South Portland’s 8th grade girls’ basketball team recently won the Scarborough Holiday tournament championship for third year in a row, downing Bonny Eagle, Wells, Westbrook and Greely. Front row, from left: Olivia Cloutier, Avioyonna Kim, Lydia Grant and Lauren Dibiase. Back row: Coach Michele Whitmore, Ashlee Aceto, Maggie Whitmore, Kaleisha Towle, Taylor Maxwell and Coach […]
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Fixed base operator Northeast Air launching $3.5M expansion at Portland Jetport
PORTLAND — For nearly half a century, fixed base operator Northeast Air has been firmly rooted in the day-to-day life of the Portland Jetport. “We touch nearly every plane that comes in or goes out,” Northeast Air Vice President and General Manager Mark Goodwin said last week, as he talked about the fueling and de-icing […]
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Former Wilton man sentenced to 35 years in prison for hammer slaying of his grandmother
Dana Craney pleads guilty to murdering Joanne Goudreau, 67.
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Coughlin resigns as Giants coach
Tom Coughlin led the Giants to two championships, but his team failed to make the playoff the past four seasons.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth Historical Society seeks new space
NORTH YARMOUTH — The stewards of the town’s history have an eye on the future – in particular a significantly larger space for storing and displaying North Yarmouth Historical Society archives. The private NYHS has for several decades been housed at 463 Walnut Hill Road, sharing a building with the town’s Fire-Rescue Department and a Cumberland County Sheriff’s […]
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Portland Tenants Union sets forum on housing justice
PORTLAND — Former Lewiston City Councilor Craig Saddlemire will speak to the Portland Tenant’s Union at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, about housing justice and efforts to fight housing discrimination and exploitation. Saddlemire, now an organizer with the Raise-Op Housing Cooperative, is expected to speak for 30 minutes and then answer questions. The public is invited and asked […]
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Bill Clinton makes first solo appearance for Hillary’s presidential campaign
The New Hampshire event comes after days of attacks over his impeachment and the Lewinsky sex scandal by Republican front-runner Donald Trump.
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METRO tweaks schedules for school bus routes
PORTLAND — METRO announced it will make adjustments to the Route 9A bus schedule, which provides service to all four of the city’s public high schools. The new schedule, which take effect Jan. 10, is five minutes earlier for the WestGate and Morrills Corner stops. An updated Route 2 schedule includes a previously unpublished additional […]
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Freeport Flag Ladies denied extension of protection order
A judge in West Bath District Court on Monday denied an extension of a protection-from-abuse order sought by the three Freeport Flag Ladies against James Roux III. Justice Beth Dobson decided late Monday afternoon in the seven-hour hearing that the allegations against Roux were unfounded, according to his attorney, Michael Whipple. Flag ladies Elaine Greene, […]
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Brady to have treatment for right ankle but says ‘I’ve had worse’
The Patriots are off until their first playoff game Jan. 16.