“We have enough experience in Maine with three-way races that I think it definitely adds a new dimension to the conversation about what to do here.”
March 2012
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland to host 2013 Creative Communities Exchange conference
PORTLAND — Portland will host the 2013 New England Foundation for the Arts‘ Creative Communities Exchange, organizers announced Monday. The Creative Communities Exchange conference is held every two years in different cities throughout the northeast to bring together cultural leaders to discuss the growth of creative industries. The conference will feature workshops on downtown revitalization, […]
advertisement
Posted inNews
King would consider quitting Senate race if he couldn’t win
“I have no intention of being a spoiler,” King said in an interview with The Portland Press Herald.
Posted inNews
Conn. man who assaulted boy found in Maine
A former gymnastics instructor who was convicted of fondling a student has been charged with violating his probation by visiting a gymnastics school in Topsham.
Posted inNews, Sports
Red Claws fall in Erie, 106-81
The Erie BayHawks snap the Claws’ two-game winning streak before 5,035 fans at Tullio Arena.
Posted inBusiness
Financier Stanford convicted on 13 of 14 counts
A Houston jury has convicted Texas financier R. Allen Stanford on all but one of the charges he faced for allegedly bilking investors out of more than $7 billion in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history.
Posted inBusiness, Close to Home
Businesses doing Good Works
SOUTH PORTLAND Wright Express recently made a $50,000 contribution to the Maine Cancer Foundation’s Tri for a Cure all-women’s triathlon as the 2012 presenting sponsor. “We could not be more pleased to serve as the presenting sponsor for the Tri for a Cure and the Twilight 5K,” Wright Express chairman, president and CEO, Michael […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Yarmouth Police Beat: March 6
Arrests 2/29 at 2:43 a.m. Trevor R. Greene, 20, of Hunter Road, Freeport, was arrested on Little John Road by Officer Michael Pierce on charges of operating under the influence and possession of marijuana. Summonses 2/28 at 8:15 a.m. Vincent Bertino, 51, of Springlake Drive, Westfield, Ind., was issued a summons at Gilman and Drinkwater […]
Posted inNews
Hackers busted after one turns FBI informant
Authorities say the ring damaged and disrupted business and government websites in the U.S. and around the world.
Posted inThe Forecaster
City names acting fire chief to follow LaMontagne's retirement
PORTLAND — City officials announced Tuesday that Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Smith will serve as acting chief when Frederick LaMontagne retires from the department’s top position on April 1. Smith, who began working with the department in 1975, will lead the city’s fire and emergency response teams while City Manager Mark Rees completes a search […]