The Maine Marine Patrol alleges that 52-year-old Brian Tarbox was using traps with tags belonging to another license holder.
2016
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Falmouth siblings win cross country coaching honors
Falmouth native Brandon Bonsey, a one-time Yachtsmen standout, was recently named Big East cross country Coach of the Year after leading Georgetown University to the men’s league title. Kourtney Bonsey, also of Falmouth and Brandon’s sister, was named the New England Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Regis College (Weston, Massachusetts) women […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine universities reassure students after harassment is reported nationwide
There have been no major incidents on the seven UMaine System campuses in the wake of the presidential election, but several alleged racist threats on U.S. college campuses are being investigated.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Capitol Notebook: Maine Republicans advance, Democrats seek a path
Even Gov. Paul LePage must have been surprised by the success of Republicans running for state Legislature. Like many others, he had predicted that Democrats would take control of the state Senate, but although they gained, they did not win control. And the governor, whose recent public outbursts had led him to apologize and seek […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
South Portland to consider moratorium on marijuana businesses
Cities and towns can decide whether to allow or ban marijuana-related businesses, but private possession and use would still be legal statewide.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Verso merges offices, splits up 7 mills to trim costs
The paper company, which owns a mill in Jay, says it expects to save 10 percent in overhead costs from the moves.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump considers oil billionaire for energy secretary
Trump’s to-do list takes aim at regulations that reduce greenhouse gas and smog pollution from fossil fuels.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: 5 stages of election grief
On Nov. 8 I went to bed feeling numb at the prospect that a truly unqualified man might be about to become the president of the United States, yet hopeful that I might wake to a popular rejection of the ugliness that man has visited on this nation. I was naive. At 4 a.m., when […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
‘Supermoon’ over Maine
The “supermoon” sets over Back Cove in Portland Monday morning in this image made from the city’s Eastern Promenade. The moon this week is closer to the earth than it has been in almost 70 years, and closer than it will be for another 18 years, which makes it appear larger and brighter. It also […]
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Policy Wonk: Not all votes are created equal
We have a president, but do we have a democracy, a country? One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all? Arguably not. To begin with, we’re probably the only purported democracy in the world where the person who got the most votes, Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Albert Gore in 2000 (both Democrats), nonetheless […]