I wholeheartedly endorse Cathy Breen for state Senate in District 25. We have worked closely with Cathy during her time on the Falmouth Town Council on preserving open space, including establishing the Suckfish Brook Conservation Area, and on improving and extending Metro bus service. Cathy is a proven, positive leader, always looking for ways to […]
October 2014
Posted inBusiness
Portland’s Diversified Communications restructures staff
One team will lead the U.S. division and a second will head the global division.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Vatican cardinal wants streamlined annulments
Catholics have long complained that it can take years to get an annulment, if they can get one at all
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Getaway driver in Old Orchard Beach robbery sentenced to 2½ years
Kyle Desmarais, 33, admited in federal court in Portland that he drove accused robber Billy Schildroth on Feb. 13.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough schools want time to change grad requirements
SCARBOROUGH — The School Department received the green light to apply for an extension in meeting the proficiency-based diploma requirements recently set by the state. Beginning in 2017, all high school students must demonstrate proficiency in order to graduate. The need to define “proficiency” and decide how to demonstrate it makes a two-year extension necessary, […]
Posted inElections, Maine Governor's race, News, Politics
New polls show LePage and Michaud in tight race, while Cutler trails
One gives LePage a 5-point edge and the other has Michaud ahead by 2 points, but both results are within or very close to the polls’ margins of error.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Jury convicts Anthony Pratt Jr. of murdering Margarita Scott in Portland
The verdict after eight hours of deliberation closes a case with an alternate suspect and a torn-up crime scene.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough's Gym Dandies wheel their way to NYC
SCARBOROUGH — Spectators at New York City’s Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 13 will get a break from the usual procession when they’re treated to a performance by 150 students on unicycles. The cyclists are members of the Gym Dandies, a circus troupe in which over 2,000 Scarborough students have participated since its inception in 1981. Children […]
Posted inMaine, News
Saco man faces new felony charge in fatal hit-and-run
Leo Paul Bedard III is accused of hitting Jewell Friedman, 87, as she crossed Ferry Road in Saco, leaving her hospitalized until she died in July.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Candidates square off for 2 S.P. council seats
SOUTH PORTLAND — Two races for City Council positions are currently underway, with seats in District 1 and District 5 up for grabs. On the Nov. 4 ballot, Claude Morgan and incumbent Councilor Michael Pock will vie to represent District 1, which consists of the northeastern part of the city. The District 5 candidates consist of […]