A Gardiner police officer said he caught the wayward flock’s attention by playing ‘Born this Way,’ by Lady Gaga.
2023
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick planning town water extension to Bay Bridge Estates, site of shortages
A $3 million public water line is in the works. In 2018, the town trucked in water to the community during a shortage.
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Posted inMaine, News
Judge dismisses case against secretary of state, police and towing companies
The attorney who filed the lawsuit on behalf of 3 clients in February is still suspended from practicing law in Maine. The plaintiffs didn’t meet a July deadline to say if they wanted to find a new attorney.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
The Band profoundly influenced popular music in the 1960s and ’70s as they fashioned a new sound immersed in the American past.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough’s Summerfest celebrates in-person connection
The Aug. 18 event features country band 12/OC, fireworks, food and fun for all.
Posted inMaine, News
Community to gather in Maine to remember massacre in Burundi
For the first time, Portland is hosting the commemoration to bring awareness to the plight of the Banyamulenge people.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine man who is charged with assaulting officers lashes out when judge orders psych evaluation
Brent Elisens, who faces charges of assaulting three state troopers in a 2021 roadside incident, was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after he asked to represent himself in court.
Posted inTimes Record
Canada’s Cécilia to perform at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Traditional music that causes a wonderful stir and fills to overflowing every venue — that is Cécilia! Widely recognized as three of Canada’s finest musicians, Timi Turmel, Erin Leahy and Louis Schryer — who together make up the trio Cecilia — will take the stage at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House Saturday, Aug. 12. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Land trust and Georgetown work to restore Swett Marsh
Water in the marsh, which filters into the Kennebec River and then the Gulf of Maine, hasn’t been flowing or draining correctly for hundreds of years.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Red Cross blood drives in Scarborough, South Portland
The American Red Cross, which reports a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations so far this summer, will hold blood drives in Scarborough and South Portland this month. The drives are scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 24 at Saint Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough; and from 9 a.m. to 2 […]