Saturday, Sept. 14 • The Cumberland County Republican Committee is hosting a benefit Trap Shoot at Scarborough Fish & Game Association, 21 Fish & Game Lane, Scarborough. Check-in is at 8 a.m. Shooting is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch is noon-2 p.m. Entry is $65 before Sept. 1 and $75 after Aug. 31. Prizes awarded. Funds […]
September 2013
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Breaking up is hard to do
You may have seen these headlines, but you might not have made the connection. “Assaults increase at state mental hospital” (Lewiston Sun Journal, Aug. 29). “Riverview solution elusive” (Lewiston Sun Journal, Aug. 28). “Maine’s safety net is frayed” (Maine Sunday Telegram, Aug. 11). “Space aliens use food stamps to buy Twinkies, whiskey, Zumba classes” (this […]
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Teen on bail for theft arrested after South Portland chases
SOUTH PORTLAND — A 19-year-old Portland man was jailed Tuesday and faces several charges after leading South Portland police on two pursuits late Monday night. Timothy Berry, whose last known address is on Forest Avenue, Portland, was charged with operating without a license, illegal attachment of plates, eluding a police officer and violating conditions of […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Shaw Bros. plans to mothball Scarborough asphalt plant
Shaw Brothers Construction expects its $10 million-plus asphalt plant under construction in Gorham to be ready for production in the spring. The opening of the new facility would shutter the construction firm’s Commercial Paving asphalt plant, located at 1 Chubs Way in Scarborough. Shaw Brothers bought the Scarborough facility in 2007. The new asphalt plant […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
LETTERS: Climate change is not a 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 inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Web
LIFE IN THE SUBURBS – Back-to-back World War champs
Fascinating week in Zip Code 04074 land with kids going back to school, and the talk on soccer fields turning to bombing Syria, Jack Nicholson retiring from acting, and a tourist complaining to police about getting bad seafood at some local restaurants. Let us examine each of these three, shall we? THE HARD LIFE OF […]
Posted inMaine, News
Portland police investigating stabbing on Oxford St.
Police were called to the area at 1:21 p.m. and found three people who were injured, some with stab wounds.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Interstate 295 exit in Yarmouth to be closed Sunday
YARMOUTH — Exit 15 of northbound Interstate 295 will be closed Sunday for road work. The exit will be closed from approximately 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, while crews treat the road surface to “provide more friction,” according to a news release from the Maine Department of Transportation. Motorists should use either […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Scarborough delays dog statute hearing
SCARBOROUGH – A public hearing on an ordinance update restricting the presence of dogs on Scarborough beaches was delayed at the last minute last week when it was discovered the town did not advertise the meeting in a local daily newspaper. Despite the lack of a hearing, comments from a federal official during an open […]
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Pownal News – 9/11
Meetings Pownal selectmen will meet Monday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall. The Solid Waste Committee will meet Monday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m., at Mallett Hall.The Planning Board will meet Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at Mallett Hall. It will also hold an ongoing review of ordinances, subdivision ordinance, Tuesday, Sept. 24, […]