Community meal – Thursday, March 1, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Roast pork, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, March 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, March 2, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of […]
March 2018
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New brewery helps save old Gorham gem
Kai Adams, one of three co-owners of the new Sebago Brewing facility in Gorham, shows a tour group new equipment. Kai Adams Production plant Sebago Brewing A cap in the production plant GORHAM — Sebago Brewing Company’s new facility that opened to the public Tuesday on Route 25 in Gorham is a shining example of […]
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Arts Calendar
Music March 3 Connor Garvey, 7:30 p.m., folk singer/songwriter, coffeehouse at First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, $10. March 5 Classical Guitar Master Class with Lily Afshar, 5-7 free. March 6 Classical Guitar Concert with Lily Afshar, 7:30 p.m. A concert of classical guitar works, featuring Lily Afshar, will be the next […]
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Drug overdose deaths rise in Portland and statewide
PORTLAND — With fentanyl increasingly to blame, overdose deaths in the state climbed 11 percent in 2017. Attorney General Janet Mills announced Feb. 22 there were 418 overdose deaths in Maine last year, based on data collected and analyzed by Dr. Marcella Sorg. “While the increase is not as significant as the nearly 40 percent increase […]
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Let me get a few things off my chest
Last week I was so exercised that I wrote three entire Universal Notebook columns and could have written six. So to get a few things off my chest and clear my desktop, I have decided to combine them into one concentrated gripe session. Gripe 1: While watching the PyeongChang Olympics I saw an interview with […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Westbrook man detained by ICE in 2017 back in jail
WESTBROOK — A city man detained and facing deportation last year is back in jail, with a new charge against him to be filed by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Abdi F. Ali, 29, of 53 Haskell St., is now at Cumberland County Jail in Portland on a 20-day sentence for violating conditions of release. […]
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Southern Meetings: March 2-9
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 3/5 5 p.m. Town Council Appointments Committee TH Mon. 3/5 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop TH Tues. 3/6 6:30 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS Tues. 3/6 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TH Wed. 3/7 7 p.m. Comprehensive Plan 2019 Committee TH Scarborough Mon. 3/5 5:30 p.m. Appointments Committee MB Tue. 3/6 6 p.m. TC/School Finance […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth Police Beat: March 1
Arrests 2/16 at 9:53 p.m. Hayley Webber, 42, of Field Road, Cumberland, was arrested on Middle Road by Officer Mike Brown on a charge of operating under the influence. 2/17 at 1:57 a.m. James Sanders, 71, of Foreside Road, was arrested on Foreside Road by Officer Kurt Fegan on a charge of disorderly conduct. 2/18 […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: March 1
Arrests 2/16 at 9:20 a.m. Joshua McCarthy, 31, of Marshall Street, Mechanic Falls, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Blanchard Road, and charged with attaching false plates and operating after suspension. 2/19 at 10:03 p.m. Griffen Demick, 24, of Woodside Drive, was arrested by Officer Matthew Merriman on Main Street on a charge of […]
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South Portland restores bus service in Knightville
SOUTH PORTLAND — After more than five years, the city Bus Service is returning to Knightville. Route 21 buses will add four stops in the neighborhood starting Sunday, March 4, utilizing the loop formed by Waterman Drive and Ocean Street. Arthur Handman, the city transportation director, said it is premature to speculate about whether ridership […]