Cape Elizabeth’s older population faces four core issues that the town should address, an ad-hoc advisory committee is expected to tell the Town Council next month. The seven-member Senior Citizen Advisory Commission, formed in April 2014, was charged with studying the various needs of residents aged 60 and older and to submit its findings within […]
2015
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
In Scarborough, Easter is in the bag
Residents and staff at the Scarborough Terrace assisted living community, including Tersina Grant, Elizabeth Simonds, Peggy Lopez, Eleanor Mathieson, and Janice Nichols, helped spread the holiday cheer Tuesday, March 31, by decorating and filling Easter baskets for Project G.R.A.C.E. to distribute to Scarborough children and families in need. Jim Elkins, a Project G.R.A.C.E. board member, packs […]
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Maine’s credit rating still falls short of highest level
Fitch Ratings cites poor economic growth and a lack of cash reserves.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Dance fever in Topsham
Dozens of contra dancers packed the gym at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham on Saturday afternoon, March 28, for the 25th annual DownEast Country Dance Festival.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
South Portland High faculty approves new Pledge of Allegiance procedure
The approval ends several months of controversy over an effort by three students to make it clear that participation in the pledge is optional under the law.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Breton joins land trust board of directors
Rita Breton was recently elected to the board of directors for the Scarborough Land Trust. A retired communications professional, Breton has been a Scarborough resident for 30 years and an active volunteer with the land trust since 2007. She is the chairwoman of the land trust’s Development & Communications Committee, and was the founder of […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Breton joins land trust board of directors
Rita Breton was recently elected to the board of directors for the Scarborough Land Trust. A retired communications professional, Breton has been a Scarborough resident for 30 years and an active volunteer with the land trust since 2007. She is the chairwoman of the land trust’s Development & Communications Committee, and was the founder of […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Iraq declares ‘magnificent victory’ over Islamic State in Tikrit
The victory is seen as a key step toward eventually driving the militants out of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Zoning board OKs cell tower variances
South Portland’s Board of Appeals has granted a series of variances to T-Mobile, which will allow the company to build a new, 120-foot cell tower at Highland Memorial Cemetery. The board agreed last week that T-Mobile had met its burden of showing that there is a significant gap in coverage in that area of the […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Scarborough proposes modified school calendar
Following a special meeting regarding changes to the academic calendar to accommodate more professional development time for teachers, the Scarborough School Department has modified its original request. The school board will now weigh a proposal to continue with the current schedule of staff development time for the K-8 schools, while adding two early release days […]