SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Land Trust will hold a benefit Tuesday, April 28, at Otto Pizza, 125 John Roberts Road, South Portland. A portion of all pizzas purchased from 5-9 p.m. will be donated to the trust. The land trust will also hold its annual spring clean-up Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m.-noon. All ages are […]
2015
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Jury finds Kimball guilty of murder in North Yarmouth bee farm shooting
PORTLAND — A Superior Court jury Wednesday found Yarmouth lobster fisherman Merrill Kimball guilty of murder in the Oct. 6, 2013, shooting death of a 63-year-old Georgetown man at a North Yarmouth bee farm. The jury issued its verdict in the early afternoon after deliberating roughly eight hours over two days. Kimball, 72, fired three […]
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Daughtry, McCreight to hold office hours
BRUNSWICK — State Reps. Matthea Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, will hold public office hours together Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m.-noon at Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe on Maine Street. McCreight is serving her first term in the House and represents Harpswell, West Bath, and part of Brunswick. Daughtry is serving her second term, […]
Posted inMaine, News
Greenhouse damaged by fire at Buxton farm
The fire killed plants inside and the owners of Frugal Farmers were evaluating to determine whether the greenhouse can be repaired.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick board tables subdivision, OKs restaurant greenhouse
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board again tabled a proposal for a subdivision at the end of Boody Street on Tuesday night, but approved an amended final application for a greenhouse at Tao Yuan restaurant. The board had previously approved a sketch application for the Chamberlain Woods subdivison in February. That plan calls for an eight-lot subdivision around […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Catch quota may be raised for bluefin tuna, ‘one of the success stories’
U.S. fishery managers are removing it from the federal list of species that are subject to overfishing.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
‘Mike’ Kimball convicted of murder in bee farm shooting, faces life in prison
The Yarmouth man appears stunned by the verdict in the shooting death of Leon Kelley during a dispute between their families in 2013.
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Goalie Jon Gillies signs with Calgary Flames
The South Portland native led Providence College to the NCAA title.
Posted inBusiness, News
Briefcase
Illinois company acquires E.S. Boulos Co. of Westbrook An Illinois company has signed a purchase agreement to buy a local electrical contracting company that has been in business for 95 years. MYR Group Inc. of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, announced that it acquired E.S. Boulos Co. of Westbrook in an $11.4 million deal completed Monday. The […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
Letters
Note to readers The following letters are written by non-native English speakers who are students in the Advanced Writing ESOL class at Southern Maine Community College. These young men and women have worked hard to write these letters of opinion, hoping to persuade you; for all of them, it is their first experience with the […]