The program called SNAP has just come to our attention and we’re sharing that information this week. SNAP stands for Senior Neighborhood Awareness Program and it’s made available through Volunteers in Police Services, a part of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Started in 2008, the Volunteers in Police Services is a group of enthusiastic individuals […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Brain dead
Welcome to a new feature of this column called “How Much Government Stupidity Would You Like Today? Take All You Want Because You Paid For It.” In this forum, elected officials and bureaucrats from across the ideological spectrum will demonstrate conclusively that it’s only by coincidence that they get their shoes on the appropriate feet […]
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FISHING LINES: Fly tying, the other winter sport
Hello, fellow fishermen! Those of us who ice fish would have already been out by now, but a record mild December has put less ice on than we expect to have this time of year. There is some good ice out there, and some not as good, so unless you are experienced and know your […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
FISHING LINES: Fly tying, the other winter sport
Hello, fellow fishermen! Those of us who ice fish would have already been out by now, but a record mild December has put less ice on than we expect to have this time of year. There is some good ice out there, and some not as good, so unless you are experienced and know your […]
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FISHING LINES: Fly tying, the other winter sport
Hello, fellow fishermen! Those of us who ice fish would have already been out by now, but a record mild December has put less ice on than we expect to have this time of year. There is some good ice out there, and some not as good, so unless you are experienced and know your […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Change in date for Football 101 in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – There’s been a change of date for the special Football 101 for Women program being offered by the South Portland Parks and Recreation Department. The program will now be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Channel 6 Sports Director Lee Goldberg will lead the discussion. The cost is $10 and […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Change in date for Football 101 in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – There’s been a change of date for the special Football 101 for Women program being offered by the South Portland Parks and Recreation Department. The program will now be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Channel 6 Sports Director Lee Goldberg will lead the discussion. The cost is $10 and […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Change in date for Football 101 in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – There’s been a change of date for the special Football 101 for Women program being offered by the South Portland Parks and Recreation Department. The program will now be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Channel 6 Sports Director Lee Goldberg will lead the discussion. The cost is $10 and […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Man arrested after shooting at taxi driver in South Portland
South Portland police was dispatched to the area of 340 Sawyer St. at approximately 1:02 a.m. Sunday for the report of a taxi driver who had been threatened by a customer. Police said gunshots had reportedly been fired from a handgun during the incident. Officers interviewed the victim and set up a perimeter around the […]
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Scarborough superintendent releases statement after teen arrested in Ash Swamp Road shooting
Scarborough police have arrested 17-year-old male in connection with the shooting of Ash Swamp Road resident Bruce Glidden inside his home the night of Jan. 18. According to a post on the Scarborough Police Department’s Facebook page, on Friday morning at about 1 a.m. the department received a call of a suspicious vehicle in the […]