The 80-ton boat needs to be moved down multiple roads to reach the ocean.
Coastal Journal
Midcoast news from The Forecaster.
Storm effects linger along the shore
It’s not just the trees that are effected by wind and rain.
Wise Old Soldiers in our midst
Conflicts and weapons have changed, but soldiers are always soldiers.
Power up before the next big storm
There’s several factors to consider when purchasing a generator or other power source.
Letter to the editor: Thanks to community for hurricane relief effort
Thank you so much for helping get the word out about the fundraiser for hurricane relief! We greatly appreciate it. With the help of many we were able to raise over $460, as well as two large boxes full of school supplies. We could not have done it without the help of some truly great […]
Letter to the editor: Many thanks to Reannan Larmon for hurricane relief
Thank you so much to Morse junior Reannan Larmon for her hard work, dedication, and organization in helping Hurricane Harvey victims. Her efforts in coordinating her own high school, as well as other area schools to provide much needed relief to Rockport-Fulton High School in Texas was exemplary. She thought, she cared, and then she […]
Letter to the editor: Glowing (purple) thanks for Domestic Violence Awareness support
If in the past month you noticed purple lights, ribbons, and banners throughout the towns, it was due to the over 54 business owners in Sagadahoc County who, in participation with New Hope for Women, supported October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each year New Hope for Women takes part in the awareness campaign by asking […]
Both referendum questions pass in Harpswell
HARPSWELL — Article 2, which asked Harpswell voters to approve the Town appropriating the sum of $50,000 from its unassigned fund balance for professional assistance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) related matters passed with 1,488 yes votes and 328 opposing it. The funds would be put toward proposed modifications to flood insurance rate maps, which […]
Wilson wins contested at-large council seat in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Incumbent Councilor Kathy Wilson was triumphant over Whitney Parrish for the at-large council seat, the town’s only contested election. Wilson received 2,960 votes, with 659 absentee ballots processed Monday, to Parrish’s 2,524 votes and 382 absentee ballots. Council District 5 candidate Chris Watkinson and District 7 candidate James Mason both ran unopposed. School Board […]
VIA PRESS HERALD: Amish, other Whitefield residents learn to coexist on roads
And officials have safety on their minds after two minor accidents involving horse-and-buggy drivers this fall.