A look at our communities through photos.
2015
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland tenants group seeks clarity, enforcement
PORTLAND — A fledgling tenant’s association plans to proceed with advocacy and education after its first meeting Jan. 2 drew about a dozen tenants and landlords. Formed by Grace Damon and Catherine Wilson, the group spent two hours outlining basic issues regarding safety, city rental rates, tenants’ rights, and the exclusion of tenants from a […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Holden man rescued after several hours in extreme cold
Joshua Webb, 25, left his house Monday afternoon to go for a walk but was reported missing by his father when he failed to return.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Northern Forecaster, Web
Politics and other mistakes: Lost children
The holiday decorations have been put away, which in my household means I’ve drunk the last drops of Christmas ale. I’m now ready to face whatever the new year has to offer (bock beer, I hope), and deal with any leftover issues from 2014 (I just found a couple of bottles of Oktoberfest in the […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine wind industry boasts 1,560 jobs, $532 million in spending
The industry report comes at a time of political uncertainty over a key federal tax credit and energy policy in the Legislature.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Northern Forecaster, Web
Down the road a piece: Shining a light on the solstice
I am not a pagan, a Wiccan or even a Unitarian, but I’ve always been curious – in summer and winter – about the solstice. Each season has its own personal solstice. We’re told that the earliest people, who had little to do at night after sundown, would leave their dreary caves, go outside and […]
Posted inUncategorized
Pownal News – January 7
Meetings The Pownal Board of Selectmen will meet Mondays, Jan. 12 and 26, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall. The Planning Board has scheduled a site walk for Saturday, Jan. 17, at 9 a.m., for a single lot with private road on the R. Schmidt property, 58 Poland Range Road. The application will be on […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Two men attempt to free climb Yosemite’s El Capitan
The pair would be the first to scale Dawn Wall, described as ‘smooth as alabaster, as steep as the bedroom wall,’ using only their hands and feet
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
West Bath votes next week on RSU 1 withdrawal
WEST BATH — Voters will decide Tuesday, Jan. 13, if the town should withdraw from Regional School Unit 1, which West Bath helped form in 2008. Not only is a majority needed for the vote to succeed, it also requires enough people to vote. A minimum voter turnout of 50 percent of the total ballots […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Yarmouth News – January 7
Forum to focus on school planning Residents are invited to participate in the Yarmouth School Department’s Community Forum on Strategic Planning, Monday, Jan. 12, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Yarmouth High School cafeteria. At this meeting school officials will unveil the process by which a five-year plan will be developed. Attendees will participate in small-group […]