October 2018 – Page 138 – The Portland Press Herald

Riverview patient accused of threatening dad with knife

by Betty Adams October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

Mark Gessner, convicted of murder in the 1994 death of a florist in Bath, is being held on $50,000 bail at Two Bridges Regional Jail.

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Forecaster scores big at Maine press banquet

by Kate Irish Collins October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

NEWRY — The Forecaster, American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly newspapers received five first place-awards and came in second for General Excellence in the Maine Press Association’s 2018 Better Newspaper Contest. At an awards banquet held Oct. 20 at Sunday River, the group of weekly newspapers, which cover nearly all of coastal Cumberland County as well […]

Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster

Portland ballot features 2 referendum questions, island elections

by David Harry October 22, 2018October 25, 2018

PORTLAND — City voters will decide two referendum questions, a race for Portland Water District trustee and several island elections Nov. 6. Question 1 asks if the School Department should enter into the new regional Greater Sebago Education Alliance. Question 2, a charter amendment, would require municipal candidates to file campaign spending reports 42 days before […]

American Journal, Forecaster Sports, Southern Forecaster

Field Hockey: Westbrook skunks Scarborough, moves on to semifinals

by Adam Birt October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

WESTBROOK–The No. 2 Blue Blazes trampled the visiting, No. 3 Red Storm in the tournament semifinals on Saturday morning, Oct. 21. Katie Champagne kicked off the Blazes’ triumph with a goal barely more than a minute into the first half; then, with barely more than a minute left to play before the break, Morgan LeBeau […]