Chris O’Neil, a consultant to wind power opponents, quit the Maine Wind Energy Advisory Commission last week, the third departure in recent months from the panel that LePage exempted from Maine’s right-to-know law.
September 2018
Posted inMaine
Scarborough considers tax break to develop village center at the Downs
Town officials say redevelopment of Scarborough Downs could be the most important deal the town will ever consider and there are public forums tonight and Wednesday.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Camper falls 250 feet to his death in New Hampshire
The Connecticut man fell from the top of a waterfall in the dark.
Posted inMaine
Mainer killed in crash on I-95 in New Hampshire
Siow Chang of Falmouth stopped on the road for an unknown reason, setting off a 4-car crash.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Winthrop man pleads guilty to lying to federal firearms dealer about pot use
Donald Henderson bought two firearms from a Winthrop dealer in 2017.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Kavanaugh vows to fight misconduct allegations as Trump, Republicans dig in
President Trump expresses support for his Supreme Court nominee, who writes a defiant letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee and tells Fox News Channel, ‘I’m not going anywhere.’
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Truck, health centers eyed for Route 1 in Freeport
FREEPORT — Two conceptual plans for Route 1 commercial development have been submitted to the town since the subdivision of 38 acres of land was approved last month. The site, which is now vacant, sits at an unassigned address adjacent to Pillars Antiques and across from Napa Auto Parts. The Project Review Board on Aug. 15 […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Maine Marathon to occupy Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth streets
PORTLAND — If last year’s turnout is indicative, at least 3,400 competitors are expected to participate Sunday, Sept. 30, in the 2018 Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon. The 27th annual out-and-back marathon, a Maine Track Club event, begins at 7:45 a.m. The course winds around Back Cove in Portland, up through coastal Falmouth and into […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland legislator faces challenge from political newcomer
CUMBERLAND — In his bid for a second term representing House District 45, Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, faces a challenge from Republican Tamsin Thomas, a political newcomer. Now retired, Sandy Point Lane resident Thomas has taught French, and while in California was a secretary at Warner Bros. and a manager at Walt Disney Productions. She […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Housing Authority at 75: ‘We house people in need, we always have’
PORTLAND — After years of visiting friends who live in Sagamore Village, Gillian Poisson is proud to call the city’s oldest public housing community home. “I love it because it is a little melting pot in itself,” Poisson said Monday. The “melting pot” and its history will be celebrated Friday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m., as the Portland […]