CAPE ELIZABETH – Long-running issues in Cape Elizabeth concerning code enforcement and so-called “short-term rental” homes, both of which consumed much of 2012, have cropped up in 2013 in an unlikely place – summer camps. According to Town Councilor David Sherman, it has been a tradition of many years in Cape Elizabeth for teenagers to […]
Current
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – Overreacting to ‘sea level rise’
To debate effectively, it behooves oneself to focus on the underlying premise of the opposing argument. Thus being said, I take issue with your recent reporting (Group explores impact of rising sea levels, The Current, Feb. 7) because there is insufficient compelling scientific basis for asserting the “inevitability” of ocean levels rising, or changing at […]
advertisement
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
South Portland names top cop
SOUTH PORTLAND – For the second time in five years, Chris Todd has been named the top cop in South Portland, winning the police department’s Officer of the Year award for 2012. Todd joined the South Portland Police Department in 2000 and was last named Officer of the Year in 2008. The award is his […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Arts Calendar – 2/21
Exhibits Through Feb. 27 Maine artist Susan Orfant, featured at The Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., Westbrook. Member artists include local and regional professionals. Tuesday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Saturday, March 2 – April 10 Ceramic sculpture, wall tiles and acrylic paintings at Saccarappa Art Collective, Westbrook. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. March 2. […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Current Calendar – 2/21
Thursday, Feb. 21 World Music with Rob Duquette, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. 799-1720 or thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Undiscovered Lands: Modelers Workshop for ages 9-12 (part 2), 2-3:30 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. 799-1720 or thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Scarborough Garden Club monthly meeting, at 12:30 p.m., at Hillcrest Community Recreation Center, 108 Hillcrest Ave., Scarborough. The […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster
EDITORIAL – Let’s make a toast to a better liquor deal
The last 10 years have been rough for some products. Beepers. Movie rental chains. Compact discs. Even some long-prosperous newspapers found it difficult to adjust to the 21st century. But it is clear that one industry is moving forward without a hitch. No doubt about it, Maine’s liquor business is booming. Now the trick is […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Web
EDITORIAL – Let’s make a toast to a better liquor deal
The last 10 years have been rough for some products. Beepers. Movie rental chains. Compact discs. Even some long-prosperous newspapers found it difficult to adjust to the 21st century. But it is clear that one industry is moving forward without a hitch. No doubt about it, Maine’s liquor business is booming. Now the trick is […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
LIFE IN THE SUBURBS (in 140 character or less) – Tourney time, and political savvy
Ah, life in the suburbs. Weekly roadside trash pickup. Driveways to park in, none of this messy parking-ban brouhaha that our neighbors to the north suffer. And perfect children to remedy any shortcomings in our own lives—and if you don’t believe it, just ask our piano teachers or gymnastics coaches. (We are assured when people […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Tax breaks may be risky business
While the state is considering cutting aid to schools and communities, it is also spending more than $100 million a year on tax breaks for businesses that an audit has criticized as risky investments. According to the audit, 12 programs that reduce taxes on hundreds of businesses lacked the “ability to evaluate … performance and […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Briefs – 2/21
Food drive Saturday in South Portland The Rotary Club of Breakwater Daybreak, based in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, are holding a food drive for the South Portland Food Cupboard on Saturday, Feb. 23, as part of the celebration of the anniversary of the founding of Rotary International and Rotary’s World Understanding and Peace Day. […]