PORTLAND — The show will go on at the Maine State Pier in 2017, city councilors decided Monday. The final City Council meeting of 2016 took four hours. Councilors also approved changes to the city’s General Assistance and minimum wage ordinances to conform with state laws, and to create a city office to help connect immigrants and […]
December 2016
Posted inPolitics
Trump team asks State Department what it spends on international environmental efforts
It is the latest sign that the incoming administration aims to reassess environmental and climate agreements.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath Area Food Bank seeks money for meals
BATH — Although donations of food are always appreciated, money is what the Bath Area Food Bank can use right now – dollars it can stretch to buy far more than the regular consumer. The Food Bank’s pantry, at the rear of the former United Church of Christ building at 150 Congress Ave., resembles a local […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine PUC delays decision on changes to homeowner solar incentives
Regulators say they need more time to ensure their decision is fair to ratepayers and the small generators who use the program to recoup the cost of roof panels.
Posted inMaine, News
Monmouth family of 5 homeless after fire; community begins fundraising
The family of Aaron Chase, an emergency medical technician, lost all their possessions and Christmas presents in the blaze.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland may have to compromise on school facilities bond
PORTLAND — The leaders of an ad hoc committee determining the best way to address elementary school facility needs this week said they are committed to a four-school bond. However, whether the rest of the panel agrees with School Board member Marnie Morrione and Mayor Ethan Strimling – and would be willing to support a nearly […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Preliminary redesign sees Portland's Congress Square as gathering place
PORTLAND — It could be greener, larger, and maybe wetter. The potential future of Congress Square was revealed Dec. 15 to a crowd of about 100 people at the Portland Westin Harborview Hotel in a presentation detailing the layout and ideas for public art. “When you look at this site, there is something missing: the steps,” […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland police arrest Topsham man for OUI after cruiser crash
YARMOUTH — Police arrested a Topsham man Sunday morning for allegedly operating under the influence after he reportedly crashed his minivan into two police cruisers at an accident scene. Cumberland police said they responded just after 4 a.m. to Interstate 295 in Yarmouth near Mile 16, where the cruisers were hit. Yarmouth Officer Derek Lucas […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland school grants from Bean spark outdoor learning
PORTLAND — Under a new program, L.L. Bean has funded 18 different classroom grants in schools across the city. The goal of the grants is to introduce students to the outdoors and to the ideals of conservation and caring for the environment. The grants, totaling $16,000, were recently awarded through the Portland Education Foundation, according […]
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Two Knox County men are among the latest presidential pardons
The president has commuted the sentences of a historically high number of federal inmates in his two terms in office.