KENNEBUNKPORT — Former President George H.W. Bush plans to return to his summer home in Kennebunkport sometime during the week of May 21, a spokesman for the 41st president has confirmed. Bush plans to arrive next week, but spokesman Jim McGrath said that the exact day and time of arrival are still being worked out. Bush’s […]
May 2018
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland vote advances plan for affordable housing
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors by a 5-2 vote Tuesday approved a zoning change for a proposed $9 million affordable housing project at 611 Main St., the site of the former St. John the Evangelist Church. Councilors also approved the school budget. The nearly 2-acre Thornton Heights property includes a parish house and a school building. It […]
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Spat continues between Cape Elizabeth council, School Board
In the wake of concerns about the School Board aired by a town resident, the two groups seem to find a joint meeting impossible to schedule.
Posted inNation & World, News
A Delta flight crew asked if there was a doctor on board. They got the U.S. surgeon general
According to Dr. Jerome Adams the patient is ‘doing well’ and he was ‘glad to be able to assist.’
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland denies new licenses for 2 Main Street motels
SOUTH PORTLAND — After an unusual recommendation by the police chief, City Councilors voted Tuesday not to renew licenses for two Main Street motels. They cited criminal activity by patrons that has warranted repeated police attention. Councilors voted 5-2 not to renew a lodging license for The Knights Inn at 634 Main St., owned by Kantilal […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Meghan Markle says father won’t attend wedding because of health
WINDSOR, England (AP) — Meghan Markle announced Thursday her father will not be at her marriage to Prince Harry due to health problems. “Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding,” she said in a statement released by Kensington Palace. “I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Mideast conflicts connected by vying powerbrokers
The modern Middle East has been plagued by ruinous wars: country versus country, civil wars with internecine and sectarian bloodletting, and numerous eruptions centered on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But never in the last 70 years have they seemed as interconnected as now with Iran and Saudi Arabia vying for regional control, while Israel also seeks […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Backstreet Boys release new single and video
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Backstreet Boys have a new single. They released “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” on Thursday, along with a video that shows the quintet dancing in sync. Singer Nick Carte r tweeted thanks to fans for 25 years of support. Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough will resume a […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Swap Shop volunteer keeps Cape Elizabeth schools well supplied
CAPE ELIZABETH — Beth Cary is dedicated to what she calls the next wave of the “shop local” movement: “drop local.” Cary can be found volunteering at the Recycling Center’s Swap Shop most Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, her eyes constantly peeled for donations that may have appeared on the School Department newsletter’s list of classroom and […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Royal wedding is on same day Henry VIII had his wife beheaded. Bad juju?
A royal historian helpfully points out that ‘it would be tricky to find a date in English history that is not linked to something awful.’
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