DURHAM — The town is searching for a new fire rescue chief and emergency management director after Bill St. Michel announced his retirement. At 62, St. Michel is ready to retire after 25 years as chief of the department. But he said he hopes to stay involved as an on-call volunteer, driving trucks, where he began at […]
2017
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Centers team up to provide cancer patients with free acupuncture
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new partnership will provide southern Maine cancer patients with free acupuncture treatments. The Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., is partnering with Wildwood Community Acupuncture of Portland, 83 India St., which will provide the free service. Eligible cancer patients will be those in active treatment, transitioning into post-cancer life, and people living […]
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Posted inNation & World, Sports
Four-time Iditarod winner denies doping his dogs
Dallas Seavey, who posted a video on social media, claims he has done nothing wrong but he has withdrawn from the 2018 race.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth student hits stride with skateboard design
FALMOUTH — Sophie Herdrich is just beginning to find her voice as an artist, which is why she was so thrilled to take on the challenge of creating an original skateboard design. Herdrich is a junior at Falmouth High School and also enrolled in the commercial art program at Portland Arts and Technology High School. As […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bangor Savings to acquire Granite Bank of New Hampshire
The combined entity would have over $4 billion in assets and 59 branches in Maine and New Hampshire.
Posted inMaine, News
Fire destroys tractor-trailer carrying frozen food on Maine Turnpike in West Gardiner
The northbound turnpike lanes were closed as firefighters worked to contained the blaze.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Yarmouth satisfied with GNG response to taunting
YARMOUTH — Superintendent of Schools Andrew Dolloff said he is satisfied with the Gray-New Gloucester school department’s response to a recent incident at a football game involving the GNG coach. The coach, Duane Greaton, who is no longer employed by School Administrative District 15, instructed his players in a game against Yarmouth High School to taunt […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland may relax street parking restrictions
PORTLAND — A summer reprieve could be coming for people who violate street parking rules. On Nov. 15, the City Council Sustainability & Transportation Committee, led by Councilor Spencer Thibodeau, will hold a public hearing on whether the city should not penalize violators of overnight and other city parking rules from June 1-Sept. 30. “The goal […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Split in Republican Party shows as 2 senators denounce Trump
Bob Corker of Tennessee and Arizona’s Jeff Flake – who says he’ll leave the Senate rather than be ‘complicit’ – join other mainstream party leaders in speaking out against the president.
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Maine man trying to light cigarette flips truck end over end
The truck came to rest on its roof after crashing through several trees.