The president-elect names a George W. Bush-era veteran and a policy newcomer to his team.
December 2016
Posted inLife & Culture
Your neighbor’s TV is tuned to ‘NCIS.’ Is yours?
Data mapped by the New York Times shows the CBS hit about agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is most popular in Maine.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Gas prices climb in Maine, around the country
Maine’s average gas price last week was 26 cents per gallon higher than the same time a year ago and 13.3 cents higher than a month ago.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Neighbors hope to put Falmouth man back in driver’s seat
FALMOUTH — The only time Peter Leeman, 62, feels free and not hampered by his disability is when he’s driving. But Leeman, who has had to use a wheelchair since an automobile accident in 1974, has been stuck at home for months since he learned it would cost $30,000 to transfer the special electronic mobility controls […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth library finally on downhill side of fundraising for expansion
FALMOUTH — Trustees of Falmouth Memorial Library have passed the halfway point in their commitment to raise 50 percent of the $5.62 million earmarked for a significant addition and renovation. The library has raised about $1.5 million and hopes to raise the remaining $1.3 million thanks to a new fundraiser called the 1718 Society, and other […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport, Pownal, Durham to vote on school track-and-field project
FREEPORT — Voters on Jan. 10 will be asked to approve borrowing more than $1.5 million to fund a turf field and track at Freeport High School. The Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors in October scheduled the special election for residents of Freeport, Pownal and Durham. The proposal to build an artificial turf field and […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth chamber exec brings big-stage experience
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce has hired Adrienne Nardi as the organization’s new executive director. Nardi started Dec. 12, after the position was vacant for almost eight months. Her predecessor, Andrew Smaha, resigned in April, less than a year after he was hired. Prior to working at the chamber, Nardi worked at TideSmart Global in […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Actress, author Carrie Fisher, who rocketed to fame in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 60
Fisher, best known as Princess Leia, turned her struggles with addiction and mental illness into funny books, a film and a one-woman stage show.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth legislators hope to reduce speeds on part of I-295
FALMOUTH — Two state legislators have proposed a bill that would reduce the speed limit on Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Brunswick to 60 mph. Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, and Rep. Teresa Pierce, D-Falmouth, said they commute northbound to Augusta on I-295 several times a week, and both have watched the traffic worsen and the […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Leading Republican wants special panel of legislators to tackle Maine’s opioid crisis
Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester calls for a unified solution ‘to a problem that is killing more Mainers every day.’