BRUNSWICK — A Maine man sought in connection with a late-September stabbing in Brunswick was arrested in California Oct. 12. Police said Jamie Mondragon, 31, of Auburn, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Fresno, Calif., after sources helped law enforcement officers determine his whereabouts. Mondragon allegedly fled the scene of an early morning […]
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Similar roots produce political contrast in House District 120 election in Portland
PORTLAND — Two-term incumbent state Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, is being challenged by libertarian Republican, and political newcomer, Davian Akers in House District 120. District 120 includes the city’s East End, Old Port and downtown. While the candidates disagree on subjects from job creation to energy independence, they said their working-class roots have influenced their […]
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Traffic forum discussed on WMTW
David Harry of The Forecaster appeared on News 8 WMTW Sunday morning to discuss his story about the Oct. 18 public forum at SMCC about traffic on Broadway. His interview with Thema Ponton can be viewed on the WMTW website. Tune in to WMTW every Sunday morning at 7, when staff writers from The Forecaster […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough School Board finds finances healthy
SCARBOROUGH — School Board members received good financial news last week, and also got an introduction to the man heading construction at the new Wentworth Intermediate School. Art Dudley, owner of the Standish-based contracting firm bearing his name, told the board he expects concrete will be poured next Monday at the site behind the existing […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport woman rescued after driving car into pond
FREEPORT — Firefighters rescued a woman who drove her car into a shallow pond late Wednesday. At about 9:30 p.m., the woman was driving on Rowe Court, accelerated into a ditch, through bushes, across a lawn and into a 3- to 4-inch-deep pond, Fire Chief Daniel Fournier said. Police are investigating, but the woman appeared […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
As college-bound traffic increases, so does concern in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Growing enrollment has made Southern Maine Community College a popular education choice over the last decade, but school success is adding to traffic woes on nearby Broadway. A community forum at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the SMCC Culinary Arts Building at 80 Fort Road will address traffic questions. City Director of […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland branch library to close during repairs
SOUTH PORTLAND — The public library branch at 155 Wescott Road will be closed from Monday, Oct. 15, through at least the middle of November while the pedestrian bridges leading to library entrances are replaced. Library Director Kevin Davis said the closure is the best way to ensure the $80,000 project is completed as quickly […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland-Cape Elizabeth House race draws 3 candidates
SOUTH PORTLAND — The end of Democratic Rep. Jane Eberle’s tenure in Maine House District 123 opened the field for three candidates seeking to replace her.Of the three, only Republican Kenneth “Jake” Myrick, 38, has experience running for elected office; he lost to Eberle in 2010. Democrat Scott Hamann, 31, has Eberle’s support to replace […]
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Scarborough police make arrest on gun, drug charges
SCARBOROUGH — A Saco man faces multiple charges for drugs and weapons after an incident Wednesday morning on Route 1. Police Detective Sgt. Rick Rouse said Aaron Gouzie, 26, was riding in a vehicle around 11:10 a.m. when he allegedly flashed a handgun “in a threatening manner” at a female motorist. The woman contacted police […]
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Cape Elizabeth farm falls short of online fundraising goal
CAPE ELIZABETH — Dreams don’t always come true. The Jordan family, which owns Alewive’s Brook Farm on Old Ocean House Road, learned that last week when an online fundraising campaign to expand the farm fell well short of its ambitious goal. The multi-generation farming family sought funding to build a new farm stand and expand […]