PORTLAND—Bonny Eagle trailed, and trailed, and trailed against South Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena in Tuesday night, Feb. 19’s AA South semis – they trailed, anyway, until deep in the fourth quarter, when sophomore standout Jake Humphrey turned a midcourt steal into a drive and a slick layup, at which point the scoreboard balanced […]
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It Happened in Windham: A day to celebrate first president, those in his command
George Washington was born on this day, Feb. 22, way back in 1732. As a political leader, military general, statesman, commander in chief of the patriotic forces during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States of America, he is known as the Father of Our Country. His birthday has been celebrated […]
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850 turn out for last weekend’s fishing derbies
The weather for the Cumberland County and Sebago Lake Fishing Derbies Feb. 16-17 was “perfect for an ice fishing derby.” Over 850 participants registered and turned out in droves. “Saturday was ideal with little wind and warm enough for families to be out. Sunday was colder, but many true blue fishermen were not discouraged from […]
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Towns joining forces over cable TV contracts
NAPLES — A group of towns is banding together to renegotiate their cable television contracts with Charter Communications after the company was “not responsive to municipalities when (they) had complaints and issues.” “As communities grow, the cable companies have not been following through on their end of the deal as far as extending lines of […]
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That's a winner
David Gushee of Gorham caught the largest pike at last weekend’s Cumberland County and Sebago Lakes Fishing Derbies. It was 35¾ inches long and weighed 11.9 pounds. Story, page 12.
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Inside Raymond
Dr. Seuss celebration Raymond Elementary School will celebrate the love of reading and the birthday of Dr. Seuss with games, crafts and surprises at a special event from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, in the school gym. History making Troop 851 Maine’s first Scouts BSA Girl troop crossed over from Cub Scouts into Scouts BSA […]
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Council discussion leads to name-calling
WINDHAM — A discussion about procedure devolved Tuesday night when Council Parliamentarian Bob Muir called Councilor Jarrod Maxfield a “little pissant” and asked him, “Who the hell do you think you are, anyway?” The exchange followed an unrelated public comment period when resident Larry Eliason blasted the council for being dysfunctional and called it a “body […]
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On the Right Lane: Ambitions of the Green Dream Team
“NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) says herring aren’t overfished, but the catch of the species needs to be reduced to prevent overfishing.”Boston Sunday Herald When it comes to our government at any level spitting out facts or figures, I to hesitate to believe what I just heard is truthful. So when I heard of […]
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Photographer’s show draws on ‘ghosts of his past’
RAYMOND — Smith Galtney’s “one regret” is that he didn’t begin taking photos until he was 40. Galtney and his husband John Costango had just moved to Maine from New York City, where he had worked as an entertainment journalist for 15 years. He was experiencing “a premature midlife crisis,” which led to a relapse in […]
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Forecaster reporters tops in 2 categories of regional awards
PORTLAND — Reporting on education and social issues earned The Forecaster two first-place awards at this year’s New England Newspaper & Press Association Better Newspaper Competition. The NENPA awards were announced Feb. 16, capping the annual association convention at Boston’s Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. A team of reporters led by Elizabeth Clemente won a first-place award in […]