All posts by The Forecaster
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'Boot camp' preps at-risk Portland kids for college
PORTLAND — Cultivating confidence, self-esteem and a strong work ethic are key to helping anyone achieve success. But it’s especially important for young minority males, according...
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Falmouth coding competition invites students to hack away
FALMOUTH — Area high school students will attempt to create mobile apps or websites that benefit their schools in a first-ever 12-hour programming competition designed to...
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Portland Meetings: April 18-26
Portland Wed. 4/18 5:30 p.m. City Council CH Wed. 4/18 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 4/18 4 p.m. Public Art Committee PPL Thur. ...
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Portland Police Beat: April 18
Arrests 4/9 at 1:37 p.m. James A. Matias, 52, of Portland, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer Mary Lukesiewicz on a charge of criminal trespass. 4/9...
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People & Business: April 18
Sea Bags owner, CEO named business people of the year Beth Shissler, president and CEO Don Oakes of Sea Bags, LLC in Portland have been...
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Portland School Notebook: April 18
Portland student recipient of two RIT writing awards Taryn Brennan of Portland, a fourth-year international and global studies and sociology and anthropology double major, was...
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Mainewhile: Film shines light on a dark time in Maine
Spring is here, at least in theory, and with it thoughts of fresh starts and new beginnings. In that vein, I am recommending everyone go...
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Out & About: Cabaret, concerts and musical theater
Music of several styles will be filling the region’s concert spaces this weekend, and much of it relates to theater. Most intriguing is the cabaret...
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Browntail moths found in Portland
PORTLAND — Residents of the city mainland are being urged to cut away webs that are home to browntail moths as soon as possible. City spokeswoman...
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Update: Police identify victims in fatal 4/15 Portland accident
PORTLAND — Soungha Sok, the driver of the car involved in an accident outer Congress Street on the morning of April 15, died Wednesday at Maine...
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Portland race to benefit Spurwink Services
PORTLAND — Spurwink Services was chosen as the nonprofit beneficiary for the inaugural Portland 10 Miler road race to be held Sunday, April 22. Spurwink serves 6,800 Maine...
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Letter: Beem's critic ignores facts, history
The letter from Barry Stephens reminds me that I haven’t thanked Edgar Allen Beem for his well-researched and illuminating columns. As with most Trumpeteers, Stephens...
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Letter: Beem's critic ignores facts, history
The letter from Barry Stephens reminds me that I haven’t thanked Edgar Allen Beem for his well-researched and illuminating columns. As with most Trumpeteers, Stephens...
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The Universal Notebook: Are we becoming a police state?
In totalitarian countries like China, Russia and North Korea you expect to find troops at the borders, state security checking citizen IDs and massive military...
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The Universal Notebook: Are we becoming a police state?
In totalitarian countries like China, Russia and North Korea you expect to find troops at the borders, state security checking citizen IDs and massive military...
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Picking a target
The easiest way for a candidate to become Maine’s next governor is to convince voters that all their troubles are somebody else’s fault. That’s the...
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Here's Something: Comparing civil rights movements then, now
A few weeks ago, as the country marked the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, I gained a deeper realization...
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Superintendent's Notebook: Portland schools must keep moving forward
Each year, we give our proposed Portland Public Schools school budget a name. This year, the title for our 2018-2019 budget proposal is “Portland Public...
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Letter: Democrats don't see a 'zero-sum' Maine
Watching the recent televised Democratic gubernatorial debate I was struck by the wealth of experience and expertise on display. But I was even more impressed...
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Letter: Democrats don’t see a ‘zero-sum’ Maine
Watching the recent televised Democratic gubernatorial debate I was struck by the wealth of experience and expertise on display. But I was even more impressed...
