Police charge three men shortly after hearing a woman scream for help near Congress and Franklin streets.
August 2016
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Trump campaign taps Maine agriculture commissioner as adviser
Walt Whitcomb will serve on the Republican presidential candidate’s 64-member agricultural advisory committee.
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Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: Where has all the sea glass gone?
The beach is constantly changing. The beach remains the same. It is a dynamic constant in our lives, a strand of sand to which we return year after year. This year, the first thing we noticed were all the rocks, a vein of smooth beach stones the size of belt buckles lying between the hard-packed […]
Posted inBusiness, Olympics, Sports
Speedo, Ralph Lauren drop sponsorships of swimmer Ryan Lochte
The swimsuit maker will donate $50,000 of Lochte’s fee to Brazil’s Save the Children charity.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Abby's Road: The 1st rule of parenting is there are no rules
During my first pregnancy, my mother often reassured me that I had nine months on my side. Facing my due date, the stresses that occupied me were practical: What did I need to receive a baby into our life and home, and when would we be able to purchase, assemble, and study it all? Her […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
New home for Portland synagogue
Rabbis Carolyn Braun, right, of Temple Beth El, and Gary Berenson of Etz Chaim Synagogue carry torahs Sunday from Portland’s Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue on Noyes Street to the congregation’s new home at Temple Beth El on Deering Avenue. The Noyes Street synagogue, which was deconsecrated and will become the home of Portland Community Squash, is […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
In 38 years as town manager, he took one sick day
Mike McGovern started working for the town as an intern and didn’t expect to stay long, but he came to be known as the dean of Maine’s municipal managers.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. officials warn that Zika could spread to Gulf states
The virus spread to South Beach last week and Texas and Louisiana could be next as mosquitoes travel northward.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough standoff ends with arrest, no injuries
SCARBOROUGH — A McIntyre Way man was arrested early Monday morning after a standoff with the Southern Maine Regional SWAT team that lasted more than five hours. Scarborough police responded to a call at 9:45 p.m. Sunday night to 3 McIntyre Way, where William L. Bowser, 56, had allegedly assaulted two adult family members before locking […]
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Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules
As schools reopen, the White House’s directive on facilities in public schools has been blocked, but the ruling is unlikely to affect Maine because of the state’s Human Rights Act and a 2014 case affirming the rights of transgender individuals.