FALMOUTH — Facing a $150,000 fundraising gap and a construction delay, the group behind a proposed ice hockey rink now says it won’t be opening for at least another year. Foundation work for the proposed Casco Bay Arena, on Hat Trick Drive behind Wal-Mart, is expected to be completed this year, but then all construction will […]
October 2014
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Time to think postseason
(Ed. Note: For the complete Portland-South Portland girls’ soccer and Portland-Biddeford and Waynflete-Yarmouth field hockey game stories, see theforecaster.net) The football season is hitting its stretch run (see story), but the postseason is either near or here in other fall sports. Golf’s state match will be contested Saturday. Field hockey’s regular season comes to a […]
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Climber: Himalayas claimed a piece of his soul
PORTLAND — Baxter Black, a one-time Portland resident, recently had an experience most people wouldn’t even consider. He spent nearly 40 days climbing the Himalayas, as part of a course offered by the National Outdoor Leadership School to learn about glacial travel and mountaineering as a team. He and 15 other people went to the Garwhal […]
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Perfect weekend for city football teams
For the first time this autumn, all three city football teams were victorious on the same weekend. Friday evening, Cheverus bounced back from its first setback with a 41-7 victory at Edward Little. Not too far away, Deering held on for its second successive win, 29-22, at Lewiston. Saturday night, Portland played host to Oxford […]
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Leeman endorses Ruby for Portland City Council
PORTLAND — Three candidates are vying to replace long-time City Councilor Cheryl Leeman in District 4. One, former Portland Police Department Officer Ray Ruby, was endorsed Monday by Leeman. “I absolutely and unequivocally support Ray,” said Leeman, who has held the seat since 1984. “Ray reminds me of myself when I first started in politics. […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Oct. 9
Arrests 9/26 at 11:30 a.m. Robert Derrey, 27, of Falmouth Road, Windham, was issued a summons by Officer Ryan Martin at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, where he had been taken on an outstanding from another agency and charges of leaving the scene of a property damage accident and aggravated criminal mischief. 9/28 at […]
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Elsie V.E. Maynard, 89
YARMOUTH — Elsie Viola Erickson Maynard, 89, died peacefully on Oct. 3 at Bay Square at Yarmouth. She was born July 30, 1925, in Worcester, Massachusetts. The only child of Swedish and Finnish immigrants Joel Erickson and Hulda Back Erickson, she had many wonderful memories of growing up in central Massachusetts. She studied at Becker […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: Oct. 9
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5.
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Falmouth Police Beat: Oct. 9
Arrests 9/27 at 2:20 a.m. Philip Sears, 53, of Hyde Road, Gray, was arrested on Gray Road by Officer Dennis Ryder on a charge of operating under the influence. 9/27 at 11:29 p.m. George Parr, 62, of Brookside Drive, was arrested on Gray Road by Officer Jeffrey Pardue on a charge of operating under the influence. 9/28 […]
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Northern Meetings: Oct. 9-15
Chebeague Island Thur. 10/9 6 p.m. Zoning & Comprehensive Plan Review Committee Historical Society Falmouth Thur. 10/9 6 p.m. Community Development/Long Range Planning Committees TH Wed. 10/15 7 p.m. Town Council TH Freeport Thur. 10/9 6:30 p.m. Shellfish Commission CC Thur. 10/9 6:30 p.m. Leon Gorman Park (Public Forum) Park Pavilion Mon. 10/13 6:30 p.m. […]