Seven-time Formula One champion hit his head on a rock in a skiing accident in France.
2013
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Too much or just right? Midtown housing-and-retail project polarizes Portland
PORTLAND — Two weeks before the Planning Board is scheduled to continue hearing public testimony – and, perhaps, to vote – on a proposed high-rise housing and retail complex in Bayside, opinion remains sharply divided about the Midtown project. The board on Jan. 14 will reconvene a hearing that began Dec. 10 with comments from […]
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Russia bombings kill 31, raise concern on Olympics
The attacks in Volgograd reflect the Kremlin’s inability to uproot Islamist insurgents who have vowed to derail the games.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland debut set for monster film project by Maine artists, students
PORTLAND — Figures of Speech Theatre’s film adaptation of “Frankenstein” should appeal to fans of silent cinema. And puppetry. And pen-and-ink illustration. And toy theater. And even thaumatropes, those Victorian-era, disk-and-string toys that spun to simulate motion in the days before animation. It’s a true mixed-media presentation. The ambitious project, the culmination of an 18-month […]
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Report finds right-to-know flaws, but 'no corruption' in Bath property sale
BATH — A former Maine Superior Court judge has concluded that while the city should have been more transparent about a property sale, there was no corruption involved. The city bought the Mid Coast Center for Higher Education, a former hospital, more than a decade ago for $1 and agreed to sell it to Robert […]
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Report: 70 journalists killed on the job in 2013
Twenty-nine died while covering the civil war in Syria, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Report: 70 journalists killed on the job in 2013
Twenty-nine died while covering the civil war in Syria, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Officials say Lebanese forces fire on Syrian planes
The aircraft reportedly bombed a border area close to Arsal.
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Uganda deploys troops to South Sudan amid unrest
Ugandan forces were stationed at the airport to help facilitate the evacuation of civilians.
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Refrigeration leak in NH sends 9 to hospital
Victims in Ringe complained of dizziness and respiratory problems.