200,000. Paul Koziel, chairman of the Wentworth Committee, which has been advocating for replacement of the existing building, said the drop from about $3 million to $2.8 million is just one […]
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Mother charged with leaving kids in car
ROCKLAND — A Friendship woman is facing charges after police say she left an infant and a young child in a locked car with the air conditioning running in a supermarket parking lot. Rockland Police say 30-year-old Angela Lash was charged Monday with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Rockland Deputy […]
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DEP levying biggest fine in 20 years
The six-figure settlement reportedly involves Chevron.
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Maine's future in film
SOUTH PORTLAND – A project to build a soundstage in South Portland’s armory is part of an effort to bring film production to Maine. SOUTH PORTLAND – Eric Matheson’s Cape Elizabeth home is made, in large part, from set pieces he’s brought home over a lifetime in the film industry. “Yeah, pretty much all of […]