PORTLAND — Wilma Elizabeth DeTar Kinney, 91, died Dec. 17. She was born Jan. 26, 1923, in Anthony, Kansas, and graduated from high school there. Soon afterward, she moved to Stratford, Connecticut, at the invitation of her older brother, Don, and his family. Kinney attended business school in Connecticut, and worked first as a secretary […]
2014
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Maine's highest court rejects Freedom of Access Act appeal by Falmouth gadfly
FALMOUTH — Maine’s highest court has rejected an appeal by a frequent town government critic who sought School Department telephone records under the state’s Freedom of Access Act. Michael Doyle, of Applegate Lane, requested all the phone records from former Superintendent of Schools Barbara Powers’ town-issued cell phone. When the town responded by providing redacted […]
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People and Business
New Hires, Promotions and Appointments Andree Appel has been named the first executive director of Oasis Health Network, parent organization of Oasis Heath Center, a no-cost medical clinic serving uninsured, low-income adults in Brunswick. Appel has been with the organization since 1998, first as a volunteer care provider, and more recently as its first clinical […]
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Portland Meetings: Dec. 31 to Jan. 6
Mon. 1/5 2:30 p.m. Fire/Code Inspections Task Force CH Mon. 1/5 5:30 p.m. City Council (Workshop) CH Mon. 1/5 7 p.m. City Council CH
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Melissa J.R. Bourque, 47: A mother's caring extended to schools, church, community
PORTLAND — Melissa Jane Rector Bourque, 47, died Dec. 25 at her home in Portland, with her family by her side, after a long and courageous battle with Crohn’s disease and colon cancer. Bourque was born in Boston on Oct. 31, 1967, the only daughter and youngest of four children of Jane Christison Rector Coles […]
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Turnout is key in West Bath vote
WEST BATH Voter turnout is considered a top priority by West Bath’s Withdrawal Committee, as the outcome of the withdrawal Special Election set for mid- January depends on both a majority vote and a minimum required turnout. For West Bath to leave Regional School Unit 1, the withdrawal must pass by a majority and the […]
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Let’s go for a walk
FREEPORT Park rangers want locals to start the new year off on the right foot, by stepping out into nature. First Day Hikes will take place in five state parks on Jan. 1, including guided hikes at Wolfe’s Neck Woods in Freeport at 10 a.m. and at Popham Beach in Phippsburg at 1 p.m. Admission […]
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Rain, warmth erase snow
PORTLAND People who overindulged on sweets and treats over the holidays won’t be able to work those extra calories off by cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. Not in southern Maine, at least. All of that early season snow melted away with record-setting warmth and heavy rain during Christmas week, prompting some people to abandon their ski […]
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Cookbook back by popular demand in Woolwich
WOOLWICH A 30-year-old collection of recipes from Woolwich residents has been given a new lease on life with a December reprinting of the Woolwich Historical Society’s “Woolwich Cookery Then and Now” cookbook. “In 1982, the Woolwich Historical Society printed it as a fundraiser,” said WHS President Debbie Locke. “We’d run out of copies, but started […]
