Portland employs more full-time firefighters than any other midsized city in New England, according to an analysis by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. The city has 3.54 firefighters for every 1,000 residents, a rate higher than all 45 comparable cities in the region. On a per-capita basis, no other department even comes close. The […]
2013
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Skiing in Maine: Gonna ski around the clock that night
Thanks to years spent following my champion skier father around the slopes, I’m used to putting in long days on the hill. I hardly spend a day skiing that doesn’t start with the first chair and end with the last. It can be exhausting – eight hours straight is a long time to ski, after […]
advertisement
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Allen Afield: It’ll be declining stripers forever without conservation
Stripers Forever (SF), a conservation organization that monitors our striped-bass resources, recently pointed out that the recreational catch of wild stripers along the Eastern Seaboard has dropped from nearly 29 million in 2006 to 8 million in 2011, thanks to poor spawning in Chesapeake Bay as well as over-harvesting by recreational and commercial anglers. Each […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Deirdre Fleming: Maine snowmobile industry humming along as strong as ever
Snowmobiling in Maine is one of the biggest eco-tourism engines in Vacationland. But it’s even bigger than that. The culture behind the $325 million industry that provides 2,300 full-time jobs goes beyond what’s spent in corner stores and gas stations. A look across the country, across the continent, heck, across the planet, shows that the […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Uplifting experience for some
Skiers who skin their way up the hills may be a minority, but their passion is forcing resorts to reconsider policies.
Posted inNews, Sports
Cyclist harnesses her grief, wins U.S. race
A Kennebunkport teenager pours herself into the demanding sport of cyclo-cross after her father’s death and inspires others coping with loss.
Posted inNews, Politics
New rules could hurt Maine drug takeback programs
Federal and state proposals could erode health-care savings and pave the way for less ecologically sound disposal methods.
Posted inSports
Girls’ basketball: Lake Region is healthy, and right back to winning
The Lakers are a contender with a full team, and prove it against York, 61-39.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Tar sands opponents march, rally in Portland
PORTLAND — Despite freezing temperatures, hundreds of people turned out Saturday to oppose the possible piping of “tar sands” crude oil through Maine. Organizers called the rally the largest anti-tar sands protest in the Northeast. They said it demonstrated widespread opposition to potential plans by oil companies to run tar sands oil through a 236-mile […]
Posted inNews
Huge crowd turns out to denounce possible transport of tar sands in region
Foes and backers dispute whether there are plans to transport the substance to Casco Bay.