PORTLAND — Victor E. Thayer, 77, died Sept. 15, following a brief illness. He was born in Portland, a son of Richard L. and Rose Marie Thayer. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany where he was a military policeman. One of his fondest memories was escorting President Dwight Eisenhower […]
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Portland Police Beat: Sept. 25
Arrests 9/14 at midnight. Dale A. Eldridge, 40, of Portland, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Thomas Reagan on an outstanding warrant from another agency and charges of assault and criminal trespass. 9/14 at 4 a.m. William T. Fogg, 20, of Gray, was arrested on Preble Street by Officer Jonathan Reeder on charges […]
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Portland Meetings: Sept. 25-Oct. 1
Wed. 9/25 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Thur. 9/26 5:30 p.m. Joint City/School Finance Committee CH
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People and Business
Awards Oakhurst and Maine Standard Biofuels received a Breathe Easy Leadership Honorable Mention Award from the Northeast Diesel Collaborative. The awards are given to organizations that have taken significant steps to reduce diesel emissions beyond what law in their locality requires and whose efforts best reflect the goals of the NEDC. Oakhurst and Maine Standard […]
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Editor's Notebook: Fall promises a fresh crop of campaign letters
Shorter days and cooler temperatures. Pumpkin-flavored beer. More cruise ships. Sweaters. The return of high school sports. All these things tell us we’ve turned the corner from summer to fall. At The Forecaster, there’s one more thing that marks the change of seasons: the emergence of letters to the editor about local ballot issues or […]
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Out & About: ‘Legally Blonde,’ Orli Shaham open seasons
The sun has just entered its six-month passage below the celestial equator, marking the astronomical start of fall. Concurrently, several of the region’s major arts producers have entered their fall-winter-spring seasons. In South Portland, Lyric Music Theater is off to a sensational start with “Legally Blonde,” one of the biggest and finest productions this topnotch […]
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Unsung Hero: Marilyn McDowell of Portland, sharing sight and insight
PORTLAND — Marilyn McDowell, a volunteer for the Iris Network, often gets insensitive questions like “Why would a blind person want to go bowling or attend a baseball game?” Her response: “Why wouldn’t they?” McDowell, a Portland resident who works at the University of Southern Maine library, began her association with the Iris Network in […]
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The Universal Notebook: Good, old Maine
Of all Maine’s dubious superlatives, from being the most heavily forested state to having the most out-of-state land ownership and least racial diversity, the one that is getting the most ink these days seems to be fact that Maine is the oldest state in the nation. No, not the first state admitted. The state with […]
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Abby's Road: The great lice scare
Frantic text messages. Whispers in parking lots. A night-time run on Rite Aid. It was the lice scare of Fall 2013. The bomb exploded casually, delivered as an afternoon email like so many afternoon emails before it. Those previous messages included tuition reminders or the calendar of summer “spirit days.” This message was just like […]
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Global Matters: The future, and where to find it
By many indicators, the United States economy is recovering from the calamitous financial meltdown of the late 2000s. Key industrial sectors are gathering steam. Housing starts are up and prices of existing homes are on the rise. Major stock market indices are climbing. The auto industry has come roaring back. Of the $608 billion the […]