As the wrestling season approaches its peak – Regionals and States – teams are getting their last regular looks at the competition, their last opportunities to hone their skills. Scarborough, Westbrook, Biddeford, Cheverus and Deering all collided on Stevens Avenue in Portland on Saturday evening for a five-way showdown, a fine way to close out […]
February 2015
Posted inNation & World, News
Montana to Maine dealing with sub-zero wind chill
Temperatures plunged to as low as minus-25 degrees in parts of upstate New York early Tuesday, a day after a storm dumped more than a foot of snow from Buffalo to the Hudson Valley.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth panel: Human trafficking, prostitution, aren't victimless
FALMOUTH — Human trafficking is a problem most would think has very little if anything to do with Maine. But a panel discussion held by the National Council of Jewish Women Southern Maine Section set its sights on changing that perception. Hosted on Jan. 29 at the Portland Country Club on 11 Foreside Road, a panel […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland forum lays foundation for school budget talks
PORTLAND — A few members of the public turned out Jan. 29 to offer input on the development of the next School Department budget. School Board Chairwoman Sarah Thompson said the forum in the Lyman Moore Middle School library was attended mostly by “a variation of staff who were also either parents or community members,” […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Intentionally Unreasonable: Anyone can write, only a few are Columnists
First my confession: I’m not a real newspaper columnist. Not even close. I’m a hack who can’t even spell the word punctuation without spell check, I determine colon and semicolon placement by coin flip, and it’s an utter mystery to me if my words here will have any “affect” or “effect.” And, if not for […]
Posted inMaine, News
Dawn fire destroys commercial building in Kennebunk
The cause of the fast-moving fire that gutted two businesses likely will never be known.
Posted inMaine, News
Twenty-two cows perish in Dexter barn fire
About 75 other cows escape injury and no humans are hurt.
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Extension gauging a new interest in elderberries
Should the thought of growing elderberries strike your fancy, Tori Jackson will be on hand to provide information on the crop on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the University of Maine Extension office in Lisbon. Jackson, a UMaine Extension educator and associate professor of agriculture and natural resources, will host a meeting for people who grow […]
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Extension gauging a new interest in elderberries
Should the thought of growing elderberries strike your fancy, Tori Jackson will be on hand to provide information on the crop on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the University of Maine Extension office in Lisbon. Jackson, a UMaine Extension educator and associate professor of agriculture and natural resources, will host a meeting for people who grow […]
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Extension gauging a new interest in elderberries
Should the thought of growing elderberries strike your fancy, Tori Jackson will be on hand to provide information on the crop on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the University of Maine Extension office in Lisbon. Jackson, a UMaine Extension educator and associate professor of agriculture and natural resources, will host a meeting for people who grow […]