2015 – Page 153 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine, News

Secret Santa hands out $100 bills at 2 York County food pantries

by Eric Russell December 21, 2015December 22, 2015

The man – still anonymous since he started in 2010 – says he’ll give $20,000 to unsuspecting recipients this year.

Proposals for former Portland school continue to disappoint neighbors

by Colin Ellis December 21, 2015December 21, 2015

PORTLAND — The Reed School Reuse Advisory Task Force, which met last week for the first time since June, will reconvene at least once more at the request of City Manager Jon Jennings. The panel is charged with coming up with recommendations for the reuse of the vacant Thomas B. Reed School at 28 Homestead […]

Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster

Portland teacher free on bail, placed on leave, after child porn arrest

by Colin Ellis December 21, 2015December 21, 2015

PORTLAND — A Portland High School teacher was released on bail after being arrested last week for allegedly possessing child pornography. Gerald White, 44, was arrested Dec. 16 at the 284 Cumberland Ave. school, according to spokesman Steve McCausland of the Maine Department of Public Safety. McCausland said Maine State Police seized White’s computer the day […]

Nation & World, News

Despite the forecast, New Englanders fear repeat of last year’s historic snows

by PHILIP MARCELO The Associated Press December 21, 2015December 22, 2015

Record warmth is expected on Christmas Eve, but people who remember last year are stocking up on shovels, roof rakes and rock salt.

Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster

Portland students start the march to college

by The Forecaster December 21, 2015December 21, 2015

Led by kindergartners from Reiche Elementary School, 93 seniors from Casco Bay High School parade down Congress Street from the Portland Museum of Art to the downtown post office on Friday, Dec. 18, to mail college applications. The afternoon event was the school’s third annual “March to the Post Office” to celebrate every senior completing […]

Forecaster Sports, The Forecaster

Plenty of winter excitement to date

by Michael Hoffer December 21, 2015December 21, 2015

(For the complete Deering-Portland, McAuley-South Portland, McAuley-Thornton Academy and Waynflete Yarmouth girls’ basketball and Cheverus-Falmouth and Cheverus-Yarmouth boys’ hockey game stories, with photos, see theforecaster.net) It might not yet feel like winter, but the winter sports season has given us enough information to confirm that Forecaster Country is home to some of the best athletes […]

Forecaster Sports, The Forecaster

Super Six Polls

by Michael Hoffer December 21, 2015

Our latest Super-Six polls for basketball and hockey. These polls consider games played through Saturday, Dec. 19, and were first released on Twitter at Twitter.com/foresports Sunday. The poll includes our core coverage area (coastal Cumberland County from Cape Elizabeth to Freeport) and is based solely on my opinion. Boys’ basketball1) Portland2) Deering3) Cheverus4) Greely5) Falmouth6) […]