Page was the top-selling female singer of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold.
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Posted inNews
Motions rejected in Kennebunk prostitution case
The trial of Mark Strong Sr., a key defendant in the Kennebunk investigation, is now set for Jan. 22.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Nordstrom Rack, Bon-Ton coming to South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Nordstrom, the Seattle-based high-end fashion and accessories retailer, will open its first store in Maine this spring at the Maine Crossing Shopping Center off Running Hill Road. A 30,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack will be built in the space formerly occupied by clothing retailer Old Navy. According to a Nordstrom news release, Nordstrom Rack […]
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Portland schools seek public input on $46M building plan
Voters will be asked in November to consider replacing Hall and renovating four other Portland elementary schools.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Maine board denies law license sought by F. Lee Bailey
YARMOUTH — F. Lee Bailey, a longtime attorney who has represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson and Patty Hearst, was denied a bid to practice law in Maine. Bailey’s partner, Deborah Elliot of Yarmouth, on Wednesday said Bailey is appealing the ruling. She referred further questions about the case to Bailey’s attorney, Peter DeTroy. […]
Posted inBusiness
Avis buys Zipcar in deal worth nearly $500M
Zipcar, which was founded in 2000, offers short-term car rentals in cities and college campuses, including several in Maine.
Posted inNews
More than 30 apply to new Portland charter school
The Baxter Academy for Technology and Science hopes to have 12 full-time teachers and 160 students in the fall.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage loses champion of his energy priorities
A former Snowe staffer will replace Kenneth Fletcher, who insiders say had built credibility at the State House.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Southern School Notebook
Scarborough students raise most funds in event history Students from Scarborough Middle School raised over $10,000 for the Frannie Peabody Center at the school’s 26th Annual Ed Wimert Memorial Bike/Walk-A-Thon for AIDS. The $10,000 total is most money raised by the event in the past five years, and is almost double the amount raised in […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
'It's about our future': Same-sex couples make marriage history in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Katherine Wilder and Margaret O’Connell first talked about getting married in 2009, but they didn’t know how to make that happen until it became a legal possibility in Maine on Dec. 29, 2012. Wilder and O’Connell, accompanied by their dog Blue, were one of the first same-sex couples to get married in Brunswick on […]