Freeport Community Services is accepting nominations for the Carol Kaplan Award. The award recognizes an individual or individuals who have a demonstrated positive effect on the clients of Freeport Community Services and/or the organization itself. The award will be presented at the FCS Annual meeting in October. The Award is named in memory of Carol […]
2019
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough, retirement community at odds over tax exemption
Piper Shores claims an exemption under state law; the town says the retirement community agreed to pay taxes in exchange for a contract zone.
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Georgia’s Isakson to resign from Senate at end of 2019
The governor will appoint a replacement and the three-term Republican’s seat will be on the ballot next year.
Posted inTimes Record
Railway investigation into Oakland man struck by train does not yield answers
OAKLAND — A spokesperson for Pan Am Railways confirmed its investigation into an incident involving an Oakland man being struck by a train earlier this month has concluded. Cynthia Scarano, Pan Am’s executive vice president, said she was unable to share any of the findings of that investigation, however. She met with the railway police, who took over the […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Facebook tightens political ad rules, but leaves loophole
Exempting small grassroots groups and local politicians from the restrictions could let bad actors take advantage.
Posted inThe Forecaster
South Portland Police Beat: Aug. 30
Arrests 8/16 at 7:40 p.m. Patrick Brown, 38, of St. Leonard, Maryland, was arrested on Maine Mall Road by Officer Michael Armstrong on an outstanding warrant. 8/18 at 3:15 a.m. Jesse K. Howard, 27, no address listed, was arrested on Ocean Street by Officer Chris Gosling on outstanding warrants. 8/18 at 1:08 p.m. Richard Heatley, […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine man sentenced in boating death of granddaughter, girlfriend
John Wickman of Eliot pleaded guilty to causing the fatal accident.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Aug. 30
Arrests No arrests were reported from Aug. 20-26. Summonses 8/22 at 1 p.m. Roberta Hunter, 52, of Hollis, was issued a summons on Scott Dyer Road by Officer Tammy Schafran on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. 8/22 at 6:25 p.m. Christoper Burleson, 32, of Cape Elizabeth, was issued a summons on […]
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In book excerpt, Mattis warns of a leader not committed to working with allies
The former defense secretary says that ‘Alone, America cannot protect our people and our economy.’
Posted inTimes Record
Uncertainty lingers over ranked-choice presidential primary, despite Senate passage
AUGUSTA — What a ranked-choice presidential primary in Maine would look like next March remained largely uncertain Tuesday, a day after the state Senate passed a bill approving the system on a nearly party-line, 20-12 vote during a one-day special session. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat who won her party’s gubernatorial nomination in the nation’s first […]
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