Abdul Rauf was killed with seven others in a U.S. drone strike on Monday.
February 2015
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current
Swimming: Cheverus, Cape take top spots at Boys North Southwesterns
In southern Maine, swimming regionals, prior to States, are split into four events: North and South Southwesterns, they’re called, and they come in boys’ and girls’ halves. Even quartered up like that, swimmers and their fans can pack a small pool area, like that at the Westbrook Community Center, where Davan Pool is located and […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Vermont National Guard to help Massachusetts remove snow
Vermont is sending 12 dump trucks and other snow removal equipment along with the Guard members in the coming days.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick council OKs permit parking on Page Street
BRUNSWICK — An emergency ordinance amendment prohibiting nonresident overnight parking on Page Street was unanimously approved Monday by the Town Council. Under the new rules, vehicles that do not bear a Police Department-issued permit are prohibited from parking on the street between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Page Street property owners will be limited to two […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Widow slaps Windham, county with suit claiming wrongful death, negligence
Vicki McKenney, the wife of the Windham man who was shot and killed by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy last April, has sued the deputy, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Windham Police Department. On the morning of April 12, Cumberland County sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Mangino shot Stephen McKenney, a 66-year-old retired bus driver, […]
Posted inMaine, News
One injured in South Berwick truck crash
Fire officials said a box truck making a turn into a business on Route 4 was rear-ended by another box truck.
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Sports, Southern Forecaster
Indoor Track: Scarborough boys, girls take SMAAs, ready for States
Fifteen schools collided in the SMAA track championships on Saturday, and Scarborough came out on top. The Red Storm showed especially strong on the boys’ side of things, besting No. 2 Thornton by a huge margin. “I’m proud of my kids for running and competing with some passion and pride out there today,” said Karen […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell petition buys time for Mitchell Field water tower
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen will put off a final decision on the Mitchell Field water tower by as much as a year, to give a group of residents time to come up with a plan to repair and use the structure. Selectmen earlier said they intended to ask voters at Town Meeting in March […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick-Topsham bridge work to be discussed
TOPSHAM — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 25, to discuss future improvements to the Frank J. Woods bridge between downtown Brunswick and Topsham. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Highlands Community Room at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. The bridge carries Route 201 […]
Posted inMaine, News
District attorney: No decision on charges in fatal Portland fire
Stephanie Anderson says an official who said charges are likely was not authorized to comment on the investigation of the Noyes Street blaze.