The state takes a top prize for tourism marketing and another award for public relations from an international hospitality organization.
2018
Posted inEvents
MaineVoices Live with Robert Moody, Portland Symphony Orchestra’s music director
The April 24 conversation with music critic Allan Kozinn will take place just before Moody’s final performances with the PSO in May.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Veteran’s burial flag believed stolen from Falmouth American Legion
FALMOUTH — An American flag that draped the coffin of a decorated World War II veteran has been stolen from American Legion Post No. 164 in a crime police called “unacceptable.” After being used during funeral rites at Arlington National Cemetery last September, the flag was brought back to Falmouth, where the Legion paid to encase […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Sports, Southern Forecaster
Girls Basketball: Gorham, on a roll, downs Scarborough in Region Final
PORTLAND—Gorham seemed to suffer a bit of an identity crisis this winter when they hit a mid-season skid and dropped four games in a row – the program’s first losses in more than two years. By playoffs, though, the Rams clearly knew who they were: First, the team shocked No. 1 South Portland 53-42 in […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
A pair of track titles for Greely
Greely’s indoor track and field team, boys and girls, show off their new hardware after sweeping the Class B championships at last week’s state meet. John Jensenius photos. More photos below. For the first time since 2003, both Greely indoor track and field teams have no peer in Class B. At last week’s state meet […]
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Bowdoin will host Husson in NCAAs; St. Joe’s, UNE heading out of state
The NCAA Division III women’s basketball field is announced, with first-round games on Friday.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Greely girls fall just short at swim states
Greely’s Lily Hayden-Hunt competes in diving at last week’s Class B state meet. Hayden-Hunt was sixth and the Rangers were second as a team behind Cape Elizabeth. Jill Brady / Portland Press Herald photo. Many swimmers and divers from Forecaster Country impressed at the recent Class A and B state meets. Greely’s girls took defending […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland School Board set to appoint 6 residents to Building Committee
PORTLAND — The School Board Tuesday is expected to approve six at-large members of the new four-school Building Committee. The nomination process has been contentious, but the six residents selected by the Appointments Committee have now been vetted and meet the criteria initially laid out by the School Board, according to Superintendent of Schools Xavier Botana. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
City error means Legislature must bail out Bath bonds
BATH — The city’s tardiness in publishing a proposed borrowing plan last November means the state Legislature must ensure the marketability of the now-approved bonds is not compromised. It is the second time in recent months that the city has missed a bond-publishing deadline, requiring approval of the borrowing to be revisited. “We have to […]
Posted inFall sports, Football, Sports, Varsity Maine
Deering High hires Rob Susi as varsity football coach
He will replace Jason Jackson, who did not have his contract renewed after three seasons.