HARPSWELL — A public school that closed in 2011 will become the home of the region’s first charter school after a lease was signed last week. The Board of Selectmen on July 11 signed the one-year lease with Harpswell Coastal Academy for the former West Harpswell School building. The agreement could lead to a sale […]
2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Feds: Kennedys’ sea turtle rescue was illegal
Robert Kennedy Jr. says in a posting on NOAA’s website that he and his brother now realize that what they did was ‘pretty risky.’
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Posted inNation & World, News
Other Zimmerman jurors distance themselves from Juror B37
In a CNN interview, Juror B37 said she did not believe George Zimmerman followed Trayvon Martin because of his race and that she believed Martin struck Zimmerman first.
Posted inNation & World, News
Conn. sub base received counterfeit semiconductors
A military component distributor from Methuen, Mass., has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, fraud and trafficking in counterfeit goods.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Special election in state Senate District 19 set for Aug. 27
BATH — A special election will be held Tuesday, Aug. 27, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond. Goodall, who was serving his third term since being elected in 2008, resigned July 10 to become New England regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. District 19 is composed […]
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House GOP seeks delay in health care provisions
The House, for the 38th time, is attempting to delay provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
'Labor of love': Bickford collection of antique vehicles launches at Yarmouth Clam Festival
YARMOUTH — It all started with a 1949 Chevy pickup truck. In the 1960s, Erv Bickford bought the beat-up truck and restored it to factory condition. The project sparked a passion in Bickford that would endure for four decades until his death in May 2012 at age 79. A little more than a year later, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport council opts for fast track to quiet zones at railroad crossings
FREEPORT — A Town Council discussion on train noise Tuesday night was briefly interrupted by train noise. Then, shortly after the clang and whistle of the 9:40 p.m. train subsided, the council voted 6-1 to implement railroad quiet zones in town. In 30 days or less, trains will no longer blow their horns while approaching […]
Posted inMaine, News
Federal official: Maine’s county jail system is ‘terminal’
He says too many jails are in disrepair, warehousing inmates who are more dangerous than before, and staffed by guards with low morale.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Lobster Bowl brings rivals together as teammates
BIDDEFORD – Gathered together from across the state, all-star quarterbacks, centers, guards, tackles, safeties and all the rest go helmet-to-helmet Saturday afternoon, July 20, when East and West clash in the 24th annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl. Kickoff at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford is 4 p.m. The game, possibly the biggest single high school sporting […]