Natalie Ladd’s Dishin’ That column “What happens in the kitchen doesn’t stay there” is more than interesting for my wife and me. My wife (70-plus years old) has published on food herself, while I (80-plus) enjoy the confirmation of the service staff. I was saddened however, to read that in some bars and restaurants the […]
February 2015
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox sign Cuban infield prospect Yoan Moncada
The 19-year-old switch-hitter is considered a middle infielder, although, at 210 pounds, he may grow out of that position.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Turkish police search for 3 missing U.K. girls
The ‘straight-A students’ from an east London school boarded a plane to Istanbul, police say.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Five adults charged over underage drinking party in Westbrook
Westbrook police and fire/rescue respond to a report of an intoxicated woman at a house on Burnham Street.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Columnist ignores Obamacare benefits
Julie McDonald-Smith’s most recent column extolling the efforts to repeal Obamacare in its entirety ignores the positive impact the Affordable Care Act is having on the lives of millions of Americans. Enrollment has exceeded expectations and there are now over 31 million citizens signed up, including over 13 million people who never before had access […]
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports
Investors purchase Pawtucket Red Sox, may move team
One investor says the new owners, including Red Sox president Larry Lucchino, are considering relocating to Providence.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Road rage crash closes Route 302 at Naples/Casco line
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of erratic driving/road rage between two vehicles traveling westbound on Route 302 in Casco on Monday at 1:10 p.m. According to Capt. Don Goulet, one of the two vehicles crashed into the Crooked River at the Casco/Naples line prior to deputies’ arrival. The three occupants that were […]
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Man acquitted in N.H. grave ransacking in search of ‘real will’
Police have accused four people of exhuming the corpse of Eddie Nash, a New Hampshire businessman, in a search for a more favorable inheritance.
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Letter: More Obamacare 'horrors' for McDonald-Smith
In her latest attack on Obamacare, Julie McDonald-Smith asserts that the federal requirement that Medicaid cover 19- and 20-year-olds is “just one shining example of why” Obamacare “is a horror that needs to be repealed in its entirety.” But surely other shining examples of the horror that is Obamacare should be cited: • The percentage […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: No votes wasted with ranked-choice voting
Having lived in Ireland for two years and watched how ranked-choice voting works in reality, I support the initiative to bring it to Maine. It is truly a much more equitable representational system than the increasingly corrupt, inefficient and destructive voting system currently in place. For those who do not understand how ranked choice works, […]