GORHAM – A 35-year-old Gorham man who police say threatened another Gorham man with a knife was behind bars Tuesday with bail set at $100,000 cash, a spokesman at Cumberland County Jail in Portland said. Sgt. Sears Edwards of the Gorham Police Department said in a report that Portland police arrested Robert Nowlin Sr. at […]
2012
Posted inForecaster Obituaries, The Forecaster
Barbara P. Bradstreet, 79
GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Barbara P. Bradstreet, 79, died at home with her family by her side on Dec. 24. Born in Biddeford, she was a daughter of Ralph and Marie M. Pillsbury of Arundel, and grew up on the family farm in rural Maine. She excelled in school, beginning in a one-room school house, later […]
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Manufacturing growsat fastest pace in 6 months
Manufacturing grew in December at the fastest pace in six months and hiring at U.S. factories picked up. The data helps bolster the view that the economy gained momentum at the end of 2011 . . .
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Portland mayoral candidates spent as much as $40 per vote
Palm Pilots, umbrellas, consultants among campaign expenses PORTLAND — The 15 candidates who hoped to become Portland’s first elected mayor since 1923 spent more than $300,000 on their campaigns. Some candidates dug deeper than others to get first-place votes in the opening round of the instant-runoff election, but who spent the most per vote ($40) […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: Jan. 3
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Dec. 26, 2011, to Jan. 2.
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Peaks Island wind plan abandoned, Portland waterfront turbine not producing
PORTLAND — Despite initial optimism that Casco Bay would be a good location for wind power, a city waterfront project has produced less energy than expected and a project on Peaks Island has been abandoned because there isn’t enough wind. This comes as the City Council prepares to act on a wind energy ordinance that […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: Jan. 3
Arrests 12/30 at 11:03 p.m. Gregory Harrison, 36, of Juniper East, was arrested by Officer Michael Pierce on a probation hold. 12/31 at 11:46 p.m. Ryan A. Diehl, 23, of Pleasant Avenue, Portland, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Michael Pierce on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 12/28 at 2:35 p.m. […]
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Northern School Notebook
Yarmouth High School Quarter 1 Honor Roll Grade 12 – High Honors: Ethan Andrews, Ryan Cody, Caitlin Crawford, Susannah Daggett, Jonathan Held, Laurel Hurd, Dinah King, Christopher Knaub, Gina Micucci, Marissa Nason, Caitlin O’Toole, Anders Overhaug, Hannah Potter, Natalie Stern.Grade 12 – Honors: Elizabeth Asbell, Amber Ball, Tyler Bean, Julia Butler, Morgan Cahill, Alexandra Craig, Jocelyn […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Jan. 3
Arrests No arrests were reported from Dec. 21 – 29. Summonses 12/28 at 8:15 p.m. Carter Cyr, 19, of Tuttle Road, was issued a summons by Sgt. Thomas Burgess on charges of possession of a false identification card and illegal possession of liquor by a minor. Fire calls 12/23 at 6:57 a.m. Power line issue […]
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Northern Meetings Jan. 5-11
Falmouth Mon. 1/9 7 p.m. Council Meeting THTue. 1/10 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals THWed. 1/11 7 p.m. Community Development Committee Public Input Meeting TH Cumberland Mon. 1/9 7 p.m. Town Council TH Freeport Thu. 1/5 7 p.m. Board of Appeals ThMon. 1/9 CANCELLED: Winslow Park CommissionTue. 1/10 6:30 p.m. Town Council THWed. […]