BRUNSWICK — Cecile M. Rector, 92, died April 21, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lewiston on Jan. 30, 1922, a daughter of Zephirin and Marie Levesque Lapierre. She attended school in Lewiston and Brunswick. She met the love of her life, Otto V. Rector, in 1945 and was married that year. […]
May 2014
Topsham Police Beat: May 2
Arrests No arrests were reported from April 22-28. Summonses 4/22 at 5:38 p.m. Bradley Sturgeon, 25, of Ridge Road, Bowdoinham, was issued a summons by Sgt. Robert Ramsay at Main and Elm streets on a charge of operating an unregistered motor vehicle more than 150 days. Fire calls 4/22 at 7:34 p.m. Fire alarm on […]
Harpswell Police Beat: May 2
No arrests or summonses were reported from April 22-28.
Spring action underway
(Ed. Note: For the complete Greely-Fryeburg softball and NYA-Waynflete and Yarmouth-Scarborough girls’ lacrosse game stories, please visit theforecaster.net) While outdoor track and tennis are just getting underway (please see accompanying previews), local baseball, softball and lacrosse teams have seen action and it looks like a dramatic season is in store. Here’s a glimpse at the […]
South Portland Police Beat: May 2
Arrests 4/19 at 12:25 p.m. Shana M. Capecea, 25, of South Portland, was arrested on Wescott Road by Officer John Bostwick on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 4/20 at 1:46 a.m. Allyssa R. Hanson, 24, of South Portland, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Jonathan Stearns on a charge of operating under the influence. […]
American Lung Association grades breathability of Maine counties
Bangor’s air quality is among the nation’s best, says the group’s pollution report. Not so for Portland.
New nonpartisan, grass-roots group forms in Maine, will publish voter guide in fall
Several members leave the Maine League of Young Voters to found The Voter Education Brigade.
This Week in Go
M.I.A. at the State / Ani DiFranco’s return to Maine / Indie Film: The Strand Theatre in Rockland / Movie preview: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ / SALT photo exhibit ‘… My Wife’s Fight with Breast Cancer’ / Shipyard Brew Pub in Eliot
Portland Daily Sun to cut print edition to twice weekly
The free newspaper will still retain ‘Daily’ in its name.
Veto of funds for FAME loans disappoints Maine supporters
It’s a lost chance to sustain two programs that help companies thrive and add jobs, a legislator and business officials say.