The Gorham Historic Preservation Commission Monday approved a replacement ell for a house that was built in 1803 that is being converted to eight apartments in the village. At issue was an ell determined to be 15 inches higher than the original that was demolished at 8 College Ave. without proper permission. Developer Andrew Earle […]
2021
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Proposed Falmouth tax rate up 5.4%
The proposed $41 million Falmouth school budget and the $15.7 million municipal budget would add 92 cents to the current tax rate of $17.05 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
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Posted inNation & World
Petty officer shoots 2 sailors before being killed on Army base
The gunman drove through a gate at an entrance to Fort Detrick Army base before base personnel confronted him on a road.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Keep Electoral College, preserve the republic
The Electoral College was designed as part of the Constitution’s system of checks and balances to reduce the chance of tyranny or one-party rule. The Electoral College serves to balance the power of states against the power of a federal government. Our Electoral College system provides for 50 democratic presidential elections to represent the desire […]
Posted inNation & World
Chauvin was trained to avoid neck pressure, police instructor testifies
Several experienced officers, including the Minneapolis police chief himself, have testified that George Floyd should not have been kept pinned to the pavement by his neck for close to 9½ minutes as he lay face-down.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Yarmouth’s famous elm ‘Herbie’ is back from the dead, sort of
The centuries old tree, which made national headlines when it was felled in 2010, has been cloned and seedlings are available.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox unveil yellow and blue uniforms for Patriots Day
The uniforms, inspired by the Boston Marathon, are part of Major League Baseball’s new “Nike City Connect Series.”
Posted inTimes Record
Maine: Unemployment slightly up; Seafood industry to get aid
New unemployment claims rose slightly in Maine last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to complicate the jobs picture in the state and around the country. The Maine Department of Labor reported 1,600 initial claims for state unemployment insurance for the week that ended March 27. That was an increase from 1,400 claims the previous […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. job openings in February reached highest rate on record
The pace of job openings is a harbinger of healthy hiring and a hopeful sign for those looking for work.
Posted inNation & World
Rep. Alcee Hastings, civil rights lawyer and judge elected to 15 terms in Congress, dies at 84
Hastings announced in 2019 that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer.