Logano takes his first Daytona 500 and NASCAR the season opener.
February 2015
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Cape holds off Lake Region, one win from gold
PORTLAND—Ethan Murphy was home sick the last time his Cape Elizabeth boys’ basketball team faced Lake Region. And the Capers lost. Saturday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena, Murphy had an opportunity to make up for lost time and the senior captain made sure Cape Elizabeth completed its regional tournament journey holding the trophy at […]
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Maine state archaeologist wants ‘major dig’ at Dresden Falls historic site
Arthur Spiess says the parcel on the east side of Swan Island in the Kennebec River is possibly the state’s most important archaeological site.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
FairPoint workers ratify deals, return to work Wednesday
The unions make concessions but an official says they got a ‘fair deal,’ ending a combative 4-month strike by more than 1,700 employees, including about 800 in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland apartment fire leaves several people homeless
Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Conor Leigh Tubbs is among those displaced by the Knightville blaze.
Posted inLife & Culture
Legendary jazz musician Clark Terry dead at 94
The Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on “The Tonight Show.”
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Celtics forward Sullinger will miss rest of season
Jared Sullinger, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, has a broken bone in his left foot.,
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South Portland subdues fire on Ocean Street
At about 10 a.m. Sunday morning, the South Portland Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in a two-unit apartment building at 143 Ocean St. On arrival, responders saw heavy smoke coming from the left side of the building from a second-floor window, according to Lt. Robb Couture. On advancing to the second story, crews […]
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Greely ends Cape's fairy tale run, surges into state final
PORTLAND—In a five-day stretch, Greely’s girls’ basketball team laid waste to a talented regional field. A longtime nemesis, a team that humbled them on Opening Night and finally, Destiny’s Darlings, all tried but failed to derail the Rangers Express. And now, Greely is on the brink of the biggest prize of all. Saturday afternoon in […]
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Michael Phelps gets engaged
The 18-time Olympic gold medalist announces on Twitter he’s marrying Nicole Johnson, who was Miss California in 2010 and has dated the swimmer on and off the past few years.