If a new ballpark in Oakland is not a feasible option – and the team says it wants a facility in the city – the Athletics have been given permission to look elsewhere.
2021
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Balentine again displays ‘selective forgetfulness’
John Balentine has previously displayed his lack of scientific and public health expertise, even though claiming the opposite. Now, he portrays himself as a historian when opining: “While I don’t buy into the current craze that America is an unfair place for anyone other than white males … ” (“Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery reflects Maine unity,” […]
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Letter: Carbon Cashback program can thwart climate change
When you think about fixing climate change what images come to mind? Do you think that your job will be eliminated? Or do you think about Biden’s promise that old jobs will be replaced by new opportunities? I can’t tell you what to think, but I can suggest that new visions will be had by […]
Posted inNation & World
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in Atlanta spa shootings
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also filed notice that she intends to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Robert Aaron Long, who is white.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Maine election laws need to be clear and consistent
There is a flurry of election-related bills making their way (or not) through the Maine Legislature. Some of them aim to suppress voters’ rights and access, while others look to write into law the best practices learned from last year’s election cycle. In 2020, a number of new procedures and helpful tools were implemented to […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Federal government approves huge wind project off Massachusetts coast
This project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration’s push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Falmouth faces 5.4% tax hike after $41.2 million school budget approved
Residents sound off on changes to short-term rental rules.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Rabies article contains misleading information
It is very frustrating to see another article about fox attacks that is filled with so much misleading information (“State watching rabies attacks, new strain potential issue,” April 30). Specifically, the statement that “Bath’s $26,611 program to bait and euthanize foxes failed.” First, the program was never about euthanizing foxes. It was about euthanizing vector […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Yarmouth’s Latchstring Park revamp moves forward
The Yarmouth Village Improvement Society has pledged $100,000 toward the $350,000 project and a fundraiser has been launched to raise the rest of the money.
Posted inAmerican Journal
We Love to Eat: May 13
Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, May 29, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation $8; $4, child; $20, family. Option of takeout containers available for those who do not want to come inside for seating. Social distancing guidelines are in effect including wearing of face masks and use of hand sanitizer.