SCARBOROUGH — After clear and convincing results from Tuesday’s recall of three School Board members, there are now calls for Superintendent of Schools Julie Kukenberger to resign. Paul Johnson, one of the most outspoken critics of how the board and Kukenberger have handled recent issues, said Wednesday that the right thing now would be for Kukenberger […]
May 2018
Posted inForecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly
Baseball: Windham sneaks past Thornton, 1-0
SACO—The lone run in Windham’s road bout vs. Thornton Academy on May 3 came in the second inning – and it belonged to the Eagles. Derek Foss belted the fateful ball, bringing home Tanner Bernier for a 1-0 lead that eventually turned into a 1-0 win. “We’ve played five games, and we’ve scored a total […]
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Hours into new job, Trump’s ambassador to Germany offends his hosts
‘Germans are eager to listen, but they will resent instructions,’ one official says.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Third Massachusetts town bans sale of single-use water bottles
Great Barrington became the 3rd Mass. town to ban water bottles 1-liter or smaller.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth sets Memorial Day parade
CAPE ELIZABETH — Memorial Day will be observed in town with a parade Monday, May 28, followed by a ceremony at the War Veteran’s Memorial on Scott Dyer Road in front of Pond Cove Elementary School. The parade will kick off at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Fowler Road and Route 77. The route continues north on […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick council tightens tax-hike goal to 3%, putting pressure on schools
BRUNSWICK — Town councilors are now aiming for no more than a 3 percent increase in the tax rate for fiscal year 2019, requiring more than $900,000 to be cut from the total school and municipal budget. The Brunswick Town Council discussed the recommendation May 7 as part of giving the School Department direction on its […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Mormon Church breaks all ties with Boy Scouts, ending 100-year relationship
The change will affect hundreds of thousands of Mormon boys in 30,500 congregations worldwide.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell voters asked to pay more for boat launch repair
HARPSWELL — Besides voting in primary elections, residents on June 12 will decide whether to spend an additional $40,000 to repair the Mackerel Cove boat launch. In March, Town Meeting approved $60,000 for the project. The additional funding is necessary, according to the town’s explanation of the ballot question, because of a design change made “right before” the […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell voters asked to pay more for boat launch repair
HARPSWELL — Besides voting in primary elections, residents on June 12 will decide whether to spend an additional $40,000 to repair the Mackerel Cove boat launch. In March, Town Meeting approved $60,000 for the project. The additional funding is necessary, according to the town’s explanation of the ballot question, because of a design change made “right before” the […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cumberland County commissioners on tour
PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Commission will hold meetings in across the region through September. The commissioners normally meet on the second Monday of each month at the County Courthouse in Portland. During the “2018 Summer Tour,” commissioners will meet in communities where federal Community Development Block Grant funding has been applied to a recent […]