No development planned After an engaged process with the community surrounding Summit Terrace, the city of South Portland, and the current landowner, Hardypond Construction, the company has decided it will not be pursuing development of the (so-called) Piggery parcel. There are many needs to be met in the complex environment of real estate development, and […]
February 2015
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Kennebec County inmate guilty of possessing heroin in jail
William Wilkinson’s girlfriend allegedly smuggled a heroin packet in to him on her necklace, and he hid it inside a deodorant stick in his cell.
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Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
Greetings from Zip Code 04074: Thoughts while snowed in
Stuck indoors during snowstorms. Read the papers. Headlines to chew on: • “City Halted Portland Apartment Fire Inspections a Year Ago;” people hate government regulation, until it’s not done; and – had it been done – some lives might have been saved; • “NBC Suspends Anchor Brian Williams for Iraq Fabricated Story;” nice guy, but […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
Politics And Other Mistakes: Return of the mothership
Imagine a political party that welcomes extremist kooks, convicted felons and space aliens, while promising to solve our problems by taking wishy-washy stands and promoting unworkable solutions. In Maine, we already have the Democrats, the Republicans and the Green Independents for that. If there’s pent-up demand for additional groups offering more of the same, I’m […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Memo: LePage meddled in discrimination case against Waldoboro diner
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage inserted himself into a state law enforcement proceeding about a religious discrimination case and threatened to go to court if the legal process was not postponed, according to an internal memo. The governor, however, said he was not interfering, but only trying to make sure there was no “ethical breach” […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
United Way in Bath seeks volunteer readers
BATH — United Way of Mid Coast Maine is seeking volunteer readers for its 16th annual “Community Read Aloud,” expected to reach more than 4,000 area children next month. The March 2 reading, coordinated by United Way’s “Success by 6” initiative, will be held at child-care and Head Start centers, and in kindergarten through sixth-grade […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
Land trust to hold public forums on Benjamin Farm The Scarborough Land Trust will hold two upcoming Community Conversations about the future use of the newly acquired Benjamin Farm property. The first session will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the cafeteria at Wentworth School. The second session is scheduled for […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
Land trust to hold public forums on Benjamin Farm The Scarborough Land Trust will hold two upcoming Community Conversations about the future use of the newly acquired Benjamin Farm property. The first session will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the cafeteria at Wentworth School. The second session is scheduled for […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
Land trust to hold public forums on Benjamin Farm The Scarborough Land Trust will hold two upcoming Community Conversations about the future use of the newly acquired Benjamin Farm property. The first session will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the cafeteria at Wentworth School. The second session is scheduled for […]
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Jackknife on I-95 snarls southbound traffic near N.H. line
The crash was reported at 10 a.m. and will slow traffic until the tractor-trailer is removed.