Once again, Congress has opened debate about drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. This would be a direct giveaway of invaluable public lands to oil companies. Drilling in the Wildlife Refuge would be harmful to the local animal populations, and would disrupt one of the few remaining expanses of untouched, natural lands […]

Once again, Congress has opened debate about drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. This would be a direct giveaway of invaluable public lands to oil companies. Drilling in the Wildlife Refuge would be harmful to the local animal populations, and would disrupt one of the few remaining expanses of untouched, natural lands […]

I enjoy reading the Northern Forecaster and keeping up on what’s going on in my neighborhood. However, last week you disappointed me in a terrible display of distorted values. You printed a 2-inch story announcing the names of 11 students who are semifinalists in the National Merit Scholars program. You do not even explain what […]

Jean Marie Caterina is one of those people who take public service seriously. She is one of the few candidates for Scarborough Town Council who knocks on hundreds of doors to hear from voters on issues that are important to our community. In her last term on the council she was instrumental in creating the […]

I want to inform Scarborough citizens of the importance of voting for the proposed public safety building: • The present facilities are severely undersized; every inch of space is used with excessive crowding. • Service calls have tripled since the last addition in 1989. Community needs have added more than a dozen significant new services in […]

A yes vote on statewide Question 2 is the right choice for Maine. It will expand Medicaid to 70,000 Mainers, ensuring that they are able to see a doctor when they’re sick and helping them to live healthier, more stable lives. When I talk to people in our community, the message I hear about health […]

A mailer from opponents of Portland’s Question 2 claims it could allow “just one person to block investments in our city.” That is false. For developers who play by established zoning rules – including variances and conditional-use projects – nothing would change. But when a developer wants to loosen restrictions, Question 2 would make the […]