A Scarborough woman helps improve Panamanians’ hearing during a recent medical mission trip. Karen Kirtani, of Scarborough, recently took the trip of a lifetime when she went on a mission trip to Panama City, Panama. Kirtani, a hearing equipment specialist, works at the local Beltone clinic and joined a group of volunteers from Beltone New […]
2015
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Volunteers needed to monitor Casco Bay
The Friends of Casco Bay will hold a training session for new water quality monitor volunteers, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., on Saturday, April 11, at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. Volunteers work in teams to share the monitoring at one of 40 shore-side sites on 10 selected Saturdays from April through October. See http://cascobay.org/water-quality-monitoring/ […]
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Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Volunteers needed to monitor Casco Bay
The Friends of Casco Bay will hold a training session for new water quality monitor volunteers, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., on Saturday, April 11, at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. Volunteers work in teams to share the monitoring at one of 40 shore-side sites on 10 selected Saturdays from April through October. See http://cascobay.org/water-quality-monitoring/ […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
Play reading series at Mad Horse The Mad Horse Theatre Company in South Portland will hold the next installment of its new By Local play reading series this weekend. Readings will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. Pay what you can at the door. The […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
Play reading series at Mad Horse The Mad Horse Theatre Company in South Portland will hold the next installment of its new By Local play reading series this weekend. Readings will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. Pay what you can at the door. The […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
Play reading series at Mad Horse The Mad Horse Theatre Company in South Portland will hold the next installment of its new By Local play reading series this weekend. Readings will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. Pay what you can at the door. The […]
Posted inMaine, News
Fisherman recounts rescue of Portland man who fell from Casco Bay ferry
‘It was scary,’ says Rick Garland, because John Richio was floating in 33.5-degree water and couldn’t move.
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Education costs driving $4.6M spending surge
Scarborough Council Chairwoman Jessica Holbrook was clear this week that she would not support a 6 percent proposed increase in spending, while other councilors stressed there’s still a long way to go before a final budget is adopted. Under the nearly $80 million spending package unveiled last week, residents could see a 8.5 percent tax […]
Posted inBusiness
Shell to buy BG Group in $69.7 billion takeover
Shell said that bringing the two companies together would produce financial gains of about $2.5 billion a year.
Posted inNation & World, News
Afghan soldier shot dead after killing American soldier, wounding 2 others
It was the second fatality suffered by NATO since the beginning of the year.