I see from this week’s Current that Scarborough neighbors are getting ready for a dog fight. You know, gripe sessions, isn’t the world awful, I should be able to do what I want with my dog, I pay taxes, things aren’t like they used to be. Surely we’ve heard it all before! After all, I […]
September 2013
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
LETTERS: SNAP helps hungry families
September is Hunger Action month. This means summer is ending, the fall season is beginning and holidays are coming upon us faster than we may be prepared for. For many Mainers, this is a difficult time of year, particularly where food is concerned. Regrettably, too many households have to skip meals, or take other steps […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
EDITORIAL: Off-year election no less important
Election Day last year was a crazy-busy time. Everyone was whipped into a frenzy after months of non-stop campaigning and eager to find out if Mitt Romney or President Obama would lead the country for the next four years. Below that top ticket, there were many state-level races, referendums and municipal and school board races. […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Guns drawn
CAPE ELIZABETH – More than a year after resisting an invitation to mediate a dispute between the Spurwink Rod & Gun Club and its neighbors in the Cross Hill subdivision, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council on Monday hired an attorney to find common ground. Kenneth Cole III, of Portland law firm Jenson Baird Gardner & […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
SMCC primed for special fall season
The fall sports season is well underway at Southern Maine Community College and the Seawolves are looking good. Baseball Baseball won two of its first three games, bouncing back from a 6-3 loss to Bridgton Academy with a doubleheader sweep of rival Central Maine CC (10-1 and 15-0). Second-year coach Jared Lemieux is relying on […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth hires architect to develop preliminary plans for library
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Library Planning Committee cleared another hurdle Monday when the Town Council unanimously approved $20,000 to hire an architect. Portland-based Reed & Co. Architecture was awarded a $15,000 contract to develop preliminary concept plans and budgets for a range of options to either replace or renovate Thomas Memorial Library, said Molly MacAuslan, chairwoman […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine horse euthanized due to EEE
The Oxford County horse was vaccinated but had not been given a booster dose, the state vet says.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
LETTERS: Climate change not theory
Your editorial published Wednesday, Sept. 4, begins by naming climate science as a “theory,” saying “Climate-change theorists believe mankind is having a negative impact, while others believe the vastness of the planet can handle anything people and their machines throw at it.” On Aug. 17, Durham Friends Meeting hosted a talk by Dr. Kerry Emanuel, […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Car thief caught in SoPo
PORTLAND – A Portland man with a penchant for stealing vehicles off car lots is back behind bars. At about 11:47 p.m. Monday, South Portland Patrol Officer Chris Gosling checked the registration plates of a Honda Accord driving in front of him on Main Street, and found they actually belonged on a Ford F-150 truck. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Web
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Brushing up on Maine’s sign language
There was a story in a newspaper back home the other day telling about how difficult it is for “folks from away” to figure out where they’re supposed to go because there are so few street signs in towns throughout Maine. The article specifically mentioned how the lack of street signs was a problem in […]