2018 – Page 4501 – The Portland Press Herald

Sources: Mississippi governor to name Hyde-Smith to Senate vacancy

by ALAN FRAM Associated Press March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

The replacement for retiring Sen. Thad Cochran will become Mississippi’s first female Senator.

Portland nonprofit taking 'inside' voices out to Michigan

by David Harry March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

PORTLAND — At Maine Inside Out, the play is more than the thing. “I had a big passion for wanting to change what was going on in the system. Doing this filled a part of my heart,” MIO member Joey Munsey said March 16 after a meeting on Munjoy Hill. Munsey, 22, is one of 20 […]

Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster

Yarmouth condos get preliminary approval

by The Forecaster March 20, 2018June 28, 2019

YARMOUTH — The Planning Board on March 14 gave preliminary site plan approval to a 12-unit condominium complex to be constructed on Main Street. Matt Wogan, of Waypoint Partners LLC, intends to purchase the Weld and Shepley townhomes, now owned by North Yarmouth Academy at 149 and 153 Main St. His plan is to add four […]

Life & Culture, News, Review

Theater review: Gifted cast gives Mad Horse’s ‘Reasons’ an emotionally satisfying ride

by Steve Feeney March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

The show about the challenges facing each of four friends runs through April 1.

Business, Maine, News

Maine regulators will investigate shocking increase in some CMP customers’ bills

by Tux Turkel March 20, 2018March 21, 2018

The Public Utilities Commission wants to take a deeper look at factors that could reveal why more than 1,000 customers of Central Maine Power Co. received inexplicably high bills this winter.

The Forecaster

Pownal representative leaving RSU 5 board

by The Forecaster March 20, 2018

POWNAL — A one-year term on the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors will be on the June ballot after a recent resignation. Naomi Ledbetter resigned from the board last week, but will serve until the end of the school year before moving. Her term was set to expire June 2019. Those interested in serving […]

The Forecaster

Pownal representative leaving RSU 5 board

by The Forecaster March 20, 2018

Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster

Portland mayor advocates for former employer in social service funding discussion

by David Harry March 20, 2018

PORTLAND — It will be four weeks before city councilors vote on the proposed annual allocation of social service grant funds. But there will be plenty to think about after Monday’s 90-minute hearing on the Community Development Block Grant budget, including a pitch from Mayor Ethan Strimling for funding for the agency he used to head. […]