Ben Bradlee’s funeral draws a host of dignitaries from government and the media.
October 2014
Posted inBusiness, News
Scientists call for second straight season without shrimp fishing
A report to regulators says environmental conditions are unfavorable for northern shrimp because of rising ocean temperatures.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Obamacare foes again appeal to court
At issue are the subsidies that aid low- and middle-income people in affording their premiums.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Celebrated poet Galway Kinnell dies of leukemia at 87
He earned a Pulitzer for his physical and philosophical takes on humans, nature and the underside of life.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick woman sentenced for embezzling $365K
PORTLAND — A Brunswick woman will serve 20 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $300,000 while employed as an accountant at Coastal Enterprises Inc. Stacey A. Backman, 41, who pleaded guilty in June to federal program and tax fraud, was sentenced Tuesday morning in U.S. District Court. Backman also was ordered to pay $365,168 […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Maine’s 10 big money elite giving $3.95 million to this year’s elections
They are the elite of the elite. They may not be one-in-a-million, but they are ten-in-a-million. The top 10 individual Maine donors to state and national political campaigns represent just .001 percent of Maine’s adult population of about one million. But that minuscule percentage represents 27.3 per cent of all donations to candidates, parties and […]
Posted inLife & Culture
Taylor Swift advocates all the write stuff to kids
The superstar singer shares a literary passion with schoolchildren in New York.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Park Avenue closed for Obama visit
PORTLAND — Park Avenue will be closed between Deering Avenue and St. John Street from 3-8 p.m. Thursday as President Barack Obama visits Portland, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced Wednesday. Obama will speak at a campaign rally for U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, scheduled to begin at 6:40 p.m. at the Portland […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
On Halloween, Bath student actors sink their teeth into 'Dracula'
BATH — Just in time for Halloween, Morse High School’s drama group hits the stage this weekend with a chilling adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, “Dracula.” The show opens at Montgomery Theatre at the school, 826 High St., at 8 p.m. both Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 1. Tickets cost $10 for […]
Posted inElections, News, Politics
Angus King switches endorsement from Cutler to Michaud
The independent senator announces his decision on the same day that Eliot Cutler urges Mainers to ‘vote their conscience’ in the gubernatorial election.