The waters from east Penobscot Bay to Canada were closed in late September, forcing the recall of 5 tons of Maine clams, mussels and quahogs.
November 2016
Posted inMaine, News
Man dies in crash on Route 1 in Damariscotta
A tractor trailer and a truck collide near Main Street.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
YMCA of Southern Maine will offer free child care on Election Day
Branches in Biddeford, Portland, Freeport and New Gloucester will have free child care for anyone on Tuesday.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth, Freeport, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth plan Veterans Day observances
FALMOUTH — There will be several ceremonies in the area Friday, Nov. 11, to commemorate Veterans Day. Falmouth and American Legion Post 164 will host the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. at 65 Depot Road, at the Falmouth Veterans Memorial. The ceremony will include a short speech from the post commander, lowering the […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Grad student at USM in Portland helps veterans adjust to college life
PORTLAND — After leaving the U.S. Air Force, Camden Ege anticipated a career in law enforcement. Instead, the University of Southern Maine graduate student is in a zone. Specifically the Green Zone, the campus outreach group Ege leads to help veterans become acclimated to campus life while students, faculty and other campus staff get a better […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Dozens of decapitated bodies found at school near Mosul, Iraq
Initial reports say 100 bodies are found at the site, which was under Islamic State control until last week.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Theater review: ‘Roles of a Lifetime’ imagines the aftermath of Shakespeare
The play, about efforts to preserve the Bard’s scripts after his death, is showing in Portland through Sunday.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
USM Portland expected to lease apartments for student housing
PORTLAND — Students at the University of Southern Maine will likely be able to call Marginal Way a temporary home beginning next fall. USM’s board of trustees is scheduled to vote on a plan to lease 200 beds at the Bayside Village apartment complex at its Nov. 14 meeting. The board’s Finance, Facilities and Technology […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Vassalboro man arrested for allegedly backing Jeep into police cruiser, kicking officer
Nathan Rasmussen, 22, was arrested in Unity Saturday night after allegedly driving while intoxicated.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Big shoes to fill: Cumberland woman begins boot drive in grandmother’s memory
CUMBERLAND — Many decades ago, when Berniece Matzell was a child, firefighters rushed to her parents’ home in response to a call. Given the inclement weather outside, one firefighter plunked the girl in his relatively giant pair of boots. The oddity of the situation got Matzell the nickname “Boots,” which stuck for the remainder of […]