The leaves are almost fully out in southern Maine, and that means the summer season is upon us – even though more than three weeks of spring remain on the astronomical calendar. Ogunquit Playhouse greets the summer season with its first production of 2016. “Let It Be” is a tribute to the music of the […]
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Would be satisfied if Trump was elected
Nothing would give me more satisfaction than seeing Donald Trump get elected president this November. It would be especially gratifying to see the liberal/socialist Forecaster management squirm at a Republican regime in Washington, D.C. Once more, maybe it’s possible that “Never Trump” socialist ideologues like Edgar Beem will leave the U.S. for Canada … good […]
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The Universal Notebook: Where to draw the line on abortion
When it comes to abortion, people draw the line in different places – conception, viability, birth. The most conservative among us not only oppose terminating a pregnancy, they also oppose preventing it in the first place. That’s an unrealistic and untenable position. The expectation that a woman will only conceive when she intends to is […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate is down, but so is total employment
The LePage administration loves the fact that Maine’s unemployment rate is below 4 percent – it’s proof, they argue, that the Governor’s tax, spending, economic development strategies are working. Not true. The rosy unemployment figure masks the fact that Maine’s total employment has actually declined over the last several years – we’re approaching recession lows. […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: May 20
Arrests 5/13 at 9:58 a.m. John J. Kappes, 63, of Gurnet Road, was arrested on Gurnet Road by Officer Justin Dolci on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 5/14 at 1:35 a.m. Alyssa L. Shope, 25, of Pine Ridge Road, Yarmouth, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Jerod Verrill on charges of violating conditions of release, […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: May 20
Arrests 5/10 at 8:35 p.m. Slayden L. Lamarre, 20, of Sunset Cove Road, was arrested on Sunset Cove Road by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy Stephen Welsh on charges of violating conditions of release and domestic violence assault. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from May 8-15.
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Bath Police Beat: May 20
Arrests 5/9 at 6 p.m. Benjamin Westrum, 47, of Marc Avenue, Topsham, was arrested by Officer Richard Ross on Washington Street on a charge of domestic violence assault. 5/10 at 8:56 p.m. Randy Brewer, 25, of Bluff Road, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Garrett Olson on Bluff Road, and also charged with assault, […]
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Brunswick council cuts school budget; board member fires back
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday cut the School Department budget by another $85,000. One School Board member called the move a breach of the council’s authority. The council previously asked the School Board to cut $410,000 from its nearly $38 million fiscal year 2017 budget. The board met that request by reducing money slated […]
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Police arrest 2 suspects in Brunswick stabbing
BRUNSWICK — Police have arrested two men believed to be connected to a May 15 stabbing on Market Lane. A 39-year-old Ohio man reported to police who found him Sunday in the 7-Eleven parking lot on Maine Street that he was stabbed by two men. At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Robert W. McKenney, 43, of Pleasant […]
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Brunswick free clinic expands with new facility
BRUNSWICK — Oasis Free Clinics, a nonprofit that provides free medical, mental-health, and dental care to uninsured, low-income residents, has moved into a new, expanded facility. The organization was founded in 1995 with the mission of providing health and dental care for free for people who could not pay or did not have insurance. More than […]