PORTLAND — In its first three years the Let’s Get Ready program in Maine has helped nearly 800 underprivileged high school students in Portland, Lewiston and Waterville prepare for and attend college. The nationwide program partners high-schoolers with volunteer college students who assist in SAT preparation, admission counseling and post-enrollment mentoring. Let’s Get Ready was brought […]
2017
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Browntail moth information session planned in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Learn more about browntail moths and the expected hot zones for the 2018 season during an information session scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Falmouth Elementary School. The goal of the session is to create a cooperative, responsible solution to the problem with help from the state, the town and private homeowners. One […]
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Maine gets federal extension for ID use
PORTLAND — Travelers using the Portland International Jetport can present state identification cards to pass through airport security until Oct. 10, 2018. The extension from Jan. 22, 2018, was announced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Jetport on Oct. 19. Maine driver’s licenses and identity cards will also be accepted for entry at […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland begins registration of short-term rentals
PORTLAND — Operators of rooms and housing units rented for 30 days or less at a time must begin registering those units as short-term rentals by Nov. 30. Registrations will be accepted at the city’s Licensing and Registration Office, City Hall Room 307, 389 Congress St. Details on registration fees can be viewed at http://bit.ly/2xBDzWz. City councilors […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland begins registration of short-term rentals
PORTLAND — Operators of rooms and housing units rented for 30 days or less at a time must begin registering those units as short-term rentals by Nov. 30. Registrations will be accepted at the city’s Licensing and Registration Office, City Hall Room 307, 389 Congress St. Details on registration fees can be viewed at http://bit.ly/2xBDzWz. City councilors […]
Posted inNation & World, New England
N.H. governor asks Trump to not deport Indonesian immigrants
The families have become an integral part of their neighborhoods, schools and churches and they seek to practice their Christian faith without fear of persecution, the governor says.
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Out & About: Early music festival, Josh Ritter
There’s a variety of music playing in Portland and vicinity this weekend, headlined by two disparate acts in widely separated parts of town. Out in the Woodford’s Corner neighborhood, the Portland Conservatory of Music is hosting its annual three-day Portland Early Music Festival Friday through Sunday. Josh Ritter, a powerful Americana act, will appear downtown […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Retired FBI expert says he thinks police erroneously zeroed in on Sanborn as suspect
But a state attorney undercuts the testimony by Gregg McCrary, who acknowledges that he reviewed only a small portion of the documents in the murder case against Anthony Sanborn.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s in the mix as 238 places vie to host Amazon’s 2nd headquarters
Proposals came from 53 states interested in attracting up to 50,000 jobs, plus provinces, territories and towns like Scarborough and Brunswick.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: New Maine lives made by hand
Because I possess few if any manual abilities, I greatly admire people who do. A skillful carpenter, cabinetmaker, mechanic, boat builder, logger, electrician or plumber is a person not only worth knowing, but worthy of respect. I have often said, only half in jest, that when the Apocalypse comes I am going to flee to […]