The North Berwick Democrat visited 11 communities statewide to learn about issues facing the state’s oldest residents.
November 2016
Ordinary people trained to save lives in shootings, attacks
A program in New York would like to expand the number of people with basic first aid across the country.
Storms kills five, injures children in Alabama, Tennessee
Severe storms spawned what are being described as possible tornados across much of the South.
Brunswick, Bath welcome holiday season
The Brunswick High School choir sings carols at the 2016 tree-lighting ceremony in downtown Brunswick on Nov. 26. (Jim Creighton / For The Forecaster) Bath’s traditional Santa Walk to City Hall helps launch the 12 days of Christmas celebration on Saturday, Nov. 26. (Keith Spiro / For The Forecaster)
Bath museum celebrates holidays with month of events
BATH — Maine Maritime Museum has ratcheted up its Christmas spirit a few notches this year, hosting a variety of holiday events over the next month. Along with its indoor lobster trap tree – which the museum calls Maine’s largest – the 243 Washington St. history hub is expanding its holiday decorations to the grounds […]
Shared services, tax reform top wish list for leaders from Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — Officials from four towns met with the Greater Portland Council of Governments Tuesday to discuss regional needs and ideas that will be used to guide the organization. The discussion with representatives from Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport and Yarmouth at Merrill Memorial Library was the first of seven meetings that the organization plans to hold throughout […]
Trump tweets that he’s leaving his business empire ‘in total’
He says legal documents are ‘being crafted which take me completely out of business operations.’
3-day celebration makes Freeport Sparkle
FREEPORT — FreeportUSA’s annual Sparkle Celebration will take place Friday-Sunday, Dec. 2-4. The free holiday festival starts at 6 p.m. Friday, with a parade on Main Street. The weekend-long event will feature a talking Christmas tree, concerts, movies, horse drawn carriage rides, and more. The event also includes the Sparkle Express train adventure on Dec. 3. There […]
Leonard Pitts: Loathing Trump doesn’t justify undermining election with recount
There is no evidence of fraud in the election, and a review of votes now will be seen as suspect.
CIA director says it would be ‘folly’ for Trump to scrap Iran deal
John Brennan also says the president-elect should be wary of promises made by Russia because of Russia’s past failure to deliver on them.