WATERVILLE — Stress, competition, hunger, and a lack of sleep describe the typical high school experience. For students in the recent Thomas Cup Competition, that was only the beginning. For more than 16 hours, students from around the state tested their computer science skills and when all was said and done, Massabesic High School fared well in […]
2018
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MaineHousing to manage STEP Voucher Program
AUGUSTA — Beginning in January, MaineHousing’s Housing Choice Voucher Department will assume administration of the Stability Through Engagement Program or STEP vouchers. STEP is designed to provide short term rental assistance to rapidly re-house individuals and families who meet the federal definition of homelessness. The Housing Choice Voucher Department currently administers rental assistance for nearly […]
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Area students graduate from Coastal Carolina University
CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina University held two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14, and more than 700 students graduated, including two from York County. Ceremonies were held in the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center and Barbara Blain-Bellamy, the mayor of Conway, South Carolina, was the speaker. Among students graduating were Ian Marr, a management major […]
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Scarborough chips away at Gorham, earns impressive victory
GORHAM—Despite double-digit performances by Tyler Haines and Grant Nadeau, the Rams couldn’t keep up with visiting Scarborough on Friday night, Dec. 21. The Storm got a trio of double-digit takes of their own – including 32 from start Nick Fiorillo and 20 from Brian Austin – to outstrip Gorham 74-59 in the end. “We made […]
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Boys Basketball: Gorham slowly falls behind Scarborough, succumbs in the end
GORHAM—Despite double-digit performances by Tyler Haines and Grant Nadeau, the Rams couldn’t keep up with visiting Scarborough on Friday night, Dec. 21. The Storm got a trio of double-digit takes of their own – including 32 from start Nick Fiorillo and 20 from Brian Austin – to outstrip Gorham 74-59 in the end. “We made […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cost of Mavodones’ Portland City Council campaign: $42K
PORTLAND — It wasn’t a record-setting campaign fundraising year for city politicians. Except for City Councilor Nick Mavodones. Post-election spending reports required of candidates on Dec. 18 show Mavodones raised and spent $42,000 to win his eighth term on the City Council. The 42-day reports were added to semiannual reports filed July 16 and quarterly reports […]
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People & Business: Dec. 26
Milestones Northern Light Mercy Hospital observed the 100th anniversary of its founding by the Sisters of Mercy on Dec 12 by partnering with the Maine Historical Society to launch an online history of the hospital on the Maine Memory Network, a website that features historical essays, photos and oral histories. “From the founding of the hospital during the influenza […]
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Local winter sports teams out to fast start-Northern edition
Greely’s Andrew Storey drives on Falmouth’s Doug Cooke during the Rangers’ 46-29 victory Friday night. Storey had 14 points, including three slam dunks. Yarmouth’s Hope Olson leans in for two of her 17 points during the Clippers’ 46-38 win at Waynflete Saturday. As 2018 is about to give way to 2019, the early returns from […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Editor's Notebook: Awards are nice, your letters are better
To call 2018 a challenging year for newspapers would be a major understatement. Ownership consolidations, revenue and circulation declines, rising newsprint costs, attempts to manipulate public opinion through disinformation, lies, propaganda and “alternative facts” all made this a year we’re glad to put in the rear-view mirror. At The Forecaster, American Journal and Lakes Region […]
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Portland fee on new hotel rooms heads to City Council
PORTLAND — Developers of new or expanded hotels, motels and inns may soon be paying an assessment to fuel the Housing Trust Fund. On Dec. 17, Planning Board members unanimously recommended councilors pass a revision of the city’s Inclusionary Zoning law that could assess one-time fees of $3,800 per room on construction of new hotels, motels […]