CAPE ELIZABETH — A $1.4 million bond question to fund upgrades and safety improvements at the Recycling Center is likely to be on the June 16 ballot. At a meeting Monday, the Town Council voted 6-1, with Councilor Caitlin Jordan opposed, to accept the report of the Solid Waste and Recycling Long Term Planning Committee, which […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Florida man who killed 3 women scheduled for execution
Unless an appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court steps in, Bolin, 53, will be executed Thursday at 6 p.m. in Florida State Prison for the 1986 slaying of Teri Lynn Matthews.
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Tribe wants protesters to leave Oregon refuge
The Burns Paiute tribe says the armed men are ‘desecrating one of our sacred sites.’
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath arts center adds 'Kill the Chill' concert series
BATH — The frozen days of winter may be here, but at the Chocolate Church Arts Center things are heating up. The “Kill the Chill Winter Concert Series” begins Friday, Jan. 8, with a performance by the Howligans, a four-piece rock and roll band based in the Mid-Coast. The 7:30 p.m. show takes place in […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth, Maine DOT to announce Route 1 'development opportunities'
FALMOUTH — The town and Maine Department of Transportation are poised to announce what officials called “a unique partnership that will create private development opportunities.” DOT spokesman Ted Talbot said the agency will be giving Falmouth land near the intersection of Route 1 and the Maine Turnpike Spur. A press conference announcing the partnership is […]
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Falmouth library, retirement community proposals get warm response from planners
FALMOUTH — The Planning Board on Tuesday night advanced proposals for two major projects on Lunt Road. While no action was taken, the board heard presentations from OceanView retirement community’s plans for redevelopment of the former Plummer School into 34 units of affordable senior housing, and for and expansion of Falmouth Memorial Library. The next […]
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UNH study links flame retardant chemicals to obesity
Fat cells in exposed rats develop a sensitivity to hormones that is also exhibited by people who are overweight, the study finds.
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Q&A: Why is North Korea’s ‘hydrogen bomb’ test such a big deal?
Analysts explain why the detonation, if true, is ‘a very great result’ fo Kim Jong Un.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
As arctic air departs, a rain – not snow – storm is on the horizon
After two days of cold, it might seem like a wintrier pattern is on the way, but that isn’t the case. Dry weather continues the next couple of days, but even after the blast of arctic air to start the week, temperatures are going to rise above average to finish it. Looking further ahead, a rain, […]
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