SOUTH PORTLAND — After she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Diane Engel of Brunswick said, the family and youth programming at the Dempsey Center helped her children “feel normal in an abnormal situation.” Those services were previously offered only in Lewiston. Now, the Dempsey Center also offers cancer support services for families with children and/or teens at […]
Southern Forecaster
South Portland and Scarborough news from The Forecaster.
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RTP to move HQ from Portland to Westbrook
PORTLAND — The Regional Transportation Program plans to build new headquarters on 5.5 acres in Westbrook. Representatives of RTP, which provides rides for low-income, elderly and disabled residents in most of Cumberland County, went before the Westbrook Planning Board last week with their preliminary proposal. Based for 35 years at Greater Portland Metro at St. […]
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No, it’s not the Westbrook ice disk
The clouds from Sunday’s snow storm parted long enough to offer a view of the super blood wolf moon over Maine. The eclipse, with the moon, Earth and sun aligned, lasted several hours, and turned the moon “blood” red from refracted sunlight. January’s full moon is traditionally called a “wolf” moon, and it was “super” […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
‘Starting point’: Council OKs subdivision rule changes
WINDHAM — After months of concerns about over-development, the Town Council Tuesday unanimously approved “minor modifications” to cluster subdivision standards and scheduled a public hearing on a proposed moratorium on development in the farm zone. Cluster subdivisions permit a reduction in lot size in exchange for half of the available property being preserved as open space. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Inside Windham
Introducing Crafternoons The Windham Public Library has a fun new program for 2019. On the fourth Monday of every month, the library will offer Crafternoon, a hands-on hour of craft-making for children in grades 4-6. Activities will include flip-book making, string art and finger-knitting. For more information, contact the library’s Children’s Room at 892-1908. Bean […]
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Inside Bridgton
Singing workshops Noted singer and vocal coach Mary Sullivan will hold two singing workshops on Saturday, Jan. 19, at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road (Route 93). Choral Skill Development runs from 1-3 p.m. and Singing As You Age will take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The workshops will cover skills and strategies for learning […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
On the Right Lane: Build it and they won't come
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” Sir Winston Churchill, 1946 Sir Winston Churchill’s famous speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri in 1946 about the Soviets building an iron curtain in Europe happened two years prior to me being born, so I had […]
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Time for a change at Cole Farms
GRAY — Cole Farms is closing Jan. 22 for eight weeks for renovations that owner Bradley Pollard said will “reinvent” the 67-year-old restaurant to make it more of a draw for a younger crowd. “The alternative would be closing up. We don’t want to do that,” Pollard said. Changes will include renovating the interior, redesigning the […]
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From fishing to fancy drinks, winter activities on tap
From ice skating to ice fishing, winter action is heating up in the Lakes Region. Here are a few highlights of the events scheduled throughout the area. S’mores and Skate Nights Windham Parks and Recreation is hosting two old-fashioned skating parties, complete with a campfire, lights, music and s’mores ingredients. Bring your ice skates and […]
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Gray plans public hearing on pot regulations
GRAY — The Town Council has scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 22 on a proposal to prohibit medical marijuana manufacturing and testing facilities in town. The proposed changes to zoning ordinances also clarify the applicability of current standards regarding the prohibition of retail sales of marijuana. Town attorney Alyssa Tibbetts and Community Development Director Doug Webster […]