BIDDEFORD – A “no brainer” came before the Biddeford Planning Board Sept. 6. At least that’s what Julian Schlaver, Ward 5 city counselor and member of the downtown development commission said about the final site plan application submitted by Steve Liautaud (or Freddy LLC), the property owner of 64 Alfred St. Liautaud wants to turn […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Upcoming exhibit depicts artists’ ocean connections and concerns
Three Maine artists hope their show, “Alight on the Rocky Shores: This is not an exhibition on lighthouses,” will promote protection of a vulnerable environment.
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York Hospital to close its birthing center this month
The hospital cited both declining birth rates and an ongoing workforce shortage. It’s the 7th birthing center in Maine to close since 2015 and mirrors a national trend.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Man sentenced to 11 years for 2011 slaying in Portland
Abdi Awad, 37, pleaded guilty to felony murder in the death of 41-year-old Allen MacLean.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Man charged with kidnapping after hourslong police standoff in South Portland
Route 1 was closed for several hours early Tuesday morning while police negotiators tried to persuade a 40-year-old man to let a woman leave a motel room.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Mainewhile: Teach kids about governance, invest in civic pride
I try, as a general rule, not to indulge in nostalgia because the past is a slippery animal. It shapeshifts through memories. Take, for example, the time I am currently obsessing over: that oddly golden era for our country that was post-World War II until, oh, say the early 1960s. We often think of that […]
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Body of missing Naples man found near ATV trails in Otisfield
Joseph Jimino had not been seen since last week when he told friends he was out riding his ATV.
Posted inNation & World, News
About 10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead in Libya floods
The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean storm Daniel pointed to the storm’s intensity, but also the vulnerability of a nation torn apart by chaos for more than a decade.
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U.S. advances deal with Iran to swap prisoners, free frozen oil funds
The Biden administration has issued a waiver for banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds without fear of U.S. sanctions, a key step in the deal.
Posted inNew England, News
Massachusetts city gets more than 10 inches of rain, flooding homes, jeopardizing dam
More storms were in the forecast for Wednesday, as well as incoming Hurricane Lee.