Last week, Gov. Paul LePage let loose the latest in a growing list of angry, intemperate, and thoughtless remarks. The most recent outburst was extreme in its vulgarity, but otherwise all of a piece with prior offensive remarks the governor has made. He’s done it before and he will do it again. The sad part […]
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The View From Away: A mash note to my soul mate
By the time this is published, I will have missed being with Carol on her birthday, and it makes me sad. Generally, birthdays are a non-issue for me. We did not celebrate them in my house. I never even memorized them. I was off by three days about my mother’s birthday until a couple of […]
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Letter: Noting Beem's Obama reality check
Edgar Allen Beem is a man to be commended (“The Universal Notebook: Is there hope for Obama?”), but he also used The Forecaster as a political tool in 2008 and 2012 while he was drinking the Kool-Aid. He forgot his constitutional duty as a member of the free press to fully investigate both sides and […]
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Abyssinian church in Portland listed among America's most-endangered historic places
PORTLAND — The Abyssinian Meeting House, a 185-year-old landmark at 75 Newbury St., is being added to a list of the nation’s 11 most endangered historic places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation included the meeting house on its 2013 list, which also includes Gay Head Lighthouse in Aquinnah, Mass., and San Jose Church in […]
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Portland's new slogan: 'Yes. (It's all) good here.'
PORTLAND — Yes. Life’s good here. That’s what city officials hope business people, residents and visitors alike have to say about their city, and say it often. Mayor Michael Brennan and Creative Portland Corp. Executive Director Jennifer Hutchins led a highly anticipated news conference Tuesday morning to unveil a new city slogan, which they described […]
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Portland schools' new Central Kitchen set to open in fall
PORTLAND — As the school year ends, creation of a new Central Kitchen is getting into full swing. The School Department’s new Central Kitchen is set to open this fall, in time for the first day of school. Food Service Director Ron Adams said the new kitchen will allow the department to better prepare and […]
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Milestone for Cheverus girls
The Cheverus High School girls’ lacrosse team shows off its championship trophy June 15 after winning the Class A state title for the first time, 8-7, over Massabesic. Waynflete’s girls also won a title, while the Cheverus boys lost in the state game.
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Portland City Council sets hearing on marijuana legalization
PORTLAND — The city is a step closer to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, after the City Council voted unanimously Monday to hold a public hearing on the matter. The July 15 hearing will be held in response to a citizen-proposed ordinance that would allow adults to possess up to 2.5 ounces of the drug. […]
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'Marry ME'
As onlookers snap photos and shoot video, 10 same-sex couples take part in a mass marriage ceremony at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday, June 15, in Portland, as part of the 27th annual Southern Maine Pride Parade & Festival. The ceremony celebrated the recent legalization of same-sex marriage in Maine; the theme of this year’s […]
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Restaurant proposed for Woodfords Corner in Portland
PORTLAND — A new restaurant may be coming to the city’s Woodfords Corner neighborhood. On Thursday, June 20, the Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a conditional use application for the dining establishment at 34 Vannah Ave., near the intersection of Ocean and Forest avenues. William Street resident Birch Shambaugh and his wife, Mary Fayth […]