Solid hiring since 2014 and relatively low mortgage rates have stirred up demand and helped generate more first-time buyers.
2015
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Stephen King no fan of the way Sox have been playing
The horror writer’s take on Boston’s horror of a season makes it into a column by the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Dishin' That: When it rains on Father's Day it pours dining drama
Dreamy Father’s Day plans held by many well-deserving guys went down the drain this year. For some, mid-morning tee-times didn’t happen. For others, the boat was wet, but never saw the open lake. Outdoor grilling of massive T-bones, and cold beer chugging opportunities were either cancelled, or lost their charm after migrating inside. Mother Nature’s […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Possible sighting causes shift in manhunt for killers
Investigators and military trucks converged on Mountain View, a hamlet in Franklin County, late Sunday.
Posted inNews
Maine’s Sen. King reveals he has prostate cancer, will undergo surgery
He says his doctor found the cancer early and he is hopeful for a full recovery.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: Trans-Pacific Partnership is terrible public policy
The far right sees President Obama as a socialist radical, but from where I sit out here in left field, he looks more and more like a Chamber of Commerce capitalist. Heck, Obama is one of the best friends Corporate America has ever had in the White House. He saved the auto industry, bailed out […]
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Sunshine returns with possible Tuesday storms and then a cooler weekend
A few morning showers ended hours ago and now sunshine and clouds is the rule for the start of summer. While meteorological summer began on June 1st and yesterday was the summer solstice, it’s actually today that many consider the first full day of summer and for students, this is the first full week with […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack Afghan parliament
Afghan security forces manage to repel the attack, killing all seven gunmen and ensuring that no members of parliament were harmed.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
The Right View: Legislature's budget affair is nothing to cheer
If you missed the WGAN Morning News with Ken and Mike on June 18, you missed some of the best local radio ever. Co-host Ken Altshuler gave Maine Senate Minority Leader Justin Alfond, D-Portland, a verbal smack-down over the secretive budget meetings in Augusta, the likes of which I’d never heard from him toward a […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Guard, UNE agree to land swap
The college will take over the Guard’s facility on Stevens Avenue in Portland in exchange for 29 acres of land in Saco.
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