For the first time in more than 20 years, the federal government has rejected the University of Maine at Farmington’s request for a grant for its college prep program, GEAR UP Maine.
December 2021
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Arts Calendar: Dec. 9-19
Art Through Dec. 31 Potter/ceramist Margaret Melanson at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Open noon-4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 11-23 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 24. For more information, call 647-2787 or visit galley302.com. Dance […]
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Posted inNation & World, Olympics, Sports
U.S. officials won’t attend Beijing Winter Olympics, in ‘diplomatic boycott’
American athletes would still compete under such a boycott, taken to protest human rights abuses.
Posted inMaine, News
Motorists hurt, parts of I-95 closed after icy conditions lead to automobile wrecks
Crashes occur Monday along several miles of the southbound lanes of the interstate, Maine State Police say.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
12 semifinalists announced for Fitzpatrick Trophy
The award is given annually to the top high school senior football player in Maine.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Additions to Route 1 in Falmouth are eyesores
The Falmouth Planning Board should sponsor a naming contest for the two edifices that now loom above Route 1 from the extreme edge of the Falmouth Shopping Center. And I should like to submit the first entry. I propose “The Thumbs.” This name would be the short version of the longer “The Sore Thumbs,” or […]
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: After firing coach, Flyers drop 9th straight, 7-5 to Avs
The Flyers fire Alain Vigneault and name Mike Yeo as interim coach.
Posted inTimes Record
Phippsburg students grow fresh produce with hydroponics
Students in Phippsburg are eating more fresh produce, thanks to their school’s self-watering, self-fertilizing hydroponic planter that began supplying the cafeteria with fresh greens at the beginning of November. The space age-looking planter, called “The Farmstand,” stands nearly five feet tall and is shaped like a vase. It can grow 24 plants at a time. Rings […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Dec. 9-16
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Mon. 12/13 1:50 p.m. Planning Board Wed. 12/15 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Thur. 12/9 5 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Trails Subcommittee Mon. 12/13 7 p.m. Town Council Wed. 12/15 4 p.m. Communications Subcommittee Wed. 12/15 4 p.m. […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Dec. 8-15
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 12/8 5 p.m. City Council Workshop Wed. 12/8 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Wed. 12/8 6 p.m. Charter Commission Governance Committee Wed. 12/8 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Mon. 12/13 3 p.m. Fish Pier Authority Mon. 12/13 5 p.m. City […]