The demonstrations are sparked by the weak economy and an increase in food prices.
2018
Posted inEvents, Like A Boss
Watch: Like A Boss: One-on-one with Edison Liu, president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory
The conversation was led by Lisa DeSisto, Portland Press Herald CEO and publisher.
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Posted inMaine
Dead batteries, flat tires plaguing cars in subzero weather
Businesses in central Maine are seeing increased car maintenance problems after a week of frigid temperature.
Posted inMaine
Limington family escapes fire that destroyed home that was a labor of love
The Eastmans cleared a family lot and milled trees from the property to build the house.
Posted inMaine, News
LePage dashes off unhelpful response to student’s concerns about loss of net neutrality
‘Pick up a book and read!’ the governor writes in his terse response to Camden Hills Regional High sophomore Hope Osgood.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Portland’s only tiki bar, Rhum is no more
While the bar opened to overflow crowds last year, it had struggled ever since.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Arts Calendar: Jan. 3-12
Greater Portland Auditions Tuesday 1/9 Portland Community Chorus, 6-9 p.m., Episcopal Church of St. Mary’s, 43 Foreside Rd., Falmouth. Sight reading required; register at www.portlandcommunitychorus.org. Exhibits “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,” Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter. Zach Cunningham, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., illustrator, comics artist and graphic designer, […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Arts Calendar: Jan. 3-12
Greater Portland Auditions Tuesday 1/9 Portland Community Chorus, 6-9 p.m., Episcopal Church of St. Mary’s, 43 Foreside Rd., Falmouth. Sight reading required; register at www.portlandcommunitychorus.org. Exhibits “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,” Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter. Zach Cunningham, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., illustrator, comics artist and graphic designer, […]
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch won’t run for re-election
The longest-tenured Republican Senator will step aside, possibly making way for Mitt Romney.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Topsham mulls EMS pact with Bowdoinham
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen is scheduled Thursday, Jan. 4, to discuss whether to negotiate an emergency medical services contract with Bowdoinham. If an agreement is approved, Topsham would begin providing primary EMS coverage for its northern neighbor no later than July 1, Town Manager Rich Roedner said in a Dec. 27, 2017, memo […]