SOUTH PORTLAND — The owners of popular Taco Trio have temporarily closed both their restaurants due to illnesses in the family. An announcement posted on Facebook Oct. 27 said the Mexican restaurants at 119 Ocean St. in Knightville and 1706 Forest Ave. in Portland will be closed until early 2017 because of “major medical issues” and so […]
November 2016
Posted inLife & Culture, Link
Find out what your local beer says about you
Would you get frostbite for Maine Beer Co.’s Dinner or do you need an orange slice to drink an Allagash White? As we head into Portland Beer Week, see what image your preferred local beer is projecting.
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Posted inMaine, News
Gas leak in Portland prompts evacuation
A construction crew accidentally punctured a line underneath Congress Street.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth acreage eligible for wildlife refuge
SCARBOROUGH — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been approved to work with land owners on the potential acquisition of more than 800 acres in Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the new Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge, concentrated around the existing Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, will be dedicated to managing young forest habitat and […]
Posted inNation & World, News
National Geographic’s ‘Afghan Girl’ hospitalized
Sharbat Gulla, whose striking image appeared on the magazine’s cover in 1984, has been in custody in Pakistan.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough panel to explore options for new public safety HQ
SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors Wednesday approved forming an 11-member committee to gather information on a new fire and police building. Councilors also approved an initial allocation of $50,000 for the work from the town’s Public Safety Capital Improvement Account. The account, which exceeds $617,000, was created in 2007. With help from engineering consultants, the committee – […]
Posted inMaine, News
Tears flow at vigil for student killed when hit by pickup truck in Lewiston
Police say Jayden Cho-Sargent, 13, was struck while on his way to middle school as he used a crosswalk on a busy street.
Posted inBusiness, News
Unemployment benefits applications rise, but claims still fewest since 2000
The number of people applying for jobles benefits rose to the highest level since August last week.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Senate, House candidates square off in Cape Elizabeth as election nears
CAPE ELIZABETH — Candidates in state Senate District 29 and House District 30 in an Oct. 27 forum discussed the opioid crisis, gun violence, and low-income Mainers. The four candidates participated in the annual forum, hosted by Cape Elizabeth High School’s advanced placement government class, less than two weeks before Election Day. The candidates for Senate disagreed […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath council to seek proposals for former YMCA property
BATH — The City Council next month will review a draft document for a request for proposals to develop the former YMCA property on Summer Street. The council on Wednesday also unanimously gave initial approval to adding a prohibition on electronic smoking devices in parks and recreation facilities to the city’s existing public smoking ban. […]