National acts The London Souls and Spirit Family Reunion will play free shows in Monument Square this summer.
May 2014
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
School budget set, Scarborough faces tax hike of nearly 4.8%
SCARBOROUGH — School Board members defended their nearly finalized fiscal 2015 education budget in a workshop Wednesday evening with the Town Council. The latest proposed budget is $42.9 million, an 8.6 percent increase from this year and a reduction of nearly $1 million from the original proposal in March. Additional information presented Wednesday by Town Manager […]
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PHOTO: Reflections of a soggy morning
Debbie Cobb and her uncle, Bob Griffin, enjoy the warm and dry interior of Portland’s Old Port Starbucks to surf the web while outside on Middle Street others bear the brunt of a heavy rain.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Maine House, Senate candidates to attend Cumberland forum
CUMBERLAND — A forum for candidates in two June 10 Maine House and Senate primaries will be held at Town Hall on Tuesday, May 6. Participants in the 7:30 p.m. forum will be Republicans Mike Timmons and Joe Kumiszcza, from House District 45, which covers Cumberland and a southern part of Gray, and Democrats Steve […]
Posted inMaine, News
Sugarloaf to end skiing season Saturday
The mountain is the last one in Maine to close.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. consumer spending surged in March
Americans spent at the fastest pace in 4 1/2 years.
Posted inMaine, News
Fryeburg police chief quits after being placed on leave
Town Manager Sharon Jackson would not say why she put Chief Philip Weymouth on leave on April 17.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Famous bidders already lining up for LA Clippers
Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oprah, Sean Combs and Matt Damon are on the list of potential buyers.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Maine Audubon: Plovers back on beaches
SCARBOROUGH — Maine Audubon reports several pairs of piping plovers have returned to southern Maine beaches, and reminds beach goers not to encroach on the endangered birds’ nesting areas. There were 44 nesting pairs on Maine beaches last year, according to Audubon, which hopes ensure the birds’ protection and increase the population as part of […]
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Cape Elizabeth commission focuses on senior citizens
CAPE ELIZABETH — A new ad hoc committee is studying the needs of the town’s senior citizen population. The Town Council in January unanimously approved creation of the Senior Citizen Advisory Commission to review how the town can best serve residents over the age of 60. The commission has until at least the end of the year to […]