A law that passed in June and goes into effect in October would allow a Canadian company to resume its mail-order business in Maine.
September 2013
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Livingston out, Beecher back on South Portland ballot
SOUTH PORTLAND — At-Large City Councilor Alan Livingston will not seek a second term in November, while former Councilor Maxine Beecher hopes to return to the office. Nomination papers returned by Monday’s deadline put four candidates on the ballot for two at-large council seats. Three School Board seats are also on the ballot, but only […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
PHOTOS: 9/11 memorial ceremony in Portland
 On Wednesday morning, the Portland Fire Department honored those who died during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with a wreath laying ceremony at the September 11th Memorial in Fort Allen Park. Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer The Fire Department Color Guard opens the ceremony. Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer Portland Police Chief Michael […]
Posted inMaine, News
PHOTOS: 9/11 memorial ceremony in Portland
 On Wednesday morning, the Portland Fire Department honored those who died during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with a wreath laying ceremony at the September 11th Memorial in Fort Allen Park. Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer The Fire Department Color Guard opens the ceremony. Gordon Chibroski / Staff Photographer Portland Police Chief Michael […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Mid-Coast United Way begins nearly $2M campaign
BATH — United Way of Mid Coast Maine is aiming to raise $1.93 million this year. The organization, which aids people in Brunswick, Harpswell, and Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties, raised 98 percent of last year’s $1.96 million goal. United Way and 37 agencies with which it partners address basic needs such as health, education and […]
Posted inMaine, News
Volatility of oil on Quebec train was higher than listed
But officials say using safer tank cars may not have limited the deadly crash’s damage. They don’t say who made the error, or if it was intentional.
Posted inMaine, News
Fairfield asked to drop social-media policy
A councilor says it was meant to protect workers, but the ACLU says it violates free-speech protections.
Posted inNation & World, News
NSA machine: Too big for anyone to understand
Newly declassified documents tell a story of a surveillance apparatus that nobody fully comprehended, which the government used to snoop on phone records.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Nation pauses on 9/11 to pay tribute to victims
In New York, bells tolled to mark the planes hitting the towers and the moments when the skyscrapers fell.
Posted inNation & World, News
Nation pauses on 9/11 to pay tribute to victims
In New York, bells tolled to mark the planes hitting the towers and the moments when the skyscrapers fell.