PORTLAND — City Manager Jon Jennings will serve as moderator at a 5 p.m. public forum on the use of highly automated vehicles on city streets. The forum will be held at the East End Community School, 195 North St. Panelists will include John Branding, government and external affairs director of BMW Group; AAA of Northern […]
September 2018
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland library to hold Civic Saturday
PORTLAND — The Portland Public Library will host an event encouraging people to become more active citizens 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. Civic Saturday will include a talk by Eric Liu, founder and CEO of Citizen University. The university is a nonprofit with a mission to foster a more responsible and empowered citizenry. […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
UNE, Press Herald to host gubernatorial debate
PORTLAND — The University of New England and the Portland Press Herald will host a gubernatorial debate featuring the four candidates for governor. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at UNE’s Innovation Hall, 772 Stevens Ave., Portland. A limited number of free tickets will be made available to Press Herald subscribers […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Out & About: Seasonal kickoffs in the arts
Football season kicked off a few weeks ago, and several of southern Maine’s performing arts producers, performers and presenters are doing likewise this week. Portland Players kicked off their 88th season of community theater in South Portland last weekend with a sensationally good production of one of the funniest musicals ever written: “Little Shop of […]
Posted inMaine
Missing Winslow woman believed to have taken her own life
The body of Rianne L. Andrews was found off Lord Road in Benton on Monday morning.
Posted inMaine, News
Mega sailing yacht pushed by wind gust, damages pilings in Portland Harbor
The M5 has made multiple visits to the Portland waterfront and was docked over the weekend when it pulled a floating pier away from its pilings.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Dozens of Kavanaugh protesters arrested at Sen. Collins’ D.C. office
The group chants ‘we will not be silenced’ outside the office of Maine’s senior senator, who later told the media that the Supreme Court nominee’s second accuser should be interviewed under oath.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Letter: 4 to support in Scarborough
In the weeks leading up to the School Board recall last winter, the Scarborough School Department was spiraling. Despite push-back from teachers and the community over proficiency-based education, start times, and Principal David Creech’s resignation, the board did nothing. But Alicia Giftos, Amy Glidden, April Sither, and Paul Johnson did something. They initiated the recall […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Brady, Patriots searching for answers after another loss
DETROIT — Tom Brady isn’t the type to panic over a couple early losses. He’s also not making any promises about where New England’s season could go from here. Brady was held to 133 yards passing Sunday night, part of an abysmal performance by the Patriots in a 26-10 loss to previously winless Detroit. New […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Letter: Elect Caricchio to South Portland council
April Caricchio is running for the South Portland City Council District 4 seat since Linda Cohen has chosen not to run again. I feel that April has the progressive insights, commitment to our community, and professional and organizational skills to be an extremely effective and nonpartisan member of our City Council. We need new councilors […]