Some takeaways from another week under He Who Would Be Emperor: “All politics is local.” Speaking to local issues rather than echoing the official mantra may be the only way Democrats are going to win back the House. Campaigning in Pennsylvania, which you’ll recall with anguish that Trump won in 2016, probably reflects the kind […]
2018
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Ithaca College students named to Spring 2018 Dean’s List
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College congratulates students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester. The following local students were named to the Dean’s List: • Joshua McCrum of Saco • Thea Hollman of Kennebunk • Lauren Clough of South Berwick • Courtney Christoforo of Saco • Alexander Perry of Wells Founded in […]
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Kelly Marie Tran breaks silence about online harassment
NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Marie Tran is breaking her silence about online harassment months after deleting her Instagram account. In an essay published Tuesday in The New York Times, the “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” actress wrote it “wasn’t their words, it’s that I started to believe them.” Tran deleted her Instagram account in June. She […]
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Inside catch and kill: Cohen, a porn star and ‘Individual 1’
WASHINGTON (AP) — His name is Donald John Trump, but federal prosecutors have a simpler moniker for the 45th president: Individual 1. Dry legalese and generic aliases could do nothing to tone down the tale of the scheme to protect Trump outlined in court documents Tuesday. The criminal campaign finance case against the president’s former […]
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Analysis: With guilty plea, Trump’s personal lawyer sends presidency into troubled legal waters
In pleading guilty to campaign finance violations, Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen implicated the president.
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Peaks Island voting shifted to community center
PORTLAND — Peaks Island voters will cast their ballots Nov. 6 at the recently completed Kennedy & Carter Family Community Center, 129 Island Ave. The shift from St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, 15 Central Ave., was approved Aug. 13 by city councilors. Peaks Island sits in city District 1, Precinct 3.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New Americans help West Falmouth farm flourish
FALMOUTH — Amaranth, roselle and African eggplant are not commonly known crops in Maine, but they’re all being grown locally this summer under a new partnership between the Falmouth Land Trust and Cultivating Community. Cultivating Community now has a rolling 10-year lease on the Hurricane Valley Farm off Gray Road and plans to turn it into […]
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Portland officials mum on assistant city manager’s sudden departure
PORTLAND — Both parties involved are saying little about the sudden departure of Assistant City Manager Mona Bector. Bector’s departure was confirmed Aug. 17 by city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin, who added there would be no further official comment on her departure. The city has provided no details on a search for Bector’s replacement. Bector’s hiring was […]
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Portland to open bids for fire station repairs
PORTLAND — Bids for the job to repair, renovate and upgrade the North Deering fire station at 386 Allen Ave. are scheduled to be opened Aug. 28 at City Hall. A kitchen fire closed the station almost a year ago and the city is projecting it will cost at least $1.3 million to get it updated […]
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