Victims in Ringe complained of dizziness and respiratory problems.
2013
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
Pot, guns and paparazzi for 2014
New laws run the gamut across the US in the coming year
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Posted inNation & World, News
Pot, guns and paparazzi for 2014
New laws run the gamut across the US in the coming year
Posted inNews
Body of former Maine woman pulled from Connecticut river
Police say a woman whose body was pulled from the Saugatuck River appears to have been struck by a train.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Questions about proposed Falmouth library costs
Thank you for publishing news about the Falmouth Memorial Library expansion. My wife and I are strong supporters of the library. However, I have a question about the proposed costs. The proposed new construction is 11,320 square feet, with an estimated cost of $3.2 million, or $290 per square foot. I am not a builder, […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Forecaster Forum: Wind yields major environmental benefits for Maine
Wind energy is providing Maine impressive environmental benefits. Burning coal, gas, and other fossil fuels to generate electricity consumes vast amounts of water, makes our air unhealthy to breathe, and is the leading source of the carbon pollution fueling the climate crisis. The climate crisis threatens so much of what makes our state home: lobstering, […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Scarborough council shouldn't ignore voters
It appears that the Scarborough Town Council is now poised to ignore the 73 percent of the voters that overturned their decision to leash dogs on beaches without any summer time for running and swimming. The referendum returned us to a fair and balanced leash law that requires leashes within 150 feet of piping plover […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Short Relief: Tell Portland City Hall you're tired of the same old swamp
Portland’s Bayside neighborhood used to be a swamp. In a heavy rain, it still gets flooded by runoff coming down the hill from Cumberland Avenue. Over the years, it was filled in and used for a variety of industrial and residential purposes. Those included a railroad, foundries, lumber yards, warehouses and junkyards, and relatively diverse, […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Abby's Road: To resolve, or not to resolve
If I had a nickel for every New Year’s resolution I haven’t fulfilled, I could buy myself a cashmere sweater. The purchase would be helpful. One year I resolved to learn how to knit, and I still don’t even own a pair of knitting needles. I wrestle so much with resolution follow-through that I sometimes […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Arts Calendar: Jan. 1-14
Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Thursday 1/9 “Rumpelstiltskin” auditions, 3-5 p.m., Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234 ext. 247, prepare one minute monologue or song, no experience required. Film Friday 1/3 “Teen Beach Movie,” 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, free. Sunday 1/12 “Bending […]