SOUTH PORTLAND – In 2011, when community organizer and Willard Square resident Wynne Wirth imagined the first WillardFest in an effort to celebrate the neighborhood, she referred to it as the “First Annual WillardFest” from day one. Now in its third consecutive year, Willard Fest 2013 will take over Willard Square in South Portland on […]
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Live blog: It’s ‘Veto Day’ at the State House
4:39 p.m. — The House just completed the second override, voting 110-30 to pass L.D. 1132, a bill designed to provide funding for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Council. 4:34 p.m. — The House voted 125-17 to override L.D. 415, the cellphone privacy bill. It’s the first completed override of the day in 30 veto […]
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Waterboro men charged with stealing man’s cash and booze
The victim, who had sought refuge in a nearby house, said he knew one of his attackers.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Body pulled from Presumpscot River in Westbrook ID'd as local musician
WESTBROOK – Westbrook police have identified Michael G. Allen, 38, a musician and lobsterman from Portland, as the man whose body was pulled from the Presumpscot River near the Cumberland Street bridge at around 3:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Capt. Tom Roth said the cause of death was not suspicious and the investigation is closed. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Women in Ohio kidnap case post video, thank public for support
After 10 years in captivity, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight say others’ support is allowing them to rebuild their lives.
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Women in Ohio kidnap case post video, thank public for support
After 10 years in captivity, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight say others’ support is allowing them to rebuild their lives.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Cloudy and cool
A cool cloudy day is in store for Mainers as the heat of the weekend is now well in the past. Ocean air is firmly entrenched and this means that temperatures will stay in the lower and middle 70s all day. There won’t be much in the way of sunshine as clouds rule the skies. […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Collaboration puts 'rangers' to work in Falmouth woods
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Land Trust has hired two summer interns to lead walks and maintain the town’s nearly 40 miles of conserved trails. Maggie Parrish, a sophomore biology major at Colby College, and Tim Follo, a freshman at Yale University planning to study computer science, started their work as “rangers” in late June and […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport News – 7/10
Immigrant Kitchens offers Congolese dinner Lindsey Sterling of Immigrant Kitchens will be teaching how to make Congolese fried fish, yellow rice, and red sauce on Friday, July 12, from 6 -9 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center. The event is a fundraiser for the Freeport Community Services food pantry. Cost is $15-$35 and is BYOB. […]
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Twenty years on, and still shining bright
FREEPORT – In a town known for retail turnover, the Freeport jewelry store Earrings and Company has bucked the trend and will be celebrating 20 years in business this summer. Carrie McBride, who took the business over seven years ago from Sheila Menke, believes the secret to her success is a focus on reasonably priced […]