Last week I watched in horror as accusations were made against two town councilors who have given years of responsible guidance and support to Freeport. The dispute, as I understand it, involves one councilor questioning the legality of two signatures on another councilor’s nominating petition and whether there had been proper “eyewitness” acknowledgement by the […]
Forecaster Opinion
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
LETTER – Wentworth project too expensive
Three cheers for the article written by Jeffrey Messer, placed in the Sept. 12 issue of the Portland Press Herald. Now let’s all go out and make an “educated” decision to vote down the Scarborough Wentworth School project. We must not continue to make the same mistakes the generation before us have made (and are […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
LETTER – Wentworth project too expensive
Three cheers for the article written by Jeffrey Messer, placed in the Sept. 12 issue of the Portland Press Herald. Now let’s all go out and make an “educated” decision to vote down the Scarborough Wentworth School project. We must not continue to make the same mistakes the generation before us have made (and are […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Forecaster Opinion
LETTER – Wentworth project too expensive
Three cheers for the article written by Jeffrey Messer, placed in the Sept. 12 issue of the Portland Press Herald. Now let’s all go out and make an “educated” decision to vote down the Scarborough Wentworth School project. We must not continue to make the same mistakes the generation before us have made (and are […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion
GUEST COLUMN – Geothermal right fit for Wentworth school
After reading a recent column published in the Portland Press Herald (Sept. 12, Maine Voices: Middle School proposal for Scarborough too big and too expensive) disparaging the proposed Wentworth Intermediate School replacement project, I feel compelled to respond to some of the comments/opinions that are incorrect or at the least misleading, in particular with regard […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
GUEST COLUMN – Setting the record straight on the Wentworth school proposal
After reading a recent column published in the Portland Press Herald (Sept. 12 2011, Maine Voices: Middle school proposal for Scarborough too big and too expensive) I would like to give the voters of Scarborough the correct information regarding the proposed Wentworth Intermediate School replacement project. As a practicing architectural designer for 13 years, I […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Editor's Notebook: In memory of 'The Mike-arazzi': Check up, or check out
We lost a friend and valued member of The Forecaster extended family this week. For the last five years, the work of freelance photographer Michael Barriault has been a regular part of the newspaper. But on Sunday, Michael died after an all-too-brief battle against cancer. Michael covered everything for us. He was a familiar face […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: Come on, Bub, move it!
Are you as sick and tired as I am of all the road construction projects and resultant traffic tie-ups around greater Portland this summer? You’re trying to get somewhere and all these other stupid motorists are in your way. What are they doing on your road anyway, right? Don’t they know you’ve got important things […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The View From Away: If he's trying to hurt me, it's working
It’s only now, when it’s too late, that I can see it all clearly. Your son comes into your life, makes you think he needs you, makes you think you’re important and then, step by step he takes it all away. Sometimes literally step by step. I just get used to him being a baby, […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: A plan for Portland's future
Many of us have been involved in strategic planning initiatives. Private industry, state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations and schools across the country work tirelessly on such plans. The attitudes of those asked to write the plans range from enthusiasm to dread. As you might expect, the quality of the plans ranges from exemplary to […]