A few quick hits as lawmakers file back to the State House after the Martin Luther King Day holiday and presidential inaugural events … Crush(ed) for POTUS: Mainers sent a healthy contingent to President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C. One state lawmaker, however, returned a little bruised and shaken from the experience. Brunswick […]
2013
Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Hundreds expected at tar sands protests in Portland, South Portland
PORTLAND — Hundreds of people from across New England are expected to gather this week in South Portland and Portland to protest plans to pump tar-sands oil from Canada to New England. The action will culminate with what organizers are calling “the biggest tar-sands protest the region has ever seen” on Saturday in Portland. On Wednesday, […]
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Durham News – 1/22
Town seeking new deputy treasurer/tax collector The town of Durham is looking for a full-time deputy treasurer/deputy tax collector/deputy clerk to replace Pauline Paradis, who is retiring. According to the job announcement, which is available on the town’s website at www.durhamme.com, the job entails administrative and fiscal work involving a combination of duties, which includes […]
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Portland MLK Jr. Day speakers urge action on racism, gun violence
PORTLAND — Nearly 700 people turned out Monday morning for the city’s 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast, sponsored by the Portland branch of the NAACP. “I think we can liberate humanity from the myth of separate races,” keynote speaker Rinku Sen said, as the audience at Holiday Inn by the Bay stood and […]
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Scarborough celebrates WinterFest 2013
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough WinterFest 2013 took place Saturday at the town ice rink and athletic complex, with everyone gratefully noting that conditions for the annual event were much more tolerable than last year’s Arctic temperatures. Though the fireworks were cancelled early due to the wind, a wide variety of events for a wide variety of […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Musher’s Bowl canceled, Crystal Lake Derby postponed
According to organizers, the Musher’s Bowl in Bridgton and the Crystal Lake Ice Fishing Derby in Gray, both scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26, have been called off. The 2013 Musher’s Bowl was canceled due to lack of snow at the host site, Five Fields Farm in South Bridgton. Last year, the races were postponed to […]
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Musher’s Bowl canceled, Crystal Lake Derby postponed
According to organizers, the Musher’s Bowl in Bridgton and the Crystal Lake Ice Fishing Derby in Gray, both scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26, have been called off. The 2013 Musher’s Bowl was canceled due to lack of snow at the host site, Five Fields Farm in South Bridgton. Last year, the races were postponed to […]
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RSU 5 proposes "necessary" $16.9 million uppgrade for high school expansion
FREEPORT – The Regional School Unit 5 board of directors is expected to take a vote this week to add a borrowing proposal for a $16.9 million expansion of Freeport High School to the June ballot in Freeport, Pownal and Durham. The project, to be voted on at a Jan. 23 RSU 5 meeting, after […]
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RSU 5 proposes "necessary" $16.9 million uppgrade for high school expansion
FREEPORT – The Regional School Unit 5 board of directors is expected to take a vote this week to add a borrowing proposal for a $16.9 million expansion of Freeport High School to the June ballot in Freeport, Pownal and Durham. The project, to be voted on at a Jan. 23 RSU 5 meeting, after […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – At home? Have lunch delivered
In the middle of winter, some of us are in a “cooking slump” and may decide that a cup of soup is all we need for a meal. Maybe it’s just too much work to prepare a healthy lunch or we are unable to do so for health reasons. Wouldn’t it be nice to have […]