SOUTH PORTLAND — Legislative elections in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland will be notable this year for the departures of incumbents and rematches from past campaigns. Two state Senate incumbents will not return to office after Democratic and Republican candidates were required to submit nominating petitions to the Maine secretary of state last week […]
2012
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NH House kills gay marriage repeal bill
Republican lawmakers were considering a bill that would have made New Hampshire the first to repeal a gay marriage law through legislation.
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Topsham panel to evaluate Route 196 corridor
TOPSHAM — The town is seeking members for a committee that will study much of Route 196 and draft a corridor plan for the road. The Route 196 Corridor Study Committee, which the Board of Selectmen voted recently to create, could begin its work next month. The corridor plan – recommended in the town’s 2005 […]
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3 online date sites agree to screen for predators
The companies, including eHarmony and Match.com, agreed to screen for sex offenders after a woman was recently assaulted on a date.
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GOP Medicare plan borrows from and repeals Obama’s
Experts who see some agreement rather than irreconcilable differences are scratching their heads and wondering if politicians of both parties may have more in common than they care to admit in an election year.
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Tour with 2,000 bicyclists selects Maine
Vélo Québec Événements, an internationally recognized bicycle touring organization, will bring its tour to Maine in August 2013.
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Seeing the light
SCARBOROUGH – Last fall, when Scarborough High School senior Daniel Farley out-essayed his Environmental Club of Scarborough peers for a 50-hour internship with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, he could have killed time on almost anything to earn his $500 stipend. After all, he was pretty much left to his own devices, allowed to […]
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No tax hike for Scarborough's Wentworth school plan
SCARBOROUGH – For Scarborough voters who had to hold their noses while checking “yes” last November to a $39.1 million bond to rebuild Wentworth Intermediate School, town officials have good news – they’ve found a way to pay that debt with no impact to the tax rate. With interest rates for municipal bonds at an […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
No tax hike for Scarborough's Wentworth school plan
SCARBOROUGH – For Scarborough voters who had to hold their noses while checking “yes” last November to a $39.1 million bond to rebuild Wentworth Intermediate School, town officials have good news – they’ve found a way to pay that debt with no impact to the tax rate. With interest rates for municipal bonds at an […]
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Maine toddlers who fell from window are OK
Their mother says the two boys are doing fine, other than a few scratches from the icy snow bank they landed on.