LePage, 68 and at risk of developing diabetes, lost at least 50 pounds after the outpatient procedure in September.
2017
Posted inNews, Politics
Marijuana backers vow to fight new bid to delay retail pot sales in Maine
Lawmakers will consider extending the voter-approved deadline for the state to adopt rules for retail sales until early 2018.
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Posted inEvents, Like A Boss, Maine Voices
Watch: Like a Boss with Mike Vail, President of Hannaford
The conversation was led by Lisa DeSisto, Portland Press Herald CEO and publisher.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Winter sports season is halfway done-Southern edition
Scarborough’s Lindsey Kelley leans in for a shot during the Red Storm’s 53-35 win at Portland Monday night. Cape Elizabeth’s Luc Houle throws the shot put at a league meet last week. Houle came in third in the senior division. (Ed. Note: For the complete Scarborough-Portland girls’ basketball game story, with photos, see theforecaster.net) It […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Former Brunswick police officer sentenced for sending obscene material to girl
Garrett Brosnan, who also asked the minor living in Arizona for nude pictures, apologizes before he is given a one-year term.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland, Scarborough projects get Maine DOT funding
SOUTH PORTLAND — Infrastructure improvement projects that will be funded this year by the Maine Department of Transportation include the Portland International Jetport and nearly 10 miles of paving on Interstate 295 between Scarborough and Portland. MDOT’s three-year plan, which was announced on Monday by state Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, includes work statewide that will […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick track project may require town funding
BRUNSWICK — Community efforts to raise approximately $860,000 for a new track at the high school may rely on the town contributing some funds. At a Jan. 5 Facilities Committee meeting, parents told the committee and three town councilors that they are willing and excited to raise the funds, but would like to see the town chip […]
Posted inBusiness
Wex expands service in Canada
The South Portland company will use Canadian fueling stations obtained through a recent acquisition.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
More ‘Beanie babies’ on the way: L.L. Bean steps up Brunswick boot production
BRUNSWICK — Beth Toothaker worked seasonally at L.L. Bean for several years before she accepted a full-time job in the company’s Industrial Parkway boot manufacturing facility last April. There, she learned the step-by-step process of how the iconic leather-and-rubber duck boots are made: cut, sewn, and assembled by hand in a process that takes about 45 […]
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump acknowledges Russian hacking, calls report of compromising information ‘fake news’
In his first news conference since his election, the president-elect denies that Russia has compromising personal and financial information about him.