PORTLAND — City officials on Tuesday said an on-the-job accident Aug. 18 took the life of a public works employee. Martin Dinh, 46, of South Portland, was a city employee since Aug. 20, 2018, and worked for the Public Works Department’s Solid Waste Division as a maintenance worker. He was nearing the end of his […]
2019
Posted inThe Forecaster
Southern Meetings: Aug. 23-30
Cape Elizabeth Tues. 8/27 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals TH Scarborough Tues. 8/27 5:30 p.m. Town Council/School Board Finance Committee Workshop MB Tues. 8/27 6:30 p.m. Transportation Committee MB Wed. 8/28 8 a.m. Sustainability Committee MB Wed. 8/28 5 p.m. Town Council Workshop MB Wed. 8/28 6 p.m. Scarborough Housing Alliance MB Wed. 8/28 […]
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Early South Portland air quality tests blame engines, not oil tanks
State environmental officials say more time is needed before coming to definitive conclusions.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump plans to sign student debt forgiveness for disabled veterans
President Trump plans to discuss his commitment to the military during an address to a gathering of veterans.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pentagon cancels billion-dollar missile defense project
Officials say they are pulling the plug on a Boeing contract because its design problems were either insurmountable or too costly to correct.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell fire departments combine efforts to retain, recruit volunteers
The three departments are tailoring volunteer opportunities to suit the town’s changing demographics.
Posted inJournal Tribune
For Celtics, USA World Cup camp is a preseason bonus
Red, white and blue. The colors of USA Basketball. Except this summer, green — Celtics green, to be precise — would work on that palette as well. The Boston Celtics will have at least three and possibly four players on the final 12-man roster that USA Basketball will take to China next week for the […]
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts registry director fired in wake of motorcycle crash that killed 7
The agency had stopped processing alerts from other states about Massachusetts drivers who’d broken traffic laws, including the driver charged in the crash.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump says Jewish people who vote for Democrats are ‘disloyal to Israel’
The president denied the remarks were anti-Semitic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Fans visiting ‘Stranger Things’ sets bring boon to business
The success of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ series has influenced more fans to visit filming locations in Georgia.