PORTLAND—If there’s one thing Gorhamite Mackenzie Holmes is not, it’s “overrated” on the court. That was the Edward Little student section’s chanted assessment of her after she missed a free-throw attempt early in Friday night, March 2’s AA State Final, held at Cross Insurance Arena. Student sections, of course, don’t exist to tell the truth. […]
March 2018
Posted inEvents, Spelling Bee
Storm prompts Portland Press Herald to cancel 3rd Annual Corporate Spelling Bee
Don’t miss the real competition later this month—the Maine State Spelling Bee.
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Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Maine, News
Former Kennebunk man sentenced to prison for investment fraud
Robert J. Howarth gets six years in prison and is ordered to make restitution of $575,000 to people he bilked in a designer-clothing scheme.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Voters will decide in June whether Maine keeps its ranked-choice voting law
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says proponents have gathered more than enough signatures to put the question on the ballot in June.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Greely boys' hockey last winter team standing-Northern edition
Greely’s Andrew Eckhardt and Yarmouth’s Michael Guertier battle for possession during the Rangers’ 4-1 victory in the Class B South semifinals. Greely advanced to meet Cape Elizabeth in Wednesday’s regional final. Falmouth’s Lou Mainella carries the puck into Biddeford’s zone during Saturday’s Class A South semifinal. Mainella forced overtime with a late goal, but the […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Theater review: Comedy, mystery in ‘Red Herring’
The Portland Stage production runs through March 25.
Posted inNation & World
Man allegedly steals Frances McDormand’s Oscar, but doesn’t get far
Authorities say the statue was stolen during the official after-party and that the thief had a ticket to the event.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Joy ride nearly ends in train track tragedy
FALMOUTH — A Portland-based man is facing at least one felony charge for allegedly stealing a front-end loader from a parking lot at the Union Station Plaza on St. John Street and driving it up 6 miles of railroad track from Portland to Falmouth over the weekend. Charles Ayres, 45, was arrested just off Blackstrap Road […]
Posted inMaine colleges, News, Sports
Former UMaine women’s coach to take over men’s basketball team
Richard Barron replaces Bob Walsh, whose contract expires after a 24-100 record over 4 years.
Posted inMaine
Police capture chicken in Olive Garden parking lot after low-speed chase
‘Three grown men running across the interstate was priceless,’ a witness says.