PORTLAND — A landmark theater in the city has its name in lights again. “It feels fantastic,” State Theatre co-owner Alex Crothers said May 3 after more than 600 marquee bulbs were energized during a spring rainstorm. “This has been on the list since we began renovating the theater in 2010.” It took 10 months of […]
May 2018
Posted inNation & World
Trump throws support behind CIA nominee, not concerned about torture allegations
Gina Haspel had earlier offered to drop her nomination because of her role in interrogating terror suspects.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Court to reconsider Scarborough's case against Doyle
SCARBOROUGH — An argument to reconsider a criminal case against a town critic who was arrested at a public meeting is slated for later this month. An allegation of criminal trespass by the town against Falmouth resident Michael Doyle was dismissed in April in Maine Superior Court after Scarborough’s attorney, Mark Franco, failed to appear for […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Out & About: Wrapping up the season
The leaves are out and the seniors are graduating. That’s also a certain sign that the 2017-2018 season for performing arts producers and presenters is coming to a close. Two of our region’s orchestras are exiting this weekend. The Portland Symphony wraps up Sunday with a program conducted by one of the three finalists for […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
New initiative at Mid Coast Hospital aims to help people struggling with addiction
Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick is the first hospital in the state to prescribe suboxone treatment in the emergency department, a news release announced last week.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Weather’s heating up and so is spring sports action-Portland edition
Cheverus’ Billy Ly gets sandwiched between a couple Lewiston defenders during the Stags’ 13-6 road loss last week. Portland’s Billy Barnard lines a hit during the Bulldogs’ 7-4, eight-inning win at Falmouth Saturday. (Ed. Note: For the complete Portland-Marshwood and Portland-Falmouth baseball game stories, with box scores and photos, see theforecaster.net) The days are getting […]
Posted inMaine, News
Two people killed in weekend boating crash were an Eliot woman and a 7-year-old girl
The accident in the Piscataqua River took the lives of Laurie Stewart, 56, and Kaillen Wickman and injured 5-year-old Michael Wickman.
Posted inMaine
Massachusetts extends ban on lobster fishing over right whales
The state pushed the start date until May 16.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: The truth is not funny – neither is Trump
I admit it: I had never heard of Michelle Wolf before her prickly performance at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Of course, I had never heard of Hasan Minhaj either, before he did the dinner last year. Both comedians were more caustic than funny and, for that, I blame Donald J. Trump. I blame […]
Posted inBusiness
Idexx reports increased revenue, net income in the first quarter
The Westbrook company plans to break ground on a $62 million headquarters expansion.