SACO — Joan Dearborn Susi, 80, passed away on Sept. 24. She was born in Biddeford, Maine, to Donald and Ruth (Milliken) Dearborn. She attended Biddeford schools, graduating as the class of 1959’s salutatorian, and graduated from UMO in 1963. After working for Senator Edmund Muskie in Washington, D.C., she returned to Maine to raise […]
2021
Posted inForecaster Sports
Freeport and Yarmouth battle to scoreless tie
Falcons give unbeaten Clippers all they can handle in midseason showdown.
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Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics notebook: New coach Udoka tests positive for COVID-19 in breakthrough case
Ime Udoka, who is asymptomatic, was in his 10th day of isolation on Monday and will be available for the start of camp on Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine lobstermen sue federal regulators over right whale restrictions
Their trade association says the federal government used flawed science to develop a whale protection plan that poses grave harm to the lobster industry.
Posted inNation & World
Maine couple selling home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for $1.2 million
The purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse where the spooky happenings that inspired the 2013 horror movie ‘The Conjuring’ occurred has hit the market for the scary price of $1.2 million
Posted inMaine, News
Funeral for deputy killed last week to be held Thursday in Bangor
Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Gross, 44, was struck and killed by a motorist while he was cleaning up debris from an accident on Route 3 in Trenton.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: Vote Yes on Question 1 to halt CMP project
CMP has been trying to buy Mainers’ approval of their wildly unpopular corridor project by spouting claims that the retroactive piece of the November referendum question isn’t legal or fair. However, CMP knowingly entered into an illegal lease, crossing public lands prior to having all of their permits. And that lease has now been revoked. […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Follow South Portland example to fight climate change
I would like to compliment South Portland for its progressive response to climate change. I just saw solar panels going up on the Community Center and was heartened. I know that South Portland is doing its part to combat climate change. (What? The climate is changing?) All buildings, in every municipality, in South Portland, in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Communication, transparency at center of At-large Westbrook School Committee race
Challenger Tracey Sardella looks to unseat incumbent Suzanne Salisbury.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Reader cites history, puts Afghanistan in perspective
Telephone rings and John Balentine answers: “Hello.” “It’s Tucker Carlson. I read your column. Can’t believe your depiction of Biden … ‘Our president proved what conservatives had been saying about him … He is a fool, certainly not to be trusted with major decisions’ (‘Remember the Maine ties to Sept. 11,’ Sept. 10). It’s too […]