I strongly oppose the plan by NGL Supply Terminal Co. to build a 24,000-gallon, above-ground propane storage facility at Rigby Yard in South Portland. I have been a resident of Grandview Avenue in Thornton Heights (City Council District 4) since 1982. The residents near Rigby Yard are already living with the potential risk of an […]
2016
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
EDITORIAL: Highs and lows of 2015
If you’re a news junkie, 2015 was a very good year. While terrorism dominated the national and international headlines, several high-profile local stories captured our attention. The following stories leaped out at us as some of the more meaningful and impactful ones of 2015: • Gov. Paul LePage broke the Internet a few times this […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
EDITORIAL: Highs and lows of 2015
If you’re a news junkie, 2015 was a very good year. While terrorism dominated the national and international headlines, several high-profile local stories captured our attention. The following stories leaped out at us as some of the more meaningful and impactful ones of 2015: • Gov. Paul LePage broke the Internet a few times this […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Oak Hill Beal’s scoops up new owner
The Beal’s Famous Old Fashioned Ice Cream shop at Oak Hill in Scarborough is now under new ownership. Prior to Christmas, former Town Councilor Sue Foley-Ferguson announced that she had purchased the shop, which is her second Beal’s store. She also owns the ice cream shop on Veranda Street in Portland. Foley-Ferguson said this week […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Waste handling in flux in Cape Elizabeth
A $1.4 million bond question to fund upgrades and safety improvements at the transfer station in Cape Elizabeth is likely to appear on the June 16 local ballot. At a meeting Monday, the Town Council voted 6-1, with Caitlin Jordan opposed, to accept the report of the Solid Waste and Recycling Long Term Planning Committee, […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Waste handling in flux in Cape Elizabeth
A $1.4 million bond question to fund upgrades and safety improvements at the transfer station in Cape Elizabeth is likely to appear on the June 16 local ballot. At a meeting Monday, the Town Council voted 6-1, with Caitlin Jordan opposed, to accept the report of the Solid Waste and Recycling Long Term Planning Committee, […]
Posted inMaine, News
Fire destroys large Victorian house in Gardiner, displaces 2 families
A firefighter narrowly escapes when roofing beneath him gives way and a ball of flames erupts around him.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
‘Safe distance’ required by proposed South Portland fire code change
A majority of city councilors appear to support an amendment to South Portland’s fire codes that would require any new propane distribution facility to be located outside a minimum safe distance from critical infrastructure. Such a change could have negative consequences for a proposed liquid propane distribution facility at the Rigby Rail Yard, which is […]
Posted inMaine, News
Skowhegan faces hurdles to get its really big shoe back in the public eye
The 4-foot-tall sculpture has been in storage for several years and may go in the municipal parking lot, but insurance concerns could scuttle the plan.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Headaches at new city intersection
After multiple pedestrian complaints about crosswalk safety, changes will be made. Ever since Westbrook’s new Bridge Street bridge opened just before Christmas, commuters have been getting used to the new traffic pattern along Main Street. But those changes, which are transforming the face of downtown, have left some pedestrians feeling uneasy, and dozens of residents […]