PORTLAND — The final public workshop on a proposal for two-way traffic on State and High streets will be held at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, according to project spokeswoman Carol Morris. The workshop will be held in Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Way, and will seek public input on potential […]
February 2015
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gasoline prices up 4 cents in Maine
Prices are rising nationally in response to a worker strike, a refinery explosion and seasonal changes.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Partial roof collapse at N.H. apartment complex forces evacuation of 60
A Wal-Mart also is evacuated because of concerns over snow on the roof and a wall problem.
Posted inMaine, News
Alleged road-rage incident ends with SUV in Crooked River off Route 302
Police say the three people in the SUV were treated for hypothermia after getting out and swimming to safety.
Posted inMaine, News
North Yarmouth woman injured when SUV collides with Downeaster train
Kathleen Estabrook is treated and released after the crash at 12:30 p.m. near the corner of North and Leighton roads in Yarmouth.
Posted inNation & World, News
Winter swoops south, but keeps cold grip on Northeast
Hundreds of flights are canceled in Texas, where up to an inch of ice is possible.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Editorial: North Yarmouth sends the wrong message by pulling the plug
If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the opening narration of the early 1960s sci-fi TV show, “The Outer Limits”: “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Veroneaus lead BC club team to regional title
Former Waynflete girls’ basketball standouts (from left) Martha Veroneau (the 2013 winner of the Miss Maine Basketball award), Margaret Veroneau and Catherine Veroneau helped lead the Boston College women’s club basketball team to a regional title last weekend in Boston. Margaret Veroneau served as the team’s coach, while Martha Veroneau (the tournament’s MVP) and Catherine […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland fire displaces 6 residents
SOUTH PORTLAND — Six tenants were displaced Sunday by a fire in a two-unit apartment building on Ocean Street. No injuries were reported, but “several” pet cats perished in the blaze at 143 Ocean St., according to a Fire Department statement. A department spokesman said the fire started on a stove on the second floor of […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Gray-New Gloucester High School evacuated after bomb threat found in bathroom
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded to Gray-New Gloucester High School Monday afternoon after staff discovered a handwritten bomb threat in the girl’s bathroom. According to Capt. Don Goulet, the school was evacuated at about 1:50 p.m. Bomb detection dogs from the Maine State Police and Portland Police Department were called in as a precaution to […]