John Cecil Slater admits handing the teller a note that said he had a hand grenade.
October 2014
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Yarmouth girls win first cross country regional crown; Falmouth boys tops as well
Saturday’s regional cross country championships were once again kind to Forecaster Country squads as 10 of 12 local teams managed to qualify for this coming weekend’s state meet. Falmouth’s boys won Western A for the first time, while the girls qualified as well after placing third. In Class B, Yarmouth’s girls made history by winning […]
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Posted inCapitol Ticker
Psst, your neighbors vote. Will you?
With over $10.4 million spent on political advertisements telling Mainers who to vote for, who not to vote for and who can’t win, one would think voters are so bludgeoned that some will decide to stay home. This is a bad outcome for political parties, particularly Maine Democrats, who have been pumping up their voter […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine falls 4 places in business-tax rating
A general sales tax increase enacted last year drops the overall national ranking to No. 33.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland's proposed storm water fee gets first hearing
PORTLAND — Public opinion flowed for and against a proposed storm water fee Thursday, Oct. 23 at a hearing at Casco Bay High School. “I really feel you are completely out of touch. You need to stop and think about the average taxpayer,” Tess Nappi told members of the City Council Finance Committee after learning […]
Posted inMaine, News
Endangered Maine properties list includes two Biddeford clock towers
Maine Preservation’s latest list also includes downtown Gardiner, Bath’s Sewall Mansion, the Abijah Black House in Buckfield, Anson Town Office, Skowhegan Drive-In Theater and the Belfast Opera House.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Bushes urge Mainers to re-elect LePage
We love Maine, and care deeply about our family and friends and the hardworking people who live here. We are writing you today because Gov. Paul LePage is our kind of get-it-done leader, who we firmly believe is committed to solving the toughest problems facing Mainers. As we have seen with our own eyes, Paul […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland city manager search committee gets proposals
PORTLAND — Whichever firm leads the search for a new city manager, it will have the comfort and confidence of the search committee led by Mayor Michael Brennan. Whether Augusta-based Eaton Peabody or Municipal Resources Inc. of Meredith, New Hampshire, gets the nod will not be determined for another month, after representatives of both firms […]
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Maine wardens offer $2,500 reward in shooting of cow moose
The moose was shot and killed and reportedly covered up by tree boughs to hide it earlier this month.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine marine patrollers save urchin dragger off Lubec
Observers say Bracy Ashby’s boat flipped because of strong winds and an ebb tide current.