The decisions come as 30 Mainers are confirmed as having COVID-19, and 13 have tested positive but require validation.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Two Oceanview residents test positive for COVID-19 in Falmouth
Sweeping closures are taking place at public facilities in communities north of Portland, where towns are shuttering schools, libraries and community centers.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Bath plans aesthetic, functional improvements for Front, Elm street intersection
The city plans to hold a meeting on the redesign late this month or early April.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Public workshop on Androscoggin Riverwalk to be held March 14
BRUNSWICK — A public workshop on the Androscoggin Riverwalk is to be held at Fort Andross from 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Guided tours of the Riverwalk from the main entrance will precede the meeting at 1:30 p.m. The workshop offers a presentation on the current status of planning for the Brunswick portion of the […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Bath native Max Ater to perform at Chocolate Church
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center hosts Max Ater and his band at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20. Ater, who will play in the center’s Annex, grew up in Bath and recently signed a deal with Michigan-based label Prudential Records. The award-winning 25-year-old offers a blend of country and pop, and his latest release, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
‘Part of the human family’: Cumberland church hosts ‘Welcoming Library’ to celebrate diversity
I’m Your Neighbor Books, a Portland nonprofit organization, shares children’s books that feature new arrivals to America.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
SAD 51 hires principal, academic services director, to permanent roles
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district has tapped Sally Loughlin as principal of Mabel I. Wilson elementary school and Susie Robbins as SAD 51’s academic services director.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cumberland property taxes due March 16
CUMBERLAND — The second installment of 2020 property taxes is due Monday, March 16. Taxes can be paid by stopping by Town Hall, 290 Tuttle Road, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday. Checks can also be sent to Attn: Tax Collector, 290 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, ME 04021, with the […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
‘Panic to Progress’: Bath church to host 5 sessions on clean energy solutions
The Neighborhood church plans this spring to install solar panels to reduce its carbon footprint.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Bowdoin students not returning after spring break
A bean supper scheduled at the campus for March 14 has been canceled.