SCARBOROUGH – A local real estate agent wants to help Democrats score some valuable property in the state Legislature. Jean-Marie Caterina, owner and president of Caterina MacLean Group, the Maine Real Estate Network, has announced plans to seek election as a Democrat to Maine House District 128, representing inland Scarborough, north of the tidewater. The […]
Current
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Web
GUEST COLUMN: Salmonella outbreak raises serious concerns
You’ve probably heard about the recent outbreak of salmonella linked to ground beef sold in New England and New York. Something about the outbreak you might not have heard is that the type of Salmonella people have become infected with is resistant to most antibiotics, making it difficult to treat. It’s yet another reason why […]
advertisement
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth schools considers March vacation
CAPE ELIZABETH – The traditional winter and spring vacations from school are on the chopping block in Cape Elizabeth, in favor of a single, extended break in March. According to first-year Superintendent Meredith Nadeau, the move was suggested by “a couple of different individuals” on staff, who claim it would enhance “educational continuity.” In other […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth schools considers March vacation
CAPE ELIZABETH – The traditional winter and spring vacations from school are on the chopping block in Cape Elizabeth, in favor of a single, extended break in March. According to first-year Superintendent Meredith Nadeau, the move was suggested by “a couple of different individuals” on staff, who claim it would enhance “educational continuity.” In other […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Paid permit likely for Scarborough's Pine Point Pier
SCARBOROUGH – “If you build it, they will come,” is a common mantra to anyone with a dream. But once you build it, who will pay to maintain it? According to the town of Scarborough, which realized its dream of a new municipal pier at Pine Point this past August – after nine years and […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Mill Creek Park makeover
SOUTH PORTLAND – The plan for the park offers new trails and a garden, but the ducks go and the popular bridge is not likely to be rebuilt. SOUTH PORTLAND – By this spring, visitors to Mill Creek Park in South Portland can expect to see the first stages of a multi-year, $500,000 improvement project […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Mill Creek Park makeover
SOUTH PORTLAND – The plan for the park offers new trails and a garden, but the ducks go and the popular bridge is not likely to be rebuilt. SOUTH PORTLAND – By this spring, visitors to Mill Creek Park in South Portland can expect to see the first stages of a multi-year, $500,000 improvement project […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
QUINN'S CORNER – Some numbers don’t add up
Here’s another collection of various facts, figures and statistics culled during the past few months from several sources. Torture: In 2002, al Qaeda leader Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi was tortured until he “confessed” that Hussein had trained him in the use of chemical and biological weapons – whereupon Vice President Dick Cheney and team proclaimed a […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Consultant: Wrong time to fundraise for new Cape Elizabeth library
CAPE ELIZABETH – If there’s any town in Maine that can raise money to build a new library, it’s Cape Elizabeth. Everybody seems to agree on that. But even in Maine’s most affluent community, these are strange times, and people need coaxing before they’ll warm to the idea of opening their pocketbooks for a public […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Consultant: Wrong time to fundraise for new Cape Elizabeth library
CAPE ELIZABETH – If there’s any town in Maine that can raise money to build a new library, it’s Cape Elizabeth. Everybody seems to agree on that. But even in Maine’s most affluent community, these are strange times, and people need coaxing before they’ll warm to the idea of opening their pocketbooks for a public […]