PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine signed a new agreement with Iceland’s Reykjavik University The memorandum of understanding adds formality to the relationship between the schools, now entering their second year of exchanging students. Ari Jonsson, Reykjavik University’s rector, said in a press release that Iceland needed to have a strong connection to the […]
August 2016
Posted inNation & World, News
With goat’s help, elusive Clydesdale goes AWOL for 5 days
Budweiser – aka Buddy – knows how to lie low.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland mayor to conduct neighborhood meetings
PORTLAND — Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 13, Mayor Ethan Strimling will host 10 neighborhood meetings designed to meet with people as they go about their daily routines. The 90-minute “Strimling on the Street” sessions will be held throughout the city through October. The dates and times are Sept. 13, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Aurora Provisions, 64 Pine St.; […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Not a moment too soon for back to school in Portland
Construction crews in Portland install new sidewalks on Brackett Street outside Reiche Elementary School on Monday. Installation of the two new and improved sidewalks was expected to be completed before the start of school on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Payson mansion in Cumberland to be sold at auction
CUMBERLAND — After more than a year on the market, a circa 1940 mansion on the former Payson property will be sold at auction Sept. 20. The nine-bedroom, nearly 8,000-square-foot building sits on a 104-acre estate formerly owned by Phillips and Marion Payson. Bateman Partners and Peter Anastos in December 2014 purchased the 179 Foreside Road property […]
Posted inMaine, News
Stephen King tweets LePage is a ‘bigot, homophobe, racist’
King tweeted the comments over the weekend.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Concert review: Sean Lennon, Les Claypool create something altogether new
Their partnership as the Claypool Lennon Delirium incorporates pieces from their past.
Posted inMaine, News
Lockdown lifted at Corinna school; man in protective custody
Police responded to a report of a suicidal man in an apartment not far from the school.
Posted inMaine, News
Rumford drug felon gets 4 years in prison for gun possession
Troy Blanchard was convicted of a drug felony in 2014, which prevented him from legally possessing a firearm.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Maine high court won't reconsider Harpswell beach access decision
HARPSWELL — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has denied a request to reconsider its July 19 ruling removing an easement to Cedar Beach. The Aug. 23 decision marks a clear end of the road for easement proponents, who have no remaining legal path forward. The grassroots group Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters since 2012 has used the courts to fight […]