For many years now, it’s been the Falmouth girls’ tennis team, then everybody else and last week, the Yachtsmen cemented their status as the most successful program in state history with a nice round number. One-hundred. As in 100 match wins in a row. Falmouth set the benchmark, which also happens to be a state […]
May 2014
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Former NY Times editor Jill Abramson: Leading newsroom was honor
The Times unexpectedly announced last week that Abramson was being replaced by managing editor Dean Baquet.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Beem, scientists right about climate change
As a retired high school science teacher, I would like to commend Edgar Allen Beem for bringing attention to the urgency of the climate crisis, and for pointing out that the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists is that the crisis is man-made (“The Universal Notebook: Unusual weather we’re having, isn’t it?”). U.S. Sen. Angus King […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
L.L. Bean CEO to step down in 2016
Chris McCormick, who has led the retailer for more than a decade, says he’s giving early notice so there can be a smooth transition.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: McBrady for Falmouth Town Council
Falmouth folks, you have a great opportunity to put a fine man on the Town Council. That man is Charles McBrady. Mr. McBrady is a true supporter of the Constitution of the USA as well as the Constitution of the state of Maine, and fiscal responsibility. His family are long-time Falmouth residents and his children […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Jones for Yarmouth School Committee
Philip Jones is an excellent candidate for Yarmouth School Committee and deserves voters’ support this June. I have worked for the past several years on the Merrill Memorial Library Capital Campaign with Philip and have found him to be bright, a good listener, and a hard worker. He understands the value of education and will […]
Posted inMaine, News
Pregnant worker stabbed by patient at Maine psychiatric hospital files lawsuit
Jamie Hill-Spotswood told a supervisor that she felt unsafe less than a week before she was stabbed repeatedly in the face and hand, her lawsuit says.
Posted inNation & World, News
Threats aim to derail Ukraine’s presidential vote
Ukraine is holding a presidential election Sunday but it has become downright dangerous for many in the east to be associated with the vote.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Senate District 25 Dems should back Woods
We are thankful and humbled with what our community provides. Despite its bounties, there is disparity: poverty, education, drugs, lack of employment and/or the lack of ingenuity to explore opportunity and protect our natural resources in our state. Maine is a complex state, with a complex demographic. Steve Woods is a businessman, a civic leader, […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Former Falmouth councilors back Hemphill
Caleb Hemphill has the qualities we think are important for a town councilor: the ability to analyze information carefully, a good understanding of how town government works, from budgets to building permits, and the courage and integrity to stand up for what he believes. As an architectural preservationist by trade, he must be precise and […]