SOUTH PORTLAND — Members of the City Council faced a difficult decision at an Oct. 6 meeting, after receiving an application for a liquor license from a former drunk-driving offender. The council ultimately decided to grant the license to the applicant, Peter J. Verrill Jr., of Falmouth, with the provision that the decision be re-evaluated in […]
October 2014
Posted inNews
In their own words: Highlights from the 1st Maine gubernatorial debate
Here are a few highlights from the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce debate, held Wednesday at the Holiday Inn by the Bay.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Jobless rate at a six-year low as employers add jobs
The government says the number of available jobs rose to a 13-year high.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Boys Soccer: Westbrook holds on to defeat Bonny Eagle
Through the first half of their bout in Buxton Saturday morning, Westbrook built a big lead – a three-goal lead, huge in soccer – on the nimble footwork of Gradi Lapika and Varney Kai. But the real story lies in how the game then turned tight, with Bonny Eagle’s Ryan Moody leading a two-goal resurgence. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough River dredging to resume
SCARBOROUGH — After months on hold, dredging of the Scarborough River will resume in November under a $2.3 million contract. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has chosen a new contractor for the project, which was originally supposed to start last October. The job will now be completed by Southwind Construction Corp., of Evansville, Indiana, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
Football: Falmouth turns tide against Blazes
The eighth-ranked Blazes showed potential belying their record Friday night when they traveled to No. 4 Falmouth, where they assembled a strong first quarter that included a lead-stealing Maurice Johnson TD/two-point conversion combo. The patient, skillful Yachtsmen, though, soon enough turned the tides once more – and this time for good. Through the ensuing three […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Limington man in critical condition after single-vehicle crash
The driver was alone when his pickup truck veered off Route 25 on Wednesday night.
Posted inMaine Governor's race, News, Politics
Voters say Waterville governor’s forum didn’t change or make up minds
Paul LePage, Mike Michaud and Eliot Cutler met for their second debate at Thomas College in Waterville Thursday.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick High seniors ask board to up grad budget
BRUNSWICK — A group of Brunswick High School seniors on Wednesday petitioned the School Board to put more money towards funding high school graduation at Bowdoin College. In an appeal to board members, Sarah Judd, the treasurer for the BHS Class of 2015 and Lancelot Naipier-Kane, the student body treasurer, said the district should add […]
Posted inMaine, News
Wiscasset approves changing contentious road name
Some of the town’s residents are now living on Micmac Drive.