Chris Buescher is a surprise winner in a race stopped with 22 laps remaining because of rain.
August 2016
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Strong field set to run Beach to Beacon
Over 6,600 runners completed the 2015 Beach to Beacon race. Another huge field is expected Saturday morning. Former Greely High standout Ben True, who just missed out in his bid to qualify for the US Olympic team, will be a favorite to win the American men’s title. You can bet that race founder and 1984 […]
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Not to bee: Big hive removed from former Portland church
PORTLAND — What started with some bees swarming around the roof of an old church turned into something much, much larger. Andrew Green Jr., site supervisor for Hardypond Construction, said a coworker first noticed bees congregating near the roof of the former Clark Memorial United Methodist Church on Pleasant Avenue. After climbing a fire escape […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Hanley has arrived
On July 2, 2000, the Boston Red Sox signed a 16-year-old Dominican infielder named Hanley Ramirez. Five thousand, eight hundred, fifty-eight days later, on July 20, 2016, Hanley showed up to play. July 20 was the day Ramirez hit three two-run home runs in a win against the Giants, his first monster performance for the […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Watch Marge and Homer Simpson decide who’ll get their vote in November
The video clip parodies the infamous ‘3 a.m.’ ad that ran during Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign against then-Sen. Barack Obama.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage administration may spend up to $5,000 to fight $500 fine
The fine was imposed by the state’s attorney general over an education commission meeting that excluded the public.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Cundy’s Harbor Days returns in Harpswell
HARPSWELL — No shortage of things to do is promised at Cundy’s Harbor Days, which takes place Friday-Sunday, Aug. 5-7. The annual fair, sponsored by the Cundy’s Harbor Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary to benefit the fire department, is a marathon of food, activities, crafts, and entertainment that celebrate the heritage of the historic fishing village. The […]
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Former coach at St. Dominic Academy goes to prison for cocaine trafficking
A sting leads to the arrest of John Brissette and the seizure of 110 grams of cocaine and close to $2,000.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Former officer gets prison time for embezzling from Portland police credit union
John C. Barry, a former police officer, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and to pay $533,791 in restitution.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Pokestop on the highway to heaven
Emmaus Lutheran Church at 265 Middle Road in Falmouth is a stop for the popular location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go, in which users search for virtual creatures by using a smartphone app. Falmouth Memorial Library is also a local stop. (Colin Ellis / The Forecaster)