The 421-foot-long ship is the ninth in a series of high-speed vessels designed to navigate in shallow coastal regions.
December 2016
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland opponents vow to fight 'Miami-type' waterfront development
PORTLAND — From the viewpoint of Portlanders for Responsible Development, the view above 58 Fore St. should remain unobscured. “Certainly, it would be a terrible loss, similar to what we had with the Portland House,” attorney Peter Murray said Dec. 22, two days after the city Planning Board unanimously approved a master development plan for the […]
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Posted inSports
Lions’ playoff hopes on hold after MNF loss to Dallas
Detroit still can win the NFC North with a win over Green Bay on Sunday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police seek man suspected of smashing windows at halal market in Portland
Advocates for Muslim-Americans condemn the vandalism at the Ahram Halal Market on Forest Avenue.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Jan. 1-5
Portland Tues. 1/3 5:30 p.m. Economic Development Committee CH Wed. 1/4 5:30 p.m. City Council (Special Meeting) CH Thurs. 1/5 5 p.m. Parks Commission CH Thurs. 1/5 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals CH
Posted inMaine, Outdoors
Got snow? Yep, and a weekly report will provide details
Ski and snowmobile associations aim to keep Mainers updated on conditions.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland landlord contests conviction from deadly 2014 fire
PORTLAND — The owner of the 20-24 Noyes St. building where six people died in a Nov. 1, 2014, fire is appealing his conviction for a code violation. In a Dec. 19 motion, attorneys for landlord Gregory Nisbet asked Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren to grant a new trial or dismiss the conviction. […]
Posted inMaine, News
Overturned truck spills home heating fuel in Buxton
Route 22 was closed between Haines Meadow Road and Skip Road until early afternoon, a dispatcher says.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland remembers the homeless
A procession of more than 200 people leaves Preble Street on Dec. 21 for Monument Square in Portland at the start of the annual winter solstice candlelight vigil honoring the homeless who died in the past year. (Diane Hudson / For The Forecaster) Katie Pazienza and Kayla Blindert, of the Maine Hunger Institute, keep the […]
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Parsonsfield man arrested twice Monday in dispute over woman
Police say Tyler Laberge intentionally hit another man’s vehicle and then violated the conditions of his release on bail.