Temperatures are now into the 40s across most of southern Maine and will be heading even higher. Dense fog is still an issue especially over some of the inland valleys. Our warm temperatures will even get warmer overnight as many spots will rise to near 50F! I expect much of the light snow cover along […]
2013
Posted inAmerican Journal
A who's who of city cemeteries
WESTBROOK – Westbrook is launching a new database on the people buried in city’s three main cemeteries, possibly the only such program in Maine. WESTBROOK – For the past six years, Teresa Mead has been slowly, painstakingly inputting information from thousands of Westbrook city documents. Soon, the public will be able to access the results. […]
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$625K grant targets at-risk students in Westbrook
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Department, with help from a grant of more than a half-million dollars, will introduce two new programs starting in March, an after-school literacy program and a summer kindergarten-readiness program. “It’s a collaboration between the schools and the community center. We live in an age where the residents understand it’s not […]
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Westbrook business fund gets boost
WESTBROOK – A semi-defunct small-business fund in Westbrook may receive some new financing and with it, a breath of fresh air for development in the city. On Monday, the City Council’s Finance Committee agreed financing the Revolving Loan fund through a line of credit could enhance the program and allow a new set of businesses […]
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High wind watch issued for Maine, NH
Forecasters are calling for sustained winds of 40 mph or stronger, and gusts upward of 60 to 65 mph along coastal Maine.
Posted inBusiness, News
High-tech cargo airship being built in California
The Department of Defense and NASA have invested $35 million in the prototype because of its unique potential to aid the military.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Habitat offers home weatherization services
BATH — Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine is offering families with a qualifying limited income the chance to button up their homes against the cold and cut their heating fuel expenses. The organization – with help from the Maine Community Foundation, Davenport Trust, United Way of Mid Coast Maine and local churches – is providing free energy […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Mid-Coast heating assistance high on demand, low on supply
BRUNSWICK — Heating assistance programs are struggling to meet the demand from households that need help. Maria Hinteregger, who as associate director of community impact for United Way of Mid Coast Maine helps compile a list of heating assistance programs in the Mid-Coast area, called the situation “dire.” “In whatever community you live in, there […]
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Ray Lewis tells Harbaugh ‘nothing to’ charges
Ravens coach John Harbaugh says the star linebacker ‘laughed about’ a report linking him to an unorthodox product containing a performance-enhancing drug.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Landing tax dispute gets 'less adversarial'
BRUNSWICK — A tax dispute between the town and the quasi-municipal authority that runs the former Naval Air Station has possibly taken a turn for the better, according to officials on both sides. Meanwhile, Maine’s Department of Economic and Community Development has withdrawn a proposed bill that local officials blasted for threatening to remove local […]