The list includes Alison Pray of Portland’s Standard Baking Co., nominated in the new category, Outstanding Baker.
February 2015
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham parking ban
Beginning at midnight, Wednesday, there will be a parking ban in effect in Gorham that will conclude 6 a.m. Friday morning.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham parking ban
Beginning at midnight, Wednesday, there will be a parking ban in effect in Gorham that will conclude 6 a.m. Friday morning.
Posted inNews
Firefighter injured after propane torch starts fire at Bangor high school
Part of the roof at John Bapst Memorial High School collapsed on a firefighter Wednesday.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
RSU 1 seeks input on Bath high school project
BATH — Regional School Unit 1 is looking for community participation as it determines whether to renovate 87-year-old Morse High School or build a new school. “We have the opportunity to build a school worthy of the region and of the fine education that our students receive at Morse,” Superintendent Patrick Manuel said in a […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough: Local farm to diversify
The Moorebrook Farm in Scarborough is hoping to diversify its products by adding freshly made, local ice cream to its seasonal offerings. Owned by the Harmon family, the 29-acre farm is located off the Black Point Road, with a farm stand on the corner of Spurwink and Black Point, across from the main entrance to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Editorial: Kids on vacation? Again?
Area schoolchildren are on February vacation this week. Yep, that’s right. Even after numerous winter storms have canceled school, students and staff are taking yet another break. Do they really need February vacation this year? After about two weeks off at Christmas, as well as many snow days in January and early February (and don’t […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Topsham BMV office moving to Main Street
TOPSHAM — The Bureau of Motor Vehicles office will soon move to 125B Main St., Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced this week. The branch office, now at 49 Topsham Fair Mall Road, Suite 25, will be closed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26-27, for the move. The office will reopen at its new site Monday, […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
South Portland woman nurses those on the margins
If we’re lucky, each one of us will experience at least one moment in our lives that will give meaning to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve gone through and every choice that we’ve made. Emily Gerardo, a nurse who lives in South Portland, experienced such a moment during a recent stint with Doctors Without Borders, […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
South Portland: Local shops offer more than just coffee
A rich aroma of newly ground coffee beans and fresh-baked muffins fills the air as the morning rush of customers enters the modern, brightly colored coffee shop filled with eclectic furniture and bold, floor-to-ceiling art. Behind the counter, a woman wearing roller skates and a friendly smile glides forward to the cash register, carrying a […]