Andrew McLean Age: 33 Residence: Gorham Party affiliation: Democrat Family: Married Occupation: Law student, University of Maine School of Law Education: Bachelor’s degree, Plymouth State University; master’s degree in public policy and management, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine; law degree expected 2020 Political/civic experience: House of Representatives, 2012-present; Maine Commission for […]
October 2018
Posted inAmerican Journal
City Hall open for absentee voting
WESTBROOK — With Election Day soon approaching, City Hall, located at 2 York St., will be open now through early November for voter registration and absentee voting. The City Clerk’s Office will register voters and conduct absentee voting Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Thursday, Nov. 1, and will stay open […]
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Pending changes to public access channels concern city
WESTBROOK — Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, is in the midst of digitizing its cable offerings, an upgrade that will change public access channels that broadcast local city council, school board and planning board meetings and other community events. The goal of the digitization, the company says, is to provide better quality, more […]
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Arts Calendar
Music Oct. 19 Pianist Laura Kargul, “Wild at Heart,” Faculty Concert Series, 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham. Tickets $15 for adults; $10 for seniors, USM employees and alumni; $5 for students at www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or 780-5555. Oct. 26-28 “35mm: A Musical Exhibition,” part concert, part exhibition, part poetry jam, part performance […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
'Cascade' installed downtown
Vermont sculptor Miles Chapin poses next to his “Cascade” after an Oct. 13 dedication ceremony in downtown Westbrook. Through a donation from the Warren Memorial Foundation, Westbrook Arts & Culture hired Chapin to create the piece. As a youth Chapin, whose grandparents and great-grandparents lived in the city, was fascinated by the movement of water. […]
Posted inNation & World
Newspaper publishes account of alleged slaying in Turkey
Evidence is claimed of the consul general urging Khashoggi’s torturers to do it outside.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to sending threats to Trump’s sons
Daniel Frisiello, 25, also mailed white powder to a Democratic U.S. senator and a Republican congressional candidate.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Scarborough gets defensive, blanks Cheverus in quarterfinals
Scarborough junior goalie Abby Roy, senior Tegan Tanner (arms raised) and junior Ainslie Allen, right, celebrate at the final horn of the Red Storm’s 2-0 win over Cheverus in Wednesday’s Class A South quarterfinal. Shawn Patrick Ouellette / Press Herald photos. More photos below. SCARBOROUGH—If it’s mid-October, Scarborough’s field hockey team must be off to […]
Posted inNew England, News
Boston mayor offers plan to combat rising seas
Marty Walsh proposes a ‘Resilient Boston Harbor’ campaign that includes the creation of 67 acres of new open space.
Posted inSports
Wednesday’s NHL roundup: Caps edge Rangers in OT, 4-3
Alex Ovechkin scores two power-play goals for Washington.