Jim Leyden said he was ‘very much surprised’ when a group of neighbors gathered to celebrate his retirement after 35 years of delivering for the USPS.
January 2021
Posted inMaine, News
Maine man rescued from icy water after trying to save deer
Game wardens say a 63-year-old man was attempting to rescue a deer when his canoe overturned, plunging him into Long Lake in Princeton on Monday.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Sportsman: A new year brings new angling adventures
With 2020 behind us, we can only look forward to a bright new year and a whole calendar of outdoor adventures. For most sports in the region, January heralds the start of ice fishing season. While the big lake (Sebago) won’t be iced over for a while, other smaller ponds make ice fast and draw […]
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Fauci says U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Racial equity committee gets three more months to complete work
The committee looking into systemic racism and inequity in the city now has until April 21 to make its recommendations to the City Council.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Accounting firm pulls out of downtown for new digs
Overall, the city’s commercial real estate market has fared “remarkably” well during the pandemic, according to the Boulos Company.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
York Judicial Center project underway
The new building going up on Elm Street in Biddeford, expected to open in the spring of 2023, will consolidate all of the state courts in York County.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Georgia counting votes in tight runoffs that will determine who controls Senate
The pivotal runoffs transformed Georgia, once a solidly Republican state, into one of the nation’s battlegrounds in the final days of the Trump presidency.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Emergency order, outdoor dining extended until May 10
PORTLAND — As a part of the extension of the city’s emergency order related to the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants will be able to continue offering outdoor dining into spring. The City Council Monday unanimously decided to allow restaurants to offer al fresco dining until May 10. The council’s Economic Development and Housing Committee was scheduled […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Jan. 7-14
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 1/7 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Mon. 1/11 7 p.m. Town Council Thur. 1/14 5 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission – Trails Subcommittee Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth Community TV Channel 1301 or the online […]