PORTLAND — Two local high school cheerleaders will represent Maine in London’s annual New Year’s Day parade on Jan. 1, 2019. Both have been cheering since a young age and said what they most enjoy about the sport are the personal connections they’ve made. Kassidy Plummer, 16, is a sophomore at Deering High School and captain […]
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Greater Portland regional planner retires after 36 years
PORTLAND — After 36 years of transportation planning, it’s time for John Duncan to hit the road. “A lot of people have been invested a long time and I will miss being with them and their regional involvement,” Duncan said this month before his last day at the Greater Portland Council of Governments on Dec. 21. […]
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The Universal Notebook: Mr. Trump, tear down this wall
As the Trump presidency careens out of control – government shutting down, stock market plummeting, top advisers abandoning the sinking ship of state – Donald Trump’s supporters are still convinced that unless the United States builds a wall along the southern border this country will be overrun with illegal immigrants taking their jobs, living off […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Go south, old man
Outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage has issued a warning that if he doesn’t like the way incoming Democratic Gov. Janet Mills handles the job, he’s prepared to run against her in 2022. We can be sure LePage means what he says, because he never makes these kinds of stupid promises without following through on them. […]
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Here's Something: Magic 8-Ball knows all
When I worked at Current Publishing, which the owners of The Forecaster publications bought in 2015, one of the best annual traditions we had in the newsroom was seeking clarity and wisdom from the Magic 8-Ball at the start of every new year. Reporters and editors at Current Publishing’s family of weekly newspapers would come […]
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Portland man pieces recovery together throughout Maine
PORTLAND — Glenn Simpson is not at all puzzled about his project to earn s master’s degree in social work at the University of New England. “We can tell the war stories; I like to focus on what recovery looks like,” Simpson said Dec. 10 about “Pieces of Recovery: The Puzzle Project.” Simpson, 49, has been […]
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School Notebook: Dec. 26
Portland mathletes excel at S. Maine meet Lyman Moore Middle School won a first-place award and several students also earned top-tier honors at the Southern Maine Math Meet on Dec. 13 at Holiday Inn by the Bay. Awards were given to the following sixth-grade students: first place, Ronan Mas, Lyman Moore Middle School; second place, […]
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Stipend gives Portland students access to extracurricular activities
PORTLAND — Bill and Ann Weber believe more students at Portland High School should have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities, which they say enriches the high school experience and gives students a chance to broaden their horizons. That’s why the couple has worked with the Foundation for Portland Public Schools to create the Step […]
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Mainewhile: A teachable moment
A strange thing happened last week. I was “actively sought.” (There is another term for that, but I don’t like it, so I’m going with mine.) I was approached about taking on a new role as executive director of a very worthy nonprofit organization. I suppose it is not exactly “strange.” I have been the […]
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Girls Basketball: Gorham suffers their first loss, falls to Scarborough
GORHAM—The Rams suffered their first defeat when Scarborough came to town on Friday evening, Dec. 21: Gorham fell behind early, and despite a 21-point performance from superstar Mackenzie Holmes, couldn’t recover. 50-36 the final. “They beat us in almost everything that they could have today,” Gorham head coach Laughn Berthiaume said of the opposition. “They […]