While others enjoy skating in the background, Megan Brownsey, 11, and Phebe Tice, 10, apply finishing touches of color to their otherwise snowy-white sculpted unicorn at the annual Scarborough Winterfest on Saturday, Jan. 19.
2013
Mid-Coast Meetings: Jan. 25-31
Brunswick Mon. 1/28 6:30 p.m. Master Implementation Committee BSTue. 1/29 7:30 a.m. Downtown Association MBTue. 1/29 7 p.m. Planning Board BSWed. 1/30 6 p.m. School Board Facilities Committee BSThur. 1/31 2 p.m. Recreation, Trails and Open Space BS Harpswell Mon. 1/28 2 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Implementation THWed. 1/30 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Land Use THThur. […]
Surprises, thrills continue
Ed. Note: For the complete South Portland-Bonny Eagle boys’ basketball and Scarborough-McAuley girls’ basketball game stories, please visit theforecaster.net) There was plenty of drama and even a dose of surprise during last week’s action. The hour is getting late for those teams hoping to qualify for the playoffs and for those who are in, getting […]
Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
Brunswick hosts winter softball clinic The 2013 REPS winter softball clinic, featuring personalized instruction in all areas of the game, will be held Sundays through March 17 (excluding Feb. 17 and March 10) from 9 to a 11 a.m., at the Brunswick High School gymnasium. The cost is $75 for eight sessions or $15 per […]
Southern Meetings: Jan. 25-31
Cape Elizabeth Fri. 1/25 8:30 a.m. School Board Retreat St. Alban’s Church Mon. 1/28 7:30 a.m. School Board Legislative Comm. TH Tue. 1/29 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Tue. 1/29 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals TH Thur. […]
Portland handles Deering again
PORTLAND—The Deering Rams might be the defending Class A boys’ basketball champions, but the Portland Bulldogs continue to own city bragging rights. Thursday evening at the Portland Exposition Building, in the first of two scheduled meetings this winter, the Bulldogs made it four straight wins over their rivals thanks to a staunch defensive effort and […]
Does 2nd Amendment prohibit gun regulation?
No other part of the U.S. Constitution is talked about more than the Second Amendment. Many people boldly assert their rights under that amendment, often while worrying that the amendment is under attack. If you missed it, the Second Amendment has to do with the right to “keep and bear” firearms. Before you stop reading, […]
Police investigating J.R. Maxwell burglary
BATH Police are investigating a burglary that included the removal of a small safe from J.R. Maxwell & Co., an eatery located 122 Front St. Lt. Stanley Cielinski said this morning that the burglary occurred either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Police took the call at 10:01 a.m. Wednesday. Cielinski had no further […]
Lisbon police uncover multi-town theft ring
LISBON Lisbon police say a tip from a concerned citizen helped them uncover a “multijurisdictional theft ring” of more than $16,000 in outdoor equipment. The thefts occurred in 2012 and 2013 in Lisbon, Brunswick, Topsham and Bowdoin and included a $6,000 dump trailer and a $2,000 log splitter taken in separate thefts from […]
MARKING MILESTONES
BRUNSWICK In its ongoing celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the latest Pejepscot Historical Society exhibit officially begins Jan. 31, although the society’s 200 members already have gotten a sneak peek. The exhibit, “Brunswick and the Civil War: The Local Story of the War in Art and Artifacts,” is the first of […]