A measure sponsored by the Maine congressman and approved by the House would publicly list the assets of Iranian political and military leaders.
2018
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Pejepscot society to mark 130 years of collecting
BRUNSWICK — It’s easy to accumulate a lot of stuff in 130 years. Founded in January 1888 to serve Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham, the Pejepscot Historical Society was one of the first institutions of its kind in Maine, and is the owner of more than 100,000 pieces of memorabilia, Executive Director Larissa Vigue Picard said […]
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Winter sports season heats up as calendar flips to 2018-Northern edition
Yarmouth senior Nolan Hagerty goes up for a shot in traffic during last week’s 51-45 home loss to Gray-New Gloucester. Falmouth’s Candice Powers soars to the hoop during the Yachtsmen’s home loss to York Saturday. (Ed. Note: For the complete Falmouth-Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth-Gray-New Gloucester boys’ basketball and Falmouth-York, Greely-Brunswick and Yarmouth-Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball […]
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Winter sports season heats up as calendar flips to 2018-Northern edition
Yarmouth senior Nolan Hagerty goes up for a shot in traffic during last week’s 51-45 home loss to Gray-New Gloucester. Falmouth’s Candice Powers soars to the hoop during the Yachtsmen’s home loss to York Saturday. (Ed. Note: For the complete Falmouth-Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth-Gray-New Gloucester boys’ basketball and Falmouth-York, Greely-Brunswick and Yarmouth-Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth trust hits funding goal for Royal River shoreline purchase
YARMOUTH — Last year was big for the Royal River Conservation Trust. Highlights included a 50-acre acquisition at Runaround Pond in Durham, a 427-acre easement on Waterhouse Farm in New Gloucester, and a 70-acre addition of non-contiguous land with 2 miles of shoreline at Intervale Preserve in New Gloucester. But the trust’s most publicized feat, Executive […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
South Portland woman has promising night on ‘The Bachelor’
Chelsea Roy is one of 29 contestants competing for the affections of racecar driver Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly
Girls Hockey: Portland/Deering wallops Bonny Eagle/Gorham/Massabesic
PORTLAND—The Bonny Eagle/Gorham/Massabesic girls hockey co-op isn’t having its best season – but when they do click, they look respectable. The team fell 10-2 at Portland/Deering on Thursday morning, Dec. 28, but gave up half those goals in the first seven minutes. After that they settled in, and even got on the board, thanks to […]
Posted inNation & World, News
American meat consumption to reach record level in 2018
The average American will eat 222 pounds this year, the USDA estimates.
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Community Calendar: Jan. 3-12
Greater Portland Books/Authors Monday 1/8 “The Real Moby Dick: How One Cantankerous Whale Helped Change the Course of American Literature,” 6:30-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., by Kathryn Swegart, author of “The Wreck of the Essex.” Thursday 1/11 “Quakeland” by author Kathryn Miles, 6:30 p.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland, award-winning journalist and science writer. Ongoing […]
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Portland gets plans for Bayside, waterfront projects
PORTLAND — Zoning changes and city land sales have led to two new site plans in Bayside and along West Commercial Street. The first, for Parris Terraces, would bring 23 condominiums to a parking lot at 56 Parris St., sold by the city to developer Jack Soley last fall for $175,000. A second plan is […]