SCARBOROUGH — Three incumbent town councilors face three challengers hoping to unseat them Nov. 7. Voters will decide whether to re-elect council Chairman Shawn Babine, of 1 Summerfield Lane; Vice Chairwoman Kate St. Clair, 41 Woodfield Drive, and Councilor Peter Hayes, 5 Indian Hill Lane. Challenging them are Jean-Marie Caterina, 311 Gorham Road; Timothy Downs, 10 Dunstan […]
2017
Posted inNation & World
Second actress says George H.W. Bush groped her – at a theater in Maine
Jordana Grolnick says she was working on a production of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ in Maine in 2016 when Bush came backstage during intermission and grabbed her as they posed for a picture.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland Police beat: Oct. 27
Arrests South Portland arrests and summons logs were not available at press time. Fire calls 10/17 at 4:25 p.m. Hazardous materials release investigation on Cottage Road. 10/18 at 10:28 a.m. Unintentional smoke detector activation on Foden Road. 10/18 at 1:13 p.m. Unintentional sprinkler activation on Main Street. 10/18 at 3:32 p.m. Hazardous materials release investigation on Broadway. […]
Posted inMaine
Dump truck hits, kills 90-year-old man on foggy Route 1 in Camden
Henry Dircks, dressed only in pajamas and not wearing shoes, apparently left his residence near the accident scene during the early morning hours, police said.
Posted inMaine
Interactive charts: transit ridership in greater Portland is on the rise
Ridership on several of the region’s METRO bus routes is surging.
Posted inLife & Culture, Link
‘Parks and Rec’ actor Nick Offerman comes to Maine for comedy, stays for the craftsmen
The ‘Parks and Rec’ actor, who will be performing Nov. 2 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, has a love for woodworking and calls calls Maine ‘a regular Disneyland’ for a woodworker.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, Politics
Gorham School Committee candidates face growth challenge
The town is is one of the fastest-growing in Maine.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: No on city’s Question 2: NIMBY veto is bad policy
Portland voters should not surrender the power to influence the city’s future to self-interested groups.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: No on Portland’s Question 1. Rent limits won’t work.
Portland needs more housing, and many renters need assistance. The referendum offers neither.