A proposal for a moratorium on new short-term rentals is unlikely to move forward in the tourist-heavy town, but the council may still discuss whether more regulation is needed.
2023
Posted inMaine, Politics
Watch a debate among Portland’s 5 candidates for mayor
The Portland Press Herald partnered with the University of New England to host a debate with all 5 mayoral candidates.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Judge denies motion to dismiss witness tampering charge in Richmond murder case
Tyon K. Shuron, 46, of Augusta is set for jury trial next month on charges he murdered Andrew Sherman in 2019 and then tried to get a jailed witness to change her story about what had happened.
Posted inTimes Record
Public power question focus of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay speaker series
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 27th annual Winter Speaker Series will focus on Maine’s looming public electric utility question, Question 3. The talk features former State Rep. Seth Berry, co-founder of Our Power, an organization geared toward passing Question 3. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are […]
Posted inSports
It’s no surprise who the top teams in the NFL are
Commentary: It’s four games into the season, and the preseason favorites are playing like favorites.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Open house at Cash Corner Fire Station Oct. 8
The South Portland Fire Department will host an open house at the Cash Corner Fire Station from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8. Attendees can participate in a number of activities and get a peek at the inner workings of the Cash Corner Fire Station. The open house is being held as […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Sam Bankman-Fried must convince a jury that the former crypto king was not a crook
He is accused of stealing customer money to fund his hedge fund, buy real estate, and make millions of dollars of illegal campaign donations to Democrats and Republicans in an attempt to buy influence over cryptocurrency regulation.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Field day at Tidewater Farm Oct. 14
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a field day from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 14, at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. Cooperative extension staff and volunteer master gardeners will demonstrate how to prepare gardens for winter with an emphasis on practices that support wildlife and how to conduct […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Lion’s Den dedicated to the late Randy Plummer
The reconstructed Lion’s Den food booth at the Cumberland Fair was dedicated Sept. 25 to Randy Plummer, a longtime member of the Cumberland/North Yarmouth Lions Club who died of cancer last month of at age 62. Plummer was a resident of North Yarmouth. His sons, along with dozens of other community members and Sen. Susan […]