The Southern Poverty Law Center has been tracking a movement to take down the monuments since 2015, when a white supremacist entered a South Carolina church and killed several Black parishioners.
2021
Posted inPortland Forecaster
City proposes changes in Old Port street closures
The recommendation includes barring traffic on Dana and Wharf streets and parts of Milk and Middle streets for a year, while leaving Exchange Street open to vehicles.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
Rippleffect working to get kids outside this spring
The pandemic has meant Rippleffect’s Cow Island is off limits, forcing the Portland-based organization to shift its programming.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth halts spraying for browntail moth
FALMOUTH — The town will not be spraying for browntail moth caterpillar in 2021 due to a reduction in nests and levels of infestation over the past few years. In 2020, a spraying program was conducted to target areas in the public right-of-way that were considered high risk. While not fully eradicating browntail moth, the […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
York County mass COVID-19 vaccination site to open March 2 in Sanford
About 250 vaccinations will be dispensed on the first day. The site will ramp up to serve as many as 1,000 per day.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath tech school to offer cosmetology program
Bath’s technical high school has opened enrollment for a new cosmetology program for juniors and seniors in the fall semester. Courses, which will prepare students for their state license. The program will focus on the basics of hair, nails and skincare. “Until only a few years ago, Cosmetology was only offered in Maine as a […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s vaccination plan lacks detail of other New England states’ plans
State health officials report 142 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 more deaths, continuing what has been a downward trend as attention shifts to vaccinations.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Maine Mariner honors healthcare workers with free tickets
PORTLAND — Nearly 200 healthcare workers and their family members will take in a Maine Mariners game for free next season as a thank you for their work throughout the coronavirus pandemic. For four days this February, fans visiting Mariners’ partner locations, including Jersey Mike’s, The Rink at Thompson’s Point, Nonesuch River Brewing and Portland […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Feb. 24-March 3
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 2/24 2 p.m. Community Development Block Grant Allocation Committee Thur. 2/25 10 a.m. Planning and Urban Development Dept. Design Manual: Working Group Meeting #1 Thur. 2/25 4 p.m. METRO Board of Directors Thur. 2/25 5 p.m. Finance Committee Thur. 2/25 5 […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: True faith is all around us
Every so often, there is something or other I really want to write about, but I don’t. Maybe because it seems silly, maybe because I don’t know if anyone else will care, maybe because it feels overwhelming. I’ve had a few of those recently. Sometimes though, things align so perfectly a person just can’t ignore […]