Three string ensembles in two vastly different genres are the top items on this weekend’s A&E bill of fare. Let’s start with the DaPonte String Quartet, a topnotch classical ensemble based in the Midcoast region that will be playing a program of music from Vienna in four different towns, including Portland on Saturday and Topsham […]
May 2014
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
FairPoint struggles to achieve profitability in 2014
The telecom company serving Maine loses $32.2 million in the first quarter and faces labor and regulatory hurdles.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: Unusual weather we're having, isn't it?
Was there ever a more miserable winter in Maine than this past winter? Cold and snow are no problem for most natives, but the sleet, freezing rain, icy footing, treacherous driving, crusty snow, slippery sidewalks, slushy driveways, frost heaves, pot holes and generally inhospitable nature of the weather made for as lousy a winter as […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
The Right View: Iran Contra, Benghazi, and the media matter
When will we ever learn? Show me a time in history where gun running by the United States government has resulted in a positive outcome. While I don’t doubt the Gipper’s heartfelt desire to eradicate communism back in the day, the Iran Contra affair was an utter disaster. Now we have Benghazi. Let’s review, shall […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Portland's Holdren honored by Boys & Girls Club
Portland High senior Brianna Holdren was recently selected Maine State Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Maine Alliance for her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community. Holdren (joined by Portland Clubhouse Unit Director Jen Pierce) received a $1,000 college scholarship and will take part in […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Pro-Russian insurgents declare Ukraine regions independent
They ask to join Russia but there is no immediate response from the Kremlin.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pro-Russian insurgents declare Ukraine regions independent
They ask to join Russia but there is no immediate response from the Kremlin.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Maine blocks use of welfare benefit cards at ATMs in dozens of locations
Recipients won’t be able to get cash at many bars, strip clubs, liquor stores and more as DHHS begins enforcing a 2012 anti-abuse law.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine blocks use of welfare benefit cards at ATMs in dozens of locations
Recipients won’t be able to get cash at many bars, strip clubs, liquor stores and more as DHHS begins enforcing a 2012 anti-abuse law.
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Sports
Biddeford man charged with child sex, hiding camera in tanning booth
Joseph A. Flister, 35, was arrested in February after the discovery of the hidden camera at a fitness center in Biddeford.