BRUNSWICK — When the School Board voted to begin overseeing the Falmouth-based REAL School last March, it not only saved the school from closing, but gained a new partnership that expands an ongoing effort to develop special education programming. Now, almost six months later, the REAL School is preparing for a first day of school that almost […]
August 2016
Posted inNation & World
Militants kill 1, wound 18 at American University of Afghanistan
The university was established in 2006 to offer liberal arts courses modeled on the U.S. system.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland assault call leads to meth lab charge
SOUTH PORTLAND — A local man charged with domestic violence and manufacturing methamphetamine is being held at the Cumberland County Jail on $25,000 bail following a court appearance Monday in Cumberland County Superior Court. Rick Anderson, 36, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 21, after police responded just after 5 p.m. to a call from a woman who […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Boston police to affix body cams to 100 unenthusiastic officers
The six-month pilot program goes live Sept. 1.
Posted inMaine, News
Boy in Corinna dog attack died of multiple head, neck injuries
The medical examiner’s report details a horrific mauling in the June 4 pit bull attack, and efforts by his father to save the boy’s life.
Posted inMaine, News
New national monument established in Maine’s North Woods, but debate rages on
The National Park Service begins to open offices and invite visitors to the Katahdin region hours after President Obama designates the 87,600 acres donated by Roxanne Quimby.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
‘Walls of Hate’ in Brunswick? Opinions differ
BRUNSWICK — A transgender person who needs to use a bathroom in North Carolina may face discrimination, fear and hatred in their everyday lives. But what about in Brunswick? John Andrade, a youth pastor at Topsham’s North Harbor Community Church, thinks Brunswick could benefit from an more open dialogue between Christians and members of the LGBT […]
Posted inMaine, News
Hacker changes Portland traffic signs to obscene messages
Three illuminated road signs on a couple Portland streets were changed early Wednesday morning.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
New RSU 1 high school could go to referendum next year
BATH — Regional School Unit 1 administrators are eyeing the Wing Farm business park for a new high school. A referendum on the project could be held as soon as next June. The school district has been in talks with city officials about building a new high school either adjacent to Bath Middle School, or […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Bath marijuana dispensary aims for September opening
BATH — A medical marijuana dispensary is expected to open at 67 Centre St., the former location of the Gediman’s Appliances store, early in September. Wellness Connection of Maine is moving its Thomaston office and staff to Bath. Open since 2011, that site has served more than 1,000 Mid-Coast residents, according to a July press […]