For the second year, hundreds of foodies are expected to gather at Fort Williams Park for Maine’s premier culinary event, Taste of the Nation, that aims to end childhood hunger while showcasing a variety of local cuisine. On Sunday, June 28, Maine’s 10th annual Taste of the Nation event in Cape Elizabeth will highlight more […]
2015
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Don’t let denial obscure real motivation behind Charleston church massacre
Dylann Roof said he wanted to shoot black people. You don’t get plainer than that.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
Westbrook-based Rosevelt soccer team head to Regionals
Rosevelt Soccer Club co-founder and U18 boys head coach John C. L. Morgan closed Friday morning’s practice on the back field at Westbrook Middle School with a crossbar challenge: His players lined up and took shots at the metal tube connecting the goal-cage posts. “Of all the years to represent, this is probably one of […]
Posted inNation & World, News
France summons U.S. ambassador after Wikileaks spying revelations
U.S. National Security Agency documents appear to capture officials in Paris talking candidly about Greece’s economy, relations with Germany and, ironicially, about American espionage.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Seeing Homer in a new light
The endless variations of the ocean’s color and movement first captivated artist Winslow Homer during the time he worked from Prouts Neck in Scarborough in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Now that same view is inspiring a new generation of artists through a program offered at Homer’s legendary studio perched high above the rocky […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham police arrest Michigan man for drug trafficking
On Monday at about 5:30 p.m. drug agents from Gorham and Windham police departments along with federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents arrested 25-year-old Doral M. Thompson, of Detroit, Mich., at a convenience store in Gorham. According to Gorham police, Thompson was arrested and charged with felony unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and felony unlawful possession […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham police arrest Michigan man for drug trafficking
On Monday at about 5:30 p.m. drug agents from Gorham and Windham police departments along with federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents arrested 25-year-old Doral M. Thompson, of Detroit, Mich., at a convenience store in Gorham. According to Gorham police, Thompson was arrested and charged with felony unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and felony unlawful possession […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
Editorial: Partnerships to the rescue
The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, located on Stroudwater Street near the new Westbrook Middle School, is clearly our region’s leader in terms of advocacy and coming up with innovative adoption programs for cats, dogs and other small animals. Particularly ingenious is the shelter’s recent cooperation with the Inn by the Sea in Cape […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Council praises Mill Creek plan
South Portland city councilors sang the praises of a new master plan for the Mill Creek area during a workshop session Monday. The goal of the plan, according to Craig Piper, chairman of the city’s Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee, is to allow for “smart development” that’s “livable, walkable and economically feasible.” The new master plan […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Briefs
Free jazz concerts at Inn by the Sea The Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth is hosting free jazz concerts on the lawn this summer. The concert series, which is free and open to the public, will kick off Sunday, July 5, at 5:30 p.m. with traditional Cuban music from the Primo Band. The […]