FALMOUTH — Anyone who has seen or read “The Silence of the Lambs” knows Clarice Starling, the FBI agent who interviews serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. When Starling first appeared in the 1988 novel, current Falmouth resident Patricia Kirby said she saw aspects of herself in Clarice. And she should have, since Kirby, a former […]
May 2, 2016
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Windham inmate found dead Sunday
Wayne Patrick King, 36, was found dead about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Puerto Rico skips bond payments, says Congress must help
The governor said Puerto Rico can’t pay the bonds without cutting essential services.
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Lawyers to provide free aid at Portland Public Library
The Law Day event, which is happening statewide this week, will be held at the library’s downtown Portland location from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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School superintendent finalists to visit Portland
PORTLAND — The School Department on Monday identified the two finalists for superintendent of schools. Xavier Botana, an associate superintendent in Indiana, and Teresa A. Lance, an assistant superintendent in Colorado, are the candidates selected after a nationwide search. The School Board hired Illinois-base BWP & Associates as the search firm in January. More than […]
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Maine Juniors volleyball team wins regional title
The Maine Juniors 18 Gold volleyball team won the New England Regional Volleyball Association AA Championship Sunday at Greely High School, defeating the Dig Deep team from Nashua, New Hampshire in the finals. Front row, from left: Kylee Austin (Saco), Cassie Fleck (Windham), Aubrey Humpage (Scarborough), Elisabeth Clark (Yarmouth) and Megan Friel (Biddeford). Back row: […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth Historical Society puts research, museum under 1 roof
FALMOUTH — Anyone passing by an old white house on Woods Road might not give it a second thought. But it’s not a house for a person. It’s a house for the town’s history. The house at 60 Woods Road is the Falmouth Historical Society’s research and museum space. The society has been working to […]
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Tractor-trailer crash on Maine Turnpike in Farmingdale ties up traffic for 10 hours
State police say the driver fell asleep at the wheel about 1 a.m. Monday and hit the center guardrail.
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U.S. construction spending rose 0.3 percent in March
Gains in home building and nonresidential construction offset a drop in government projects and total spending hit its highest level since October 2007.
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Portland school budget referendum goes to voters May 10
PORTLAND — All polling places will be open May 10 for the annual school budget referendum. The $103.6 million budget for fiscal year 2017, which the City Council approved Monday and was unanimously recommended by the School Board at the end of March, is a 0.8 percent increase over the current budget, or about $826,000. The proposed […]