Talk about playing to your strengths. Maine State Senate candidate Chris Tyll, a former Navy SEAL, has planned a clever, and for most of us, exhausting, tour of the district he hopes to represent next year. Tyll, a Republican running for Senate District 11 against independent Richard Woodbury, will join fellow Navy SEALS in biking, […]
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Man injured in Cape Elizabeth after dumping gasoline on brush fire
CAPE ELIZABETH – A controlled burn in Cape Elizabeth got out of hand Wednesday morning when one man poured gasoline on the fire. State Police Spokesman Stephen McCausland said Jay Moores, 42, of Saco, was helping a friend burn a brush pile at that person’s home when he “emptied the contents of an old automobile’s […]
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Bath woman attacked, robbed over $20 she owed assailant for fish tank
BATH — A Bath man is charged with robbery after he allegedly brandished a knife and attacked a woman Monday over $20 she owed him for a fish tank. Scott J. Ryan, 23, allegedly attacked a 30-year-old woman on Beacon Street at about 6:43 p.m. Monday, according to a press release from Bath Police Chief […]
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Analysts project $1.1 trillion federal deficit this year
The Congressional Budget Office also says it expects the economy to continue recovering at only a modest rate the rest of this year.
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Cruise line developing appetite for lobster
Celebrity Cruises plans to buy 3,800 pounds of live lobster when its ship visits two Maine ports in September and October.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth schools adopt new policies on use of physical restraint
FALMOUTH — The School Board prepared for the start of the school year at a meeting Tuesday night. Among other things, the board voted 7-0 to approve policies governing the use of physical restraint and seclusion of students, despite concerns voiced by several board members. The Maine Department of Education recently revised its policies for […]
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Cape Elizabeth explosion caused by gas poured on fire
A Saco man was injured Wednesday morning when he poured gasoline on a brush fire outside a home off of Valley Road.
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Burned nuclear sub expected back in service by 2015
The Navy’s top officer says he’s confident the Kittery shipyard can complete the overhaul of the USS Miami for $450 million.
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Falmouth cracks down on illegal campaign signs
FALMOUTH — Political campaign signs sprout each fall, like a crop ready for harvesting. In Falmouth, this year’s harvest has come early. With the general election still 10 weeks away, the town has removed a dozen campaign signs from public property. State and town laws prohibit campaign signs from being displayed on public right-of-ways more than […]
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Four injured in Durham crash
DURHAM – Two adults and two children were injured on Wednesday in a two car-collision in Durham. According to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, the crash happened at approximately 9 a.m. at the intersection of Royalsborough Road (Route 136) and Rabbit Road. The sheriff’s department said a 2004 Honda Pilot driven by Bethany Picker, 43, […]