PORTLAND — It was a self-described “wow” moment for Kalie Shorr. The graduate of Deering High School made a recent Rolling Stone magazine list of new country artists to know – a sign the 22-year-old is making a real mark in Nashville. According to Rolling Stone, Shorr’s anthem “Fight Like a Girl” was “one of the best-selling […]

Ghazal Kayal, originally from Syria, is welcomed as a new U.S. citizen by University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings, left, USM Director of Multicultural Affairs Reza Jalali, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer Alanna Reid during a naturalization ceremony Friday, March 3, at USM’s Portland campus. (Dan D’Ippolito / For The Forecaster) Portland […]

PORTLAND — The work of nine Portland students is being featured at the Portland Museum of Art’s annual Student Art Month exhibit. Among the works on display is a multimedia portrait of Sylvia Rivera, who was an early activist in the lesbian-gay-trans movement in late 1960s and early 1970s New York City. The portrait is […]

PORTLAND — As plans move forward for a $650,00 renovation at the Peaks Island branch library, the island’s elementary school has been tapped as a temporary home for library operations. The Peaks Island Elementary School was able to shift students to other available classroom space, which freed up a room for the library, according to […]

PORTLAND — A preliminary meeting about the submissions for the Bayside Adapts Design Challenge will be held at 4 p.m. March 8 in City Hall Room 209 with Sustainability Coordinator Troy Moon. The deadline for submissions is April 10. As part of the planning to adapt the Bayside neighborhood to climate change and possible rising sea levels, […]

PORTLAND — The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade along Commercial Street will step off at noon Sunday, March 12. Bob Kearney of the Irish American Club said in a press release the parade will begin near Commercial and Center streets and pass a reviewing stand at Bell Buoy Park near the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal. Kearney […]

PORTLAND — Amran Mahamed, a junior at Deering High School, is one of 10 finalists in the Poetry Out Loud state finals on March 13. Amran “gave a powerful performance” at the regional finals, according to a press release from the Portland Public Schools. She recited three poems: “Bleeding Heart” by Carmen Giminez Smith, “The […]

WESTBROOK — Rosen’s Deli, the only Jewish-style deli in greater Portland, has closed. The restaurant, which was at 650 Main St., closed in February with no notice, almost two years after moving to Westbrook and about 1 1/2 years after owners David and Arren Rosen filed for bankruptcy protection. “Lots of factors contributed to our decision […]

PORTLAND — The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine has optioned a little over an acre of land at Thompson’s Point and has plans for a building twice the size of its current home next to the Portland Museum of Art on Free Street. No specific details about the project were  available this week, but […]