Tom Cole channeled Elvis for what may have been the last time Saturday with the guitar of his brother Cpl. Eugene Cole in his place on the bandstand.
2019
Posted inMaine, Politics
Unsigned contract leaves Mills administration to decide how state’s new psychiatric center will be run
Correct Care Solutions of Tennessee agreed to the incoming governor’s request not to sign the contract drawn up by the LePage administration.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
They were on fire: Portland students light up Mills inauguration
PORTLAND — Feeling not only welcomed, but valued, was the fundamental message three city students took away from last week’s inauguration of Gov. Janet Mills. The students are all recent immigrants and all three said they’ll never forget how Mills made them feel – personally, and with her overall focus on embracing diversity and inclusivity. Alain […]
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Snow and rain come to Maine, not once, but twice this week
About 5 days ago, it looked like these 2 systems could consolidate into a single bigger one, but since Thursday it’s been obvious that scenario probably wouldn’t play out.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Gas prices drop a bit more in Maine
Northern New England follows the rest of the nation as prices continue to edge downward.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland County survey finds minority groups feel healthy
PORTLAND — Minority residents of the city and Cumberland County rated the areas and their own lives as healthy in a new survey. The findings are reported in a Minority Health Report survey of 1,013 residents, released by the city Public Health Division’s Minority Health Program. It was the first such report completed since 2014. A low […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump to address nation, visit border as he keeps pushing for a wall
The president’s insistence that Congress give him more than $5 billion to build a border wall has led to a third week of a partial government shutdown.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth 300th panel seeks survey responses
FALMOUTH — The Tercentennial Planning Committee is asking residents to take part in an online survey about the town’s 300th-anniversary celebrations. Go to the town website at www.falmouthme.org to find a link to the 10-question survey. The deadline for responses is Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Mills taps Cumberland lawyer as chief counsel
CUMBERLAND — Derek Langhauser, president of the Maine Community College System and a Cumberland Foreside resident, is Gov. Janet Mills’ pick for chief legal counsel. Mills announced his appointment Monday along with that of Deputy Legal Counsel Nancy Pistner, now chief deputy attorney general. Langhauser and Pistner “have dedicated their careers to serving the people of […]
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News, Outdoors
Maine wardens offer reward in search for person who fatally shot a bald eagle
The eagle was spotted Dec. 26 acting abnormally on Papoose Pond in Waterford and later died, the Maine Warden Service says.