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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Maine Bicentennial: Freeport
A group poses for a photo in Freeport in September 1900. At right are R. Cutler Libby and Amelia F. Libby. The boy holding the cat is Herman B. Libby. In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical photos and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be […]
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Maine Bicentennial: Cape Elizabeth
Three brothers and a cousin, fishermen on Richmond Island, Cape Elizabeth. From left are Maurice Jordan, George Steve Jordan, John Jordan (cousin) and Walter Jordan. In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical photos and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online […]
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PublishedMay 28, 2020
Maine Bicentennial: Pownal
The Cumberland County Public Health Association visited outlying schools and conducted dental clinics. The staff photographed students participating in the clinics, including this one at Pownal Center between Mallett Hall, at left, and the one room schoolhouse on the right. The school is thought to have been referred to as the Center School. Myra Tryon […]
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PublishedMay 27, 2020
People & Business: May 27
Summit Natural Gas donates to Falmouth Food Pantry to fund resurgence Summit Natural Gas of Maine has donated $5,000 to Falmouth Food Pantry as part of the company’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The company has committed $20,000 to COVID-19 relief efforts in Maine and is also contributing to food banks in Augusta and Waterville, along with […]
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PublishedMay 27, 2020
People & Business: May 27
Summit Natural Gas donates to Falmouth Food Pantry to fund resurgence Summit Natural Gas of Maine has donated $5,000 to Falmouth Food Pantry as part of the company’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The company has committed $20,000 to COVID-19 relief efforts in Maine and is also contributing to food banks in Augusta and Waterville, along with […]
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Over Easy: The Three Musketeers lose one
My first cousin died a few weeks ago. He was 79 years old. As death goes, his was quiet. Couple of years ago we saw each other for the first time in decades, at a family reunion. Since then he’s intruded in my thoughts at odd times. I’ll remember how he used to hold his […]
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Sande’s Picks: White Cedar Inn features flavorful, creative breakfasts
Monica Kissane and Rock Nadeau have been the owners and innkeepers at the White Cedar Inn, 178 Main St., Freeport, since 2004. They are known for their flavorful and creative breakfast offerings; guests look forward to something innovative every morning. The bacon-spinach-tomato sandwich is a favorite year-round. Kissane characterizes it as “a simple, quick, immensely […]
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Letter: DEP has golden opportunity to measure SoPo emissions
We are being told during these times of social distancing that the reduction in traffic on our highways and streets has led to reduced measurements of pollutants in our air. On days when the sun is out and people are out walking they can see how much clearer the sky seems as they breathe more […]
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Letter: Stop wasteful political television ads
Everyone agrees TV advertising is out of control. There are way too many ads and most are run way too often. The FCC used to have limits on ads and needs to put the restrictions in place again. Currently, during the horror of this COVID-19 pandemic, there are two sets of political ads that the […]
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Letter: Reader responds to Balentine column on pandemic with satire
I’m joining my brother-in-thought, John Balentine, in requesting that Mommie Dearest, Gov. Mills, set us free. Like John, I grieve over the spousal abuse, child abuse, loss of dignity and pride, laziness, despair and general ruination that I see. And that’s just on my own block. Maine is the oldest state in the nation. It […]
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