The Standish Recreation Department will provide transportation to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay for “Gardens Aglow” on Thursday, Dec. 13. Gardens Aglow The Standish Recreation Department will provide transportation to the CoastalMaine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay for the Gardens Aglow light display on Thursday, Dec. 13. The group will leave the Municipal Center at […]
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Big game at the Legion Join Post 86 for the Army-Navy football game from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Bring a dish to share and plenty of trash talking will be available After the game, the Juke Joint Devils will entertain at the post’s free, potluck Christmas Gathering, from 6-11 p.m. American Legion Post 86 […]
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G-NG students build skills, confidence
GRAY — Fifteen students from Gray-New Gloucester High School “gained a tremendous amount of confidence” through their work this month at Libby Hill Trails. At a work day Nov. 1, the ExCEL students worked for three hours — cut short by rain — to build a bridge, install signs and create a portion of new […]
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On the Right Lane: Please romaine calm
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” President Ronald Reagan Isn’t it amazing at this stage of human history when mankind has successfully placed spacecraft on the surface of Mars, comets and the moon but the U.S. government can’t figure out where the E. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough Police Beat: Nov. 30
Arrests 11/19 at 5:31 p.m. Sean Michael Cobb, 23, of Rooster Ridge, Windham, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer Benjamin Landry on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. 11/21 at 8:25 p.m. Jessica L. Gaddas, 42, of Issley Street, Portland, was arrested on Gallery Boulevard by Officer Holly Thompson on a charge of […]
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1st-time candidates vie for South Portland City Council seat
SOUTH PORTLAND — Two political neophytes are competing in a Dec. 11 special election for a two-year term representing District 5 on the City Council. Deqa Dhalac, of Red Oak Drive, and Donald Cook, of New York Avenue, each hope to complete the remainder of former City Councilor Adrian Dowling’s three-year term. Dowling unexpectedly resigned in September […]
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South Portland Police Beat: Nov. 30
Arrests South Portland arrests and summonses were not available by The Forecaster’s deadline. Fire calls 11/20 at 5:07 a.m. Carbon monoxide incident on Sable Oaks Drive. 11/20 at 7:54 p.m. Trash receptacle fire on Long Creek Drive. 11/21 at 10:16 a.m. Smoke odor investigation on Cash Corner. 11/21 at 12:16 p.m. False alarm on Westbrook Street. 11/21 at 8:30 […]
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‘Full speed ahead’ for Scarborough Downs project
SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors on Wednesday approved tax breaks that over three decades will help turn Scarborough Downs into a village center. “(Approval means) Scarborough is open for business,” developer Rocco Risbara III optimistically said before councilors voted. Crossroads Holdings, the partnership that includes developers Rocco, William and Marc Risbara, of Risbara Bros. Construction Co., and Peter and Richard Michaud, purchased […]
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The Universal Notebook: Thankful for the new generation
Assuming this country survives the plague of the current president, I believe it will be in much better shape in the hands of the next generation. I am not talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Parkland Kids, I am talking about my grandchildren and their peers. As I watch my daughters, their GenX friends and […]
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Tree lighting this weekend in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — The city’s transition to Christmas began a few weeks back when seasonal decorations were placed along the streetlights downtown, but the spirit of Christmas will officially be kicked off this weekend during the city’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting festivities. Westbrook-Gorham Community Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Joyce, who has been organizing the event for […]