GRAY — For the second time in three weeks of school, students at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School were evacuated because of a bomb threat. SAD 15 superintendent Craig King said students were evacuated to the high school on Tuesday, March 20 — as they were on Wednesday, March 7. According to a press release from the Cumberland […]
2018
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Inside Gray
Gray Honor Roll additions At their February 6, meeting, the Gray Town Council approved two nominees to the Gray Honor Roll: George Thomas Hill (1891-1978) was a historian and author, who lived in Gray his whole life. This Pennell Institute graduate served in the United States Army during World War I as a private and […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Windham High School, Middle School students participate in walkout event
WINDHAM — A group of approximately 200 students gathered outside of Windham High School Wednesday morning as part of the national school walkouts geared towards ending gun violence. The walkouts followed the Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The Windham event was originally supposed to happen […]
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Q & A: National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Ekster
GRAY — For years, Mike Ekster would go west chasing tornadoes. But he had to move to Maine in order to issue seven tornado warnings in one day. Ekster, a lead meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Gray, was on hand last July to issue an historic seven tornado warnings – five of which were […]
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A La Mexicana eyeing new Bridgton location
RAYMOND — As work continues on the project to get A La Mexicana back into a full-time home in Raymond, the Mexican restaurant’s owner is looking to open an additional location in Bridgton. Jose Chavez, whose Raymond restaurant was demolished after a kitchen fire last April, has for months been operating a food trailer in the parking […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Longtime Cape Elizabeth consignment shop gets new life
CAPE ELIZABETH — Sandy Shapiro-Hurt said she loves seeing old, special items of clothing get new life. That is what she and her business partner, Brigid O’Reilly, hope to do with their new consignment shop, fox + doe, set to open March 31 at 1232 Shore Road. For more than 30 years, the space – known first as Forget […]
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Longtime Cape Elizabeth consignment shop gets new life
CAPE ELIZABETH — Sandy Shapiro-Hurt said she loves seeing old, special items of clothing get new life. That is what she and her business partner, Brigid O’Reilly, hope to do with their new consignment shop, fox + doe, set to open March 31 at 1232 Shore Road. For more than 30 years, the space – known first as Forget […]
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Topsham Police Beat: March 23
Arrests 3/17 at 12:08 a.m. Payton Johnson, 22, of Langdon Road, Richmond, was arrested by Officer Garrett Decker on Main Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/17 at 9:16 p.m. Arthur Lamothe, 55, of Cairn Hill Road, Bowdoinham, was arrested by Officer Mathew Bowers on Interstate 295 on a charge of operating […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Police: March 23
Arrests 3/15 at 6:44 p.m. Charles M. Gates, 36, of Bath Street in Bath, was arrested at Jordan Acres School on Jordan Avenue by Officer Cory Iles on a probation hold. 3/17 at 12:53 a.m. Tricia J. Jacobs, 37, of Katie Lane in Topsham, was arrested at Route 1 and Mason Street on charges of operating with […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: March 23
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 13-19. Fire calls 3/13 at 8:15 p.m. Furnace problem on Alewife Cover Road. 3/14 at 9:43 p.m. Gas leak on Brentwood Road. 3/15 at 12:05 p.m. Chimney fire on Tote Road. 3/17 at 1:45 p.m. Alarm call on Cooper Drive. EMS Cape Elizabeth emergency medical services responded to 10 calls […]