Coach of the Year is a difficult award to bestow. There are so many devoted and excellent coaches out there. These awards were not necessarily awarded to a man and a woman, but to the top coach of a boys’ team and the top coach of a girls’ team. Winter 2011-12 Coach of the Year-Boys’ […]
2012
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Waynflete Flyers Winter Athletes of the Year
2011-12 Winter Male Athlete of the Year: LUKE JETON, Junior-Swimming ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CITATIONS * Southwesterns champion, 500 freestyle * Southwesterns runner-up, 200 freestyle * Class B runner-up, 500 freestyle * Class B runner-up, 200 freestyle * Southern Maine Swim League all-star, second-team, 500 freestyle * Team’s Outstanding Performer * Team captain Jeton has certainly enjoyed […]
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New law bolsters child protection from solicitation
The law creates a new crime of verbally soliciting a child to commit a prohibited sexual act.
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Forecaster reporter discusses Cape Elizabeth trails story on WMTW
David Harry of The Forecaster appeared on News 8 WMTW Sunday morning to discuss his story about the walkers and equestrians sharing space on trails in Cape Elizabeth. His interview with Thema Ponton can be viewed on the WMTW website. Tune in to WMTW every Sunday morning at 7, when staff writers from The Forecaster […]
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Gay marriage opponents speak out at UMaine
Paul Madore and Mike Heath, organizers of the No Special Rights PAC, are distributing fliers and holding a press conference today on the Orono campus.
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UPDATE: Latest Gorham fire deemed 'suspicious'
GORHAM – Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office had yet to determine Monday afternoon the cause of a late afternoon fire on Easter that destroyed a two-car garage at the home at 215 Buck St. in Gorham. However, Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said, “We’re listing it as suspicious. It’s still under investigation.” The […]
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Forecaster Forum: Close North Yarmouth Memorial School? Not so fast
The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors held their board meeting in North Yarmouth last week to hear the views of Cumberland and North Yarmouth citizens on the recommendation to close North Yarmouth Memorial School and to move 341 fourth- and fifth-graders to the Greely Middle School campus. The consensus public response was slow […]
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UNE testing Saco River commuter ferry
The service from Camp Ellis to the UNE’s Biddeford campus will be offered for the next three weeks at no cost to gauge interest.
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Letter: RSU 5 teachers are being ignored
I was quite disappointed with The Forecaster’s coverage of the Regional School Unit 5 education forum. Your reporter focused nearly all of his attention on the keynote speaker, Commissioner Stephen Bowen, reserving only a single sentence for the loudest issue raised at this “community discussion”: the dozens of teachers trying to raise the public’s awareness […]
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Letter: Scarborough spending is out of control
As I watch all the towns in Cumberland County increase their spending over last year, I was appalled to see my town, Scarborough, lead the pack with a proposed double-digit increase in spending. Current proposals from our town’s departments is 10.86 percent. This is not a category you want to be No. 1 in, as […]