The home run hit by Bobby Thomson off Branca is one of the most famous in baseball history.
2016
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
City’s Municipal Services facility on track
Construction of the $15.7 million project will continue this winter. With a good start this fall, work on South Portland’s new multimillion dollar, 63,000-square-foot Municipal Services Facility will continue throughout the winter with substantial completion scheduled for sometime in late 2017. A groundbreaking for the building, which will house the city’s public works, parks and […]
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Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
City’s Municipal Services facility on track
Construction of the $15.7 million project will continue this winter. With a good start this fall, work on South Portland’s new multimillion dollar, 63,000-square-foot Municipal Services Facility will continue throughout the winter with substantial completion scheduled for sometime in late 2017. A groundbreaking for the building, which will house the city’s public works, parks and […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Here’s a primer on how 5 Trump business ties can pose major conflicts of interest
Experts on government ethics are warning President-elect Donald Trump that he’ll never shake suspicions of a clash between his private interests and the public good if he doesn’t sell off his vast holdings.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Car safety regulators want to lock you out of most phone apps while driving
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 10 percent of fatal crashes last year involved distracted drivers.
Posted inNation & World, News
Archaeologists believe they’ve found Pilgrims’ original settlement
They say they’ve found calf’s bones, musket balls, ceramics and brownish soil where a wooden post once stood.
Posted inMaine, News
Plan for economic office for immigrants, people of color goes to Portland City Council
The office comes with an annual price tag of $260,000 and would be staffed by a director and two program managers.
Posted inMaine, News
Cape Elizabeth locates missing man; Portland police still searching for another
Allyn Fye, of Cape Elizabeth, was located Wednesday, Cape police said. Evariste Munyensanga, of Portland, was last seen Friday and has not been heard from since.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland renames park for 'Sam' DiPietro
SOUTH PORTLAND — A small park between Meeting House Hill and Willard Square is now Santo ‘Sam’ DiPietro Memorial Park. The City Council voted unanimously Monday night, Nov. 21, to change the name of the small triangular park and playground in memory of the late business owner and public servant, who died in early October at the age […]
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Biden ‘not interested’ in running for Democratic Party chair
After losing the presidency, Democrats are searching for a leader with enough stature to strengthen the party.