NEW YORK Graham Kerr is having a group of guests over to his home, so he’s decided to whip up a batch of his Farmhouse Vegetable Soup. It calls for a blended medley of carrots, onions, garlic, parsnips, sweet potato and onion. The recipe is from his groundbreaking “The Graham Kerr Cookbook” and it’s tried-and-true […]
May 2018
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Nation & World
‘Right Stuff’ author Tom Wolfe dies at 88
An originator of the ‘new journalism’ style, he went on to write novels.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
LePage, 6 other governors sign letter backing Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
They cite ‘transformative efforts to bring peace to the Korean peninsula.’
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Planning Board to review impact fee study
PORTLAND — The associated effects of development could soon cost developers money as city staff moves toward creating a schedule of impact fees. “We think it is a more transparent and fair way of doing business,” city Planning Director Jeff Levine said May 11 about impact fees he expects to be enacted by the end of […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Planning Board to review impact fee study
PORTLAND — The associated effects of development could soon cost developers money as city staff moves toward creating a schedule of impact fees. “We think it is a more transparent and fair way of doing business,” city Planning Director Jeff Levine said May 11 about impact fees he expects to be enacted by the end of […]
Posted inFood, Maine
Portland’s Deering Center attracts new dining choices
Two local spots are opening second locations in the neighborhood.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Historical exhibit looks at Freeport businesses
FREEPORT — The Freeport Historical Society will open a new exhibit, “Blacksmiths and Storekeepers,” with a reception May 23 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit will highlight and interpret changes in Freeport Village from 1770-1920, beginning with the earliest landowners and developers – a blacksmith and store owners – and ending with the “multi-store blocks and smithies that […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Kids cleaning up roadside litter discover trash is actually a couple’s stolen treasure
A dirty pillowcase found in Lebanon contained old photographs, jewelry and a military medal that were among items stolen from Richard and Joanne Couture’s home during a burglary last year.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland City Council pares school budget ahead of June 12 referendum
PORTLAND — Voters will decide June 12 on a $110 million school budget after the City Council on Monday reduced the fiscal year 2019 spending request. In a nearly four-hour meeting, councilors by a 7-2 vote agreed to reduce the budget submitted by the School Board by $1.12 million. Mayor Ethan Strimling and Councilor Pious Ali […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland City Council pares school budget ahead of June 12 referendum
PORTLAND — Voters will decide June 12 on a $110 million school budget after the City Council on Monday reduced the fiscal year 2019 spending request. In a nearly four-hour meeting, councilors by a 7-2 vote agreed to reduce the budget submitted by the School Board by $1.12 million. Mayor Ethan Strimling and Councilor Pious Ali […]