March 2018 – Page 456 – The Portland Press Herald

Roger Bannister, first to run a mile in under 4 minutes, dies at 88

by CHRIS LEHOURITES Associated Press March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

His time of 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds, captured the world’s imagination and buoyed the spirits of Britons still suffering through post-war austerity in 1954.

Super Six Polls

by The Forecaster March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

Our final polls for boys’ and girls’ basketball. These polls consider games played through Saturday, March 3, and were first released on Twitter at Twitter.com/foresports Sunday. The poll includes our core coverage area (coastal Cumberland County from Cape Elizabeth to Freeport) and is based solely on my opinion. Boys’ basketball 1) Greely2) Scarborough3) Portland4) South Portland5) […]

American Journal, Forecaster Sports

Boys Hockey: Gorham falls to Yarmouth in playoffs

by Adam Birt March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

YARMOUTH—The Clippers bounced the Rams 5-1 from the postseason on Tuesday evening, Feb. 27. Gorhamite Trevor Gray scored his boys’ lone goal midway through the second, and the team trailed just 2-1 at the start of the third. That, then, is when the game got away from them. “They’ve got some good offensive players,” Gorham […]

Maine, Politics

Maine fishermen, environmentalists join in opposition to offshore drilling

by PATRICK WHITTLE and MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

Multiple groups and interests plan to speak out – though there is no traditional public hearing – when federal officials visit the state this week.

Nation & World

Shipping containers cause hazard at sea; storm’s death toll at 9

by Associated Press March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

A cargo ship lost about 70 containers off the North Carolina coast during Friday’s nor’easter.

New England, Politics

As giant storms hammer Boston, some worry that little is being done to prepare

by DARRYL FEARS The Washington Post March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

City leaders are seriously considering building a barrier in the mouth of a harbor lined with commerce to protect it from storm surge and sea-level rise.