Bertrand Bard, 73, lost control while passing another vehicle, crashed into trees and died at the scene.
2018
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
SMCC names South Portland pier for benefactor Grondin
SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College named its campus pier in honor of the late Philip H. Grondin Sr. and the Grondin family’s longtime contributions to SMCC and the Maine Community College System. The Grondin Memorial Pier was dedicated Aug. 9 in a ceremony attended by more than 80 people, including members of the […]
advertisement
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough library to host sijo poet
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Public Library will welcome David McCann for a sijo poetry reading and writing workshop Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m. McCann is a retired Harvard professor of Korean literature and expert in Korean sijo – a counterpart to the Japanese poetry form of haiku. He received the Touchstone Award in 2015 and his works […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Son of Robert F. Kennedy to discuss new book at Bath museum
BATH — A decade ago, during a challenging trek to bring a run-down schooner from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., Maxwell Taylor Kennedy and his crew found themselves eye-to-eye with a small fleet of Panamanian pirates. It’s one of many stories of perspiration and perseverance from his new book – “Sea Change: A Man, A Boat, […]
Posted inNews, Sports
Maine Mariners introduce their mascot: Beacon the Puffin
Portland’s new minor-league hockey team opens its inaugural season on Oct. 13.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Comp Plan a top priority for new planning director
BRUNSWICK — Even before he was hired as the director of planning and development, Matt Panfil knew Mid-Coast Maine was somewhere he wanted to live. Panfil, a Chicago-area native, most recently worked as the town planner in Vail, Colorado. But when he and his wife were looking to move east, he said the Brunswick area was one of […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath area gears up for back-to-school supplies spree
BATH — With nine days to go before its “Back to School: Set for Success” day on Aug. 10, the Midcoast Community Alliance was just $2,300 shy of a $30,000 fundraising goal. Those funds have allowed the organization to purchase all the school supplies it hoped for, MCA founder Jamie Dorr said last week. The […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Advice from Brunswick rabies forum: Don't feed the animals
BRUNSWICK — After several attacks in town and four wild animals testing positive for rabies this summer, residents had the chance to ask questions about the virus last week. A forum sponsored by the Brunswick Police Department Aug. 9 featured a panel of state officials and was moderated by Animal Control Officer Heidi Nelson. It was […]
Posted inMaine
Fatal motorcycle wreck in Oxford is under investigation
Police suspect an animal may have contributed to the crash.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Twitter suspends broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Jones and his website had already been banned by many tech companies.