Dawson, Smith, Purvis & Bassett, PA hires two.
October 2018
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth may take fresh look at trash disposal
FALMOUTH — Town Councilor Aaron Svedlow is convinced that most people in Falmouth dislike current waste disposal practices, which include paying per bag and small, open recycling containers. His remarks came as Kevin Roche, CEO of ecomaine, pitched the idea at last week’s council meeting of moving to automated trash and recyclables pickup and regionalizing those […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
'Building community': Group welcomes immigrants to Mid-Coast
BRUNSWICK — For the past two years, the Midcoast New Mainers Support Group has worked not just to bring immigrants to the Bath-Brunswick-Topsham area, but also to roll out the welcome mat, integrating them into their new hometown to create a thriving multicultural society. “It’s really about building community,” Andree Appel said in an interview Oct. […]
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for religious schools in Maine
The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Here’s what the Constitution says about birthright citizenship
The 14th Amendment nullified a Supreme Court decision that found that people descended from slaves could not be citizens.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth updates plan to reduce use of fossil fuels
FALMOUTH — Just over a decade ago Falmouth was among hundreds of communities across the nation that signed the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement a decade ago, vowing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help curb the effects of climate change. The town has largely met or surpassed its annual emissions reduction goal, with a couple […]
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What Can You Do With Your Ed.D.?
The Ed.D. program at UNE is focused on transformative leadership and enables it’s diverse student population to transform self, their organization and community through focused research.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Yarmouth school garden grows student mentors
YARMOUTH — A gardening initiative launched six years ago at William H. Rowe School came full circle last week. Seventh-graders from Harrison Middle School who first planted tulips in Rowe School’s Rainbow Garden in 2012 returned to help first-graders replenish it Oct. 25. The middle-schoolers also each brought along their favorite children’s book to read to […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Schools and Education
Scarborough officials offer support after stabbing at high school
A 20-year-old town resident is charged with stabbing a 15-year-old Scarborough High School student during halftime of a soccer game.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Collins, King, Pingree slam Trump’s proposal to end birthright citizenship
Rep. Bruce Poliquin initially declined comment on the president’s plan, saying he ‘didn’t see that,’ but later issued a statement saying ‘any executive order or law must pass Constitutional muster.’