Banking on the newfound popularity of board games, the Anime Club at South Portland High School is hoping to attract a diverse crowd to its first-ever celebration of International TableTop Day. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the cafeteria at the high school on Saturday, April 11. […]
2015
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
With many upgrades, gun club seeks new license
After spending the last year making safety improvements to its 61-year-old shooting range on Sawyer Road, the Spurwink Rod & Gun Club in Cape Elizabeth has submitted its first license renewal application to the town. The gun club has held a license since the early 1960s, but the town has not required the club to […]
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Single-car Boothbay crash kills driver on Route 27
The road was closed for about 90 minutes. The driver, a 73-year-old man, had died by the time authorities arrived.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell may put new spin on old cane tradition
HARPSWELL — Selectmen moved to revive a New England tradition on April 2, creating a committee to decide how to pass on the Boston Post Cane. The cane has been awarded to Harpswell’s oldest living resident since the early 1900s, but the tradition has drifted away in recent years, Town Administrator Kristi Eiane said. It was […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
Letters
Sirocki opposes Scarborough laptop program With good intentions, Scarborough’s school board is re-proposing that taxpayers provide laptops to all high school students. Five years ago a similar proposal failed. As the wife of an IT specialist and mother of a computer engineer, I agree classroom technology has its place. Thus, perhaps surprisingly, I oppose this […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
Letters
Sirocki opposes Scarborough laptop program With good intentions, Scarborough’s school board is re-proposing that taxpayers provide laptops to all high school students. Five years ago a similar proposal failed. As the wife of an IT specialist and mother of a computer engineer, I agree classroom technology has its place. Thus, perhaps surprisingly, I oppose this […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
Guest Column: A solution for beach access, economic benefit
Some months ago, my wife Kathy and I approached the town of Scarborough about our property at 61 King St. with the thought of combining two pieces of land to provide three buildable lots. We have enjoyed summers at Scarborough very much since my dad bought the spot in 1940. It was an old house […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
Greetings from Zip Code 04074 (Life in the Suburbs): Death of my father
My father died last week. He was 90. Great run. Stayed in his house. 24/7 care. Spoiled rotten by four different caregivers – Chris, Dee, Dottie, and Rebecca. Died in his sleep. Peacefully. No such thing as a good death, but this was close. My father did not give advice. To learn Lessons in Life […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
EDITORIAL: Maine’s got game
Larry Lucchino, one of the owners of the Boston Red Sox, is coming to the University of Southern Maine in Portland on Thursday, April 16, to keynote the Business of Sports Symposium, an effort to better promote the role sports can play in growing Maine’s economy. The presence of Lucchino, who has helped bring three […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
City says suit is based on ‘speculative claims of injury’
In asking the court to dismiss a recent lawsuit filed by the Portland Pipe Line Corp., the city of South Portland has argued the company is impermissibly asking the court to provide “an advisory opinion” that the pipeline could “hold in its quiver for some future date.” The motion to dismiss essentially argues that because […]