SOUTH PORTLAND — Ray A. Shirrell, 87, of South Portland, died Sept. 21 at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Loudon, Tenn., on Sept. 1, 1926, son of Walter F. and Ora J. Lambert Shirrell. He was educated at a Catholic boarding school in South Carolina. Shirrell joined the U.S. Navy and served in the South […]
September 2013
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Mid-Coast Meetings: Sept. 27-Oct. 3
Brunswick Mon. 9/30 9 a.m. BDC Bylaws Review Committee MB Harpswell Mon. 9/30 5:30 p.m. Shoreland Zoning Task Force TO Tues. 10/1 5:30 p.m. Harbor & Waterfront TO Wed. 10/2 1:30 p.m. Budget Advisory TO Wed. 10/2 4 p.m. Conservation TO Wed. 10/2 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TO Thur. 10/3 4:15 p.m. Board of […]
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Believe it or not, fall sports season half over
As the calendar flips from summer to fall, local athletes are roughly midway through their seasons. Some trends have emerged and many questions remain as big showdowns await. Here’s a glimpse: Football Brunswick’s football team passed a big test Friday when it outlasted Cony in a slugfest, 54-38, to improve to 3-0. The Dragons are […]
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Southern Meetings: Sept. 27-Oct. 3
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 9/30 3 p.m. Library Planning Committee TML Tues. 10/1 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TH Wed. 10/2 4 p.m. Town Center Plan Committee Technology Conf. Room Wed. 10/2 7 p.m. Candidates Night TH Thur. 10/3 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public Works Scarborough Tues. 10/1 8 a.m. Town Council Finance Committee MB Wed. […]
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Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
Casco Bay Stripers offering free trial The Casco Bay Stripers YMCA swim team is kicking off its season this month. The Stripers are offering a two-week free trial for anyone new wishing to check out the program. Swimmers 10-and-under practice from 4 to 5 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Swimmers 11-13 practice from 5 to […]
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South Sports Roundup
SMCC success continues Southern Maine Community College continues to produce victories on the diamond, pitch and course. The Seawolves baseball team took a 6-2 mark (4-1 in the Yankee Small College Conference) into Wednesday’s game at Bridgton Academy. Saturday, SMCC rolled over Mass Bay, 13-1. A doubleheader showdown at rival New Hampshire Technical Institute looms […]
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Sumner R. Archer, 79
TOPSHAM — Sumner R. Archer, 79, died Sept. 22 at Maine Medical Center, Portland. He was born May 11, 1934, in Rockland, the son of Sumner B. and Frances Dobbins Archer. He was educated in Thomaston schools and graduated from Thomaston High School in 1952. Archer entered the U.S. Marine Corps the following year, and was […]
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Believe it or not, fall sports season half over
(Ed. Note: For the complete Cape Elizabeth-Falmouth and Scarborough-Noble boys’ soccer and Cape Elizabeth-Greely and South Portland-McAuley girls’ soccer game stories, please visit theforecaster.net). As the calendar flips from summer to fall, local athletes are roughly midway through their seasons. Some trends have emerged and many questions remain as big showdowns await. Here’s a glimpse: […]
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NFL Notebook: Niners have no trouble with Rams
ST. LOUIS – Colin Kaepernick threw two touchdown passes, Frank Gore had his first 100-yard game of the season and the San Francisco 49ers’ defense stepped up without some of their stars Thursday night in a 35-11 rout over the St. Louis Rams. Anquan Boldin had five catches for 90 yards and a touchdown, and […]
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Portland businesses expect to take big hit from hockey’s exit
The Pirates will play all 38 of their home games in Lewiston.