PORTLAND — On a recent sunny afternoon, Laura Carten was hard at work, hunched over a raised garden bed in Deering Center as the wind blew gently through the pines and the birds chirped nearby. Carten was tending her 8-by-8-foot plot near Evergreen Cemetery, where she has planted radishes, tomatoes, beats, turnips and beans. She […]
2011
Posted inThe Forecaster
15 at the starting line for Portland mayoral election
PORTLAND — Fifteen potential candidates have filed the initial paperwork at City Hall to become Portland’s first popularly elected mayor in more than 80 years. Now, it will be up to those residents to collect enough signatures from registered voters to place their names on the November ballot. Nomination papers will be available starting Friday, […]
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Maine police brutality case settled for $725k
BANGOR — A Deer Isle man is going to get $725,000 as part of a police brutality settlement that was reached as the case was set to go to trial in federal court. Ronald Eaton had sued several Hancock County and Ellsworth officials after he was arrested in 2006. Eaton argued police had no […]
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Police seek Livermore Falls home invasion suspects
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are searching for two suspects who reportedly entered a Livermore Falls home and pistol whipped a middle aged woman. The victim told police two males wearing ski masks walked into her home at the Pine Ridge Loop mobile home park just before 9:30 a.m. Monday. Police say the woman suffered a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Blasting violations cost Pike $3,000
WESTBROOK – The city has fined Pike Industries Inc. $3,000 for two violations committed during recent construction blasts the company conducted. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said the city had the option of fining up to $2,500 per violation. The fines, he said, total $2,500 for one violation on May 17, and $500 for another violation […]
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Police: NH man fatally shot after threatening cops
WINCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire authorities say a man has been shot and killed by police in the town of Winchester after threatening the officers with a knife. The incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. Monday in an apartment building on Keene Street after four police officers from Winchester and Swanzey responded to a call […]
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$338K grant to help grocer workers who lost jobs
GARDINER — U.S Labor officials say a $338,000 grant’s been approved to help 60 workers who have lost their jobs due to the closure of Associated Grocers of Maine. The Gardiner grocery distributor announced in April that it would be shutting down its operations and laying off all of its employees. The grant will […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Walking through the sands of time
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Harmon Museum has begun its summer hours, and this year brings a new exhibit about Old Orchard Street. The new exhibit, “Old Orchard Street, Then and Now,” which curator Jeanne Guerin said will run all summer, features photos of Old Orchard Street in modern times and from the past. Also […]
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Cash race is a testament to OOB soldier, community
On Saturday, the Christopher Cash 5K Memorial Run took a huge step forward, as the race attracted more than 400 participants. The race, which started in 2004, has evolved immensely from its birth, as evidenced by Saturday’s numbers. As rain steadily fell and the temperatures hovered near 55 degrees, 305 runners and more than 100 […]
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Rosemary E. Davis, 87, of Victoria Court Sentry Hill in York, died on Sunday, June 26, 2011 in York. A graveside service will be held at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 1 p.m. Rev. Burton Howe will officiate. Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home, 365 Main St., Saco, are in charge […]