Since the Forecaster published its article on budget cuts at the University of Southern Maine on Jan. 21 the Lifeline Center, a 33-year-old program for wellness and fitness has gone on the chopping block and will close next July. Five full-time and numerous part-time employees, most of them in their 40s, 50sand 60s, will lose […]
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P-sportsrecap-020409 Basketball teams jockeying for playoff spots Postseason underway in other sports
By Michael Hoffer With the arrival of a new month, local athletes and their fans can start dreaming of championships. The frenzied month of February will feature countless highlights. For local wrestlers the postseason is already underway. Track gets its turn Saturday with the Southwesterns. Basketball is just days away from the conclusion of its […]
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Reiche rows
Fourth-graders at Rieche Elementary School got a big surprise last week when the two row boats they had been working on since September with the Compass Project were “launched” in the school swimming pool. After the kids received their certificates in the auditorium, they got to take rides in their new boats, learning how to […]
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P-sportsSwim-020409 Portland boys fourth at swimming Southwesterns Girls place 13th
By Michael Hoffer The swimming postseason began last weekend when the Portland Bulldogs competed against 12 other schools in the south division Southwesterns in Cape Elizabeth. The boys had one of their finest showings in years, riding a 136-point performance to a fourth place finish. Massabesic came in first with 250. Portland was fourth in […]
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pnms-peoplebiz-020409
**w/4 photos Local art organizations receive $50K in NEA grants AUGUSTA — Four local arts organizations will receive direct funding from the National Endowment for the Arts through two grant programs. Access to Artistic Excellence grants were given to three Portland organizations. Portland Concert Association received a $15,000 grant in support of dance, music and […]
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p-winterushadv City's outdoor winter festival kicks off Friday
PORTLAND — If the city is going to be filled with mounds of snow, people might as well play in it, right? That’s the philosophy behind Portland’s first WinteRush, a week-long outdoor festival that will include ice sculpting, igloo building, snowball fights, shoveling contests and more traditional winter sports events. Organized by the city’s Public […]
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p-BRFbailey Bailey brothers merge PR firms
PORTLAND — Savvy Inc., a local public relations and communications firm, has merged with DBMediaStrategists, a Boston-based public relations firm that serves corporations, nonprofits and medical industry clients. Savvy is owned by Dennis Bailey, a former newspaper reporter and former political communications director. Bailey recently headed the CasinosNo! campaigns against an Oxford County casino and […]
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P-sportsPortDeerBB-020409 Portland crushes Deering, 71-47 Bulldogs run away early and never look back
By Eric Carson PORTLAND — Things went from pretty bad to much worse for the Deering Rams boys’ basketball team Friday night at the Portland Expo. And they never got better. In a highly anticipated rematch of a Jan. 17 thriller – a 60-57 come-from-behind Portland victory – the Rams had little go their way. […]
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p-portpox Arrests
1/31 at 12:42 a.m. Edward Burrage, 19, of Windham, was arrested by Officer Josiah Keefer on charges of operating after suspension and operating under the influence. 1/31 at 4:23 p.m. Nicholas Eddy, 30, of Portland, was arrested by Officer Jay Twomey on a charge of criminal mischief. 1/31 at 9:13 p.m. Peter McGowan, 44, of […]
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P-sportsChevBB-020409 Cheverus keeps the good times rolling Stags' second half run silences South Portland
By Michael Hoffer SOUTH PORTLAND — Undefeated and largely unchallenged this winter, the Cheverus boys’ basketball team found itself in a donnybrook Friday night at Beal Gymnasium against an undermanned, inexperienced, but plucky South Portland squad. The Red Riots went toe-to-toe with the Stags from the get-go, leading the defending Class A champions by two […]