CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Planning Board has forwarded a positive recommendation to the Town Council to increase the number of seats allowed in restaurants within certain business zones from 80 to 100. At its meeting last week, the board voted 5-1, with Vice Chairwoman Liza Quinn opposed, to support increasing the total seating […]
May 2014
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta apartment fire ruled arson
Authorities have not been able to interview a 59-year-old tenant who was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Posted inMaine, News
One lane of turnpike closed after truck rollover
The crash occurred between Gray and Falmouth around 11 a.m. today.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
LETTERS: Concerned taxpayers to meet June 3
Like many of our fellow Scarborough residents, we have been astounded, shocked and, at times, mystified by the current town budget process. We have been dismayed by a five-year history of outsized real estate tax increases. Our taxes have increased 25 percent during a period when inflation has increased 10 percent. And we have been […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
EDITORIAL:
They say those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it. Another quip could be: Those who don’t try to preserve their history are just plain doomed. Longtime Westbrook residents know this lesson well. Prior to urban renewal, a federal program that gave towns money to basically wipe out all their beautiful old buildings […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
GUEST COLUMN: Let’s keep it a working waterfront
For more than a century South Portland’s working waterfront has been Maine’s most important link to global energy markets. While advancements in technology, newfound resources, and consumer demands have changed these markets over time, the importance of this vital link persists now and into the future. I am a graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, a […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Hundreds of migrants rush Spain’s border
The African immigrants living illegally in Morocco try desperately to cross into Europe in the hope of finding a better life.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Kids release trout
SOUTH PORTLAND – Students from Small and Skillin elementary schools in South Portland released hundreds of baby brook trout into the city’s Trout Brook, which runs through Mill Creek Park, during a special event last week. The students, working with the Portland Water District, the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Casco […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Cape Calendar – 5/29
Portland Players hosts Texas tale, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” is now playing at Portland Players in South Portland. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. through June 1. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $15 for students […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster
ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Remembering veterans
Who among us remembers when Decoration Day was held on May 30 each year? If you recall that, you’re one of us – a senior citizen. Decoration Day started after the Civil War and was meant to commemorate all those, north and south, who died because of that war. The “Decoration” referred to flowers, plants, […]