BATH — Kevin Thibodeau, a junior at Morse High School, is not your typical teenager. When he was a little boy, he would insist that his friends not bring presents to him on his birthday. Rather, he wanted them to bring something for another cause, such as a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter. He […]
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Fires destroy 2 Scarborough homes; 2 people injured
SCARBOROUGH — Investigators said the cause of a Nov. 9 fire on Prout’s Neck that injured two people cannot be determined because of extensive damage to the home. Sgt. Joel Davis of the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office also said the cause of a blaze that destroyed a vacant home at 38 Westwood Road at […]
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Yarmouth man indicted for murder in connection with North Yarmouth shooting
NORTH YARMOUTH — A 70-year-old Yarmouth man has been indicted for murder in connection with an Oct. 6 shooting death at a Greely Road bee farm. Timothy Feeley of the Maine attorney general’s office confirmed the indictment of Merrill “Mike” Kimball. An indictment is a finding that enough evidence exists to prosecute, not a determination […]
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Steve Solloway: The mother of all weeks
A girls’ soccer coach gives birth and wins a state title.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Deering High School in Portland mourns death of basketball coach
PORTLAND — A veteran high school basketball coach died suddenly Thursday, Nov. 7, of an undiagnosed heart condition. Brendan Conway, 34, served as freshman boys basketball coach at Deering High School for 10 years, according to Athletic Director Melanie Craig. His death, which happened while playing basketball at East End Community School on Thursday night, […]
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Yarmouth council to vote on trash disposal fee
YARMOUTH — The Town Council will vote Nov. 21 on dump fees, a railroad quiet zone and an appropriation for the Economic Development Study Committee. But councilors on Nov. 7 delayed action on the latest Royal River restoration study, after a half-dozen people denounced the prospect of dam removal. After several weeks of discussion, the council […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
UPDATE: Brunswick charter school proposal all but dead
BRUNSWICK — School Board discussion about starting a charter school has probably come to a halt after the idea received a cool reception in October and a warning from the state that the process may have violated the law. Board Chairman Jim Grant on Wednesday said discussions about a possible charter school authorized by the […]
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Working on the waterfront: After narrow defeat of WPO, South Portland seeks time on tar sands
SOUTH PORTLAND — It took City Councilors less than a day after Tuesday’s defeat of the Waterfront Protection Ordinance to review a 180-day moratorium on loading “tar sands” oil into ships docked in the city. The WPO, which would have amended Chapter 27 of the city code to prohibit expansion of petroleum-related infrastructure and loading tankers […]
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Scarborough sets Dec. 3 referendum on leash law
SCARBOROUGH — Voters will have their say Dec. 3 on repealing the town-wide leash law. Town Councilors set the referendum date at a brief meeting Wednesday. Absentee ballots for the referendum became available Thursday at Town Hall. What voters won’t see on the ballot is a paragraph fully explaining how to vote to keep or […]
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Cape Elizabeth council endorses $4M plan for library
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council on Wednesday unanimously accepted a report from the Library Planning Committee that proposes a $3.9 million construction and renovation of Thomas Memorial Library. At its Dec. 2 workshop, the council will discuss the makeup and responsibilities of a Building Committee to guide the construction process. The report recommends that […]