The obituary for Garfield Ingraham, 92, printed on Jan. 10 omitted the names of some of his family members. Ingraham is survived by his daughter, Lisa Romeo and her husband, Richard, and their children Megan Tarling, Eric Romeo and Christopher Romeo of Cape Elizabeth; daughter, Pamela Ingraham-Foster and her husband, David, and their daugther Anastasia […]
2013
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell residents renew fight for beach access
HARPSWELL — In 1937, Pam Johnson was only 3 years old when she first stepped onto Cedar Beach with her family. After continuing the tradition for many years, it eventually became a place where she raised her own. “It was all special,” Johnson said Tuesday. “It was just something we looked forward to everyday.” Now […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland-Chebeague land trust earns national award
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust marked its 25th anniversary last year by earning a national accreditation award. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission announced the accreditation of the land trust and 22 other similar organizations. The additional groups brought the number of accredited land trusts across the U.S. to 181. Together they […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth schools installing buzzer systems, other security measures
CAPE ELIZABETH — Officials are looking to enhance school security with new buzzer systems at entrances, along with other security measures, including the possibility of employing police officers. The new buzzer systems and procedure will require schools to lock their doors except during students’ arrival time in the morning. Front doors will be controlled with […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
North Sports Roundup
Falmouth moving to Class A Pending Maine Principals’ Association approval, Falmouth’s athletic teams will take part in the Class A postseason next year in all sports except football and lacrosse. Beginning next school year, the cutoff for Class B is 704 students, which would put Falmouth in Class A. The school’s boys’ and girls’ soccer […]
Posted inTimes Record
Locals head to capital to fight money in politics
BATH Jerry Provencher is far from alone in decrying money’s influence on politics. More than 350 cities and towns across the country have passed resolutions supporting an amendment to the Constitution, and would overturn the Supreme Court’s decision that in effect grants corporations the same rights as people. The decision in the Citizens United vs. […]
Posted inTimes Record
State hatching lobster rules
BUCKSPORT Seasonal adjustments to the minimum size of lobster that can be caught and a new tiered licensing system are among measures the state is considering to improve the viability of Maine’s lobster industry. About 50 people, most of them fishermen, met with Maine Department of Marine Resources officials here Wednesday — one of more […]
Posted inTimes Record
Headmaster leaving Hyde
BATH After nearly 30 years at Hyde School, the last five as headmaster, Don MacMillan has announced plans to leave the Bath school at the end of the school year. Laura Gauld, a Hyde graduate, will be moving from Hyde’s Woodstock, Conn., campus to Bath, where she will continue her role as executive director of […]
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Wiscasset location draws Papa Geppetto’s
BATH Geoff and Julie Groleau want to emphasize a point: There’s nothing about Bath they don’t like. But it’s not every day that you get the chance to move your business next door to one of the state’s premier tourist attractions. The Groleaus found themselves with just that opportunity, and they seized the moment. On […]