Appointments The Cumberland County Civic Center Board of Trustees recently re-elected Portland attorney Neal Pratt as chairman of the board. He is a partner at Preti Flaherty and represents Falmouth, Scarborough and Westbrook on the board. The trustees also appointed Brian Dudley to the board. He is the development director at Cheverus High School and […]
February 2012
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Portland Police Beat: Feb. 6
Arrests 1/28 at 8 p.m. Timothy J. Coye, 20, of Portland, was arrested on Wilmot Street by Officer Eric Johnson on a charge of disorderly conduct. 1/28 at 10 p.m. Carrie Ann Wildes, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Eric Johnson on a charge of assault 1/29 at 12 a.m. Yahya […]
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Yarmouth council weighs bond for new public works facility
YARMOUTH — Three years of discussions and planning will take a more tangible shape when town councilors on Feb. 16 discuss plans for a new Public Works facility. At the meeting next week, councilors are expected to decide how much to seek in a construction bond for the facility, which would be built at the […]
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Let the postseason fun begin
(Ed. Note: For the complete Deering-South Portland boys’ and McAuley-Cheverus girls’ basketball game stories, please visit theforecaster.net) The postseason craziness is underway in the city of Portland and beyond. Swimming and track got a jump last weekend with their Southwestern meets. Girls’ hockey’s playoffs commence Wednesday, wrestling’s regionals are Saturday, skiing states aren’t far behind […]
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Witby Prescott Tousignant, 7 months
PORTLAND — Witby Prescott Tousignant, 7 months, died quietly in the arms of his parents, Peter M. Tousignant and Rebeccah C. Schaffner-Sousignant on Jan. 28. He was born on June 25, 2011. Tousignant was born with a severe congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome and died from complications of the disease. Although he endured […]
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Portland Sports Roundup
Four PBC fighters win regionals Four Portland Boxing Club fighters won Northern New England Golden Gloves regional championships Saturday in Burlington, Vt. Novice middleweight Jayson Richter, light welterweight Casey Kramlich, featherweight Juan Lopez and featherweight Liz Leddy all won their bouts and advanced to the New England championships in Lowell, Mass. Semi-pro football team holding […]
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Portland Meetings Feb. 8-14
Wed. 2/8 5:30 p.m. Housing and Community Development Committee CH Wed. 2/8 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Sub Committee 109 Middle St. Thu. 2/9 1 p.m. CDBG CH Thu. 2/9 5 p.m. Harbor Commission Public Hearing South Portland City Hall Thu. 2/9 6 p.m. Joint City/School Finance Committee CH Mon. 2/13 8 a.m. Legislative Committee/Delegation […]
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Portland School Notebook
Lyman Moore honored by Portland NAACP PORTLAND — The NAACP Portland Branch has awarded Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland for the school’s work to create a healthy climate that encourages student success. The school received the reward because it has a “stated mission to build relationships among families, educators and the community to promote the […]
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Maine budget committee votes to cap Medicaid to childless adults
The committee backs cutting in half a program the governor wanted eliminated.
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Hope, frustration mark wait
BRUNSWICK — Each year at Christmas time, Jason Reil decides that he can handle his schizophrenia without medication. Although prescription drugs control his symptoms well during the rest of the year — leaving him recently “on top of the world” and volunteering at a local soup kitchen — some time between November and January each year, […]