FALMOUTH — Sun Media Group this week announced the consolidation of news operations at its Current Publishing weeklies with The Forecaster newspapers. Two weeklies whose circulation areas duplicate The Forecaster and provide overlapping local news coverage – the Tri-Town Weekly, covering Freeport, Pownal and Durham, and The Current, covering South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth […]
2016
Posted inAmerican Journal, Northern Forecaster
Freeport High School honor roll
Freeport High School has released the honor roll for the first quarter: Grade 9 High Honors Braelyn Bailey, Catriona Gould, Rachel Harmon, Marjorie Mcleod, Maggie Riendeau, Caroline Smith. Honors Grace Abbott, Jensen Bartlett, Jesse Bennell, Alison Blow, Abigail Brier, Ella Carignan, Adam Cigri, Heath Cockburn, Gardner Converse, Eric Decker, Natalie Domin, Caroline Doyle, Joseph Driscoll, […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Holiday help and a holiday alert
A couple of reminders during this busy time may make your “to do” list a little shorter. Free gift wrapping for veterans – this was something Windham’s American Legion Auxiliary tried last year and it was so popular, they decided to do it again. Local veterans can bring their gifts to the Windham Veterans Center […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Current Calendar
Community Events South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club Christmas tree sale, kicks off on Friday, Nov. 25, at noon, Mill Creek Park, South Portland. Sale hours are Monday-Friday, noon-8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Scarborough Rotary Club Christmas tree sale, kicks off on Friday, Nov 25, at the Citgo station in […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Faces & Places
Boy Scout Troop 45 and Cub Scout Troop 45, both of Freeport-Pownal, held a flag-rasing event on Veterans Day at the Public Safety building in Freeport. Back row, from left, are Scoutmaster Adam Landry, Robert Landry, Parker Hall, Sam Robinson, Tom Robinson and Harrison Holmes. Front from left are Ian Moore, Katlyn Mosier, Mason Hall, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Community Calendar
“Freeport Artists of the Past, 1870-1950,” on display through Dec. 16, Freeport Historical Society’s Harrington House, 45 Main St. Admission $5, $3 for members and children 12 and under. For more information, call 865-3170. Photography by Aldona Shumway, on exhibit in November, Freeport Community Library. Freeport Creative Arts Urban Sketchers Group, meets Wednesdays at 8 […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Ross remembered for commitment to education, church and community
Wayne Ross, president of Southern Maine Community College in South Portland for 23 years, from 1979-2002, has died. Holding the title of president emeritus, Ross kept close ties to the community college even after his retirement. Ross, 80, “oversaw the transformation of our college through the decades and laid the foundation for what SMCC is […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Deaths
Fitzpatrick RSM, Sister Mary G., 95, of Portland, formerly of South Portland, died on Nov. 13, 2016. Arrangements by Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel. Gagnon, Bruce U., 65, of Standish, died on Nov. 14, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. at Dolby Funeral Chapel, South Windham, followed […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Let it snow: Tri-Town snowmobile club ready to roll
With winter on their minds, members of the Tri-Town Penguins Snowmobile Club were out on Baker Road in Freeport, near Florida Lake, two Sundays ago, building a pair of 15-foot bridges. The new bridges will allow snowmobilers easier access to the Route 125 side of the lake this season. The 30 individuals and nine businesses […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Let it snow: Tri-Town snowmobile club ready to roll
With winter on their minds, members of the Tri-Town Penguins Snowmobile Club were out on Baker Road in Freeport, near Florida Lake, two Sundays ago, building a pair of 15-foot bridges. The new bridges will allow snowmobilers easier access to the Route 125 side of the lake this season. The 30 individuals and nine businesses […]