TOPSHAM — The Fire Department and CHANS Home Health Care are teaming up to teach Mid-Coast seniors about fire and fall prevention. Fire Chief Brian Stockdale and Debbie Siegel, a registered nurse who manages private duty care for CHANS, will be among the participants Dec. 1-3 in “Remembering When: A Fire and Fall Prevention Program […]
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Next stop, Mars?: Maine's 1st astronaut isn't ready to settle down
PORTLAND — This year astronaut Chris Cassidy spent 166 days in space and more than 30 days in Houston “getting poked and prodded” by medical staff when he returned to Earth. When he was finally free to go, he returned home to Maine. Last week, Cassidy made a speaking tour of the state, beginning with […]
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Portland pot legalization advocates expect police to ‘stop punishing adult marijuana users’
PORTLAND — Two days after Portland police said they would “use their discretion” to enforce state law regarding possession of marijuana, the group that spearheaded passage of a new city ordinance legalizing recreational use said they expect police to yield to the will of the people. On Election Day, more than 67 percent of Portland […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Veterans Day ceremony caps restoration of Blue Star marker in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — A Blue Star shines again on U.S. Route 1, after three years of work and a formal re-dedication ceremony on Veterans Day. A crowd of about 50 people gathered around the Blue Star Memorial Highway marker and the surrounding garden for the ceremony Monday at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Route […]
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Veterans Day in Portland
Portland’s Veterans Day parade makes it way down Congress Street on Monday morning, Nov. 11. U.S. Marine Sgt. Brendon O’Toole, left, makes his way down Congress Street as part of the Veterans Day parade, accompanied by Portland Police Chief Michael J. Sauschuck. O’Toole finished his “Run For Veterans,” a one-year, 3,600-mile fundraiser, at East End […]
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Falmouth library hires fundraising consultant
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Memorial Library Board of Trustees has hired a fundraising team in its effort to expand and renovate the aging library facility. President Mark Porada said Ovation Fundraising Counsel will soon be “meeting with different stakeholders in the community” to estimate how much money can be raised through private donations. “It’s […]
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Cumberland, Yarmouth share county assessing services; Falmouth may follow
CUMBERLAND — With an eye toward working regionally, Cumberland and Yarmouth are now procuring assessing services from Cumberland County. Falmouth may soon follow, along with other communities, Cumberland County Manager Peter Crichton said last week. The county recently hired Gary James as its new director of regional assessing, according to a Nov. 6 press release. […]
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Pair charged after break-in at Portland Head Light museum in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — Police last week arrested two York men accused of breaking into the Portland Head Light museum and looting an exhibit. Adam Ruger, 20, was charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, theft, aggravated criminal mischief, refusal to submit to arrest, failure to give correct name and failure to notify police of an accident. […]
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Bench dedication highlights South Portland Veterans Day parade
South Portland residents Mickey Finn, left, Sandra Tamburri and Robert Tamburri unveil a bench Monday dedicated to survivors of the battle of Cu Chi, a 1966 Vietnam War battle that lasted more than two months in 1966. Tamburri, a U.S. Army veteran who fought in the battle, said the bench at the city Service Monument […]
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Korean War remembered in Veterans Day ceremonies in Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth
CUMBERLAND — The wintry temperatures of Monday morning’s Veterans Day ceremony was offset by the warmth of the crowds that met veterans of the Korean War, who were paraded from town to town to be recognized for their efforts six decades ago. After assembling at the AmVets hall in Yarmouth, veterans from that town, Cumberland […]