FREEPORT — The concept of active living is basically benign. Pretty much everyone, regardless of how active they are, can endorse running and biking and incorporating physical fitness into one’s daily routine. Spending taxpayer money on active living infrastructure is a whole other question. Despite assurances from the Planning Board that the Active Living Plan […]
May 2014
Posted inMaine, News
Counterfeit auto sticker operation discovered in Maine
Police say a Lewiston man charged with felony forgery may have made hundreds of fakes for unsafe vehicles that couldn’t pass inspection.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick limits harvesting of clam flats
BRUNSWICK — The town’s clam flats will be closed to commercial harvesting two days a week for the rest of the year, the Marine Resources Committee decided last week. The move is an effort to preserve the clam population, which is threatened by a booming green crab population in the area. According to Marine Resource Officer […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
LePage to speak at Brunswick military memorial
BRUNSWICK — Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to be the guest speaker at a Brunswick Landing ceremony honoring the memory of military men and women who were killed or are still missing. The Fallen Warriors Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at P-3 Park, at the southwest corner of Pegasus Street and […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine high court weighs sales of raw milk
Dan Brown says his case is about saving the family farm, but the state argues that it must ensure milk safety.
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Shirley’s Hallmark closes in Scarborough
Calling the decision to close a difficult one, Shirley and Les McDowell, owners of Shirley’s Hallmark in Scarborough and Falmouth, have closed their local card and gift store after 22 years in business. The last day for the store on Hannaford Drive in Scarborough was Sunday, May 11. Les McDowell told the Current that the […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Shirley’s Hallmark closes in Scarborough
Calling the decision to close a difficult one, Shirley and Les McDowell, owners of Shirley’s Hallmark in Scarborough and Falmouth, have closed their local card and gift store after 22 years in business. The last day for the store on Hannaford Drive in Scarborough was Sunday, May 11. Les McDowell told the Current that the […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Turkish coal mine explosion kills 151, traps hundreds
Most of the deaths are the result of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say.