More than 25 years after a traumatic assault, a local woman expresses her thanks to Scarborough Police.
January 2021
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Bridgton Hospital welcomes its first baby of 2021
BRIDGTON —Bridgton Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2021 on New Year’s Day. Josephine Grace, daughter of Sarah and John Tucker, was born at 6:22 p.m. on Jan. 1, weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and measuring 20.75 inches. “She likes to burp. She likes to cuddle. She has a little head of blonde hair, chubby […]
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Pence defies Trump, says he can’t reject electoral votes
In the days before Wednesday’s joint session of Congress, Trump has pressured his vice president to toss electors from battleground states that voted for Joe Biden.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Reader to Balentine: Where is your heart?
John Balentine employs an inanimate object (Magic 8-Ball) to put forth his typical Republican Party-centered propaganda (“Predictions from the all-knowing Magic 8-Ball,” Jan. 1). Utilizing this device (it is actually a prism which converts truth into fiction), Balentine asks: “Regarding national politics, will Republicans resist President-elect Joe Biden as Democrats resisted President Trump?” His “prism” […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Bath Farmers Market launches online store
BATH — The Bath Farmers Market has opened an online platform that allows customers to place orders for pick-up. The market is still operating at the Bath Freight Shed at 27 Commercial St., but on Dec. 12 the market launched an online store which may be accessed from the market’s website, bathfarmersmarket.com. According to a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham neighbors wary of big housing development plan
The Chase Custom Homes proposal calls for 119 residential lots off South Street.
Posted inSports
College football: Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence declaring for NFL draft
Lawrence, a junior who is expected to be the No. 1 pick, finished 34-2 in his college career and led Clemson to the 2018 national title.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
The pick will force Senate Republicans to contend with the nomination of someone they spurned in 2016.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Lawsuit faults Maine DHHS for use of powerful medications on foster children
The federal government raised concerns about the use of psychotropic medications on Maine foster children in 2018.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
SAD 15 board members honored for years of service
Anne Rowe, Gary Harriman and Will Burrow have served a combined 44 years of service to the Gray-New Gloucester school district.