GORHAM—Cheverus barely snuck by the Rams – final score: 2-1 – in extra innings on Thursday afternoon, April 25. The Stags struck first, before Gorham’s Aaron Goschke scored in the third to even things out; after that, though, nary a soul crossed the plate until the top of the 11th, when Cheverus’s John Welch scored […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Marriott to expand further into home-sharing, including in Maine
Hotels and home-sharing blur as Marriott pushes into rental homes and Airbnb builds a hotel.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Chebeague Island opens renovated school
Chebeague Island celebrated the grand opening April 22 of its newly renovated school, which was built in 1953 and serves 22 students in pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. Superintendent Mike Pulsifer said the $1.6 million project fixed a leaky roof and made the school compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, among other improvements. Pulsifer said […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth Rotary offers e-recycling pickup
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Rotary Club will collect broken or unwanted electronics from residents through Saturday, May 4. Acceptable items include computer monitors, tablets, keyboards, cords, printers, scanners, TVs, DVD players, game consoles, VCRs, radios, stereos, microwaves, batteries, cell phones, circuit boards and digital picture frames. To schedule a pick up email [email protected] and include your name and […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Falmouth church holds interfaith prayer event
FALMOUTH — The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary, 43 Foreside Road, will host an Interfaith Prayer Gathering at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2. The event, which is open to the public, celebrates the annual National Day of Prayer. The Falmouth gathering will include representatives from area Jewish and Buddhist communities.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in 5 years
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges defeat in Syria but says the group will continue is ‘long battle.’
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Police hope to forge gun givebacks by Mainers
PORTLAND — Nine cities and towns from Brunswick to Wells are looking to turn guns into plowshares. “Throw them out and clean up your home,” Yarmouth Town Councilor Tim Shannon said Monday about the May 11 Guns to Garden Tools drop-off program that will collect old, unwanted or unused weapons and turn them into garden tools. The […]
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Weapons collected in 9 communities’ ‘gun give back’ will end up as gardening tools
The Guns to Garden Tools program on May 11 will allow residents to safely dispose of unwanted firearms at local police departments.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Out & About: Oratorio Chorale ventures beyond concerts
The Midcoast-based Oratorio Chorale seems to be hyperactive this spring. On the heels of last weekend’s concerts by the organization’s all-female cohort, artistic director Emily Isaacson has another event coming up this weekend, and she’s going beyond the simple concert format. “What Binds Us Together: The Binding of Isaac Story in Music” is a multimedia […]
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Motorist killed in crash on Route 1A in Aroostook County
Two other people are seriously injured in the head-on crash.