All posts by The Forecaster
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 15-23
Portland Wed. 8/15 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Thur. 8/16 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee 1 City Center Thur. 8/16 1 p.m. Maine...
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Portland School Notebook: Aug. 15
UNE welcomes students to explore careers in healthcare A new school year is right around the corner and, for some students, it will soon be...
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Out & About: It’s raining in Brunswick, snowing in Ogunquit
Never mind the dry summer and the widely scattered showers. It’s raining buckets every day in Brunswick, where Maine State Music Theatre wraps up its...
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Falmouth 300 seeks digital media pieces
FALMOUTH — Falmouth 300 is seeking original photos, poems, music, paintings, video and more to articulate through art, sound and words what makes Falmouth so...
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Frontier Airlines to add Florida service from Portland
PORTLAND — Frontier Airlines will add seasonal nonstop service to Tampa and Fort Myers, Florida, late this fall. Portland International Jetport spokesman Zachary Sundquist said the...
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Falmouth library to hold Jane Austen event
FALMOUTH — Falmouth Memorial Library is offering a special book group for Jane Austen lovers from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 22. The event will be facilitated...
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Bedford Street closed in Portland
PORTLAND — Sewer separation work means all of Bedford Street will be closed from Deering to Forest avenues through Aug. 31. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin...
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Portland schools to hold back-to-school fair
PORTLAND — The Portland Public Schools is hosting a back-to-school fair at Ocean Avenue Elementary School from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. During the event...
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Portland planners to host Q&A sessions
PORTLAND — Planning Department staff are now available each Tuesday morning for individual 30-minute sessions to review building or life safety code requirements. City spokeswoman...
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Portland, Gray, Casco get firefighting grants
PORTLAND — A $682,000 federal grant will help pay for a new heavy rescue truck for the city Fire Department. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant was...
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Farewell to South Portland firefighter
Firefighters salute in front of Eastpoint Christian Church in South Porltand Sunday, Aug. 12, as vehicles carrying family members arrive at the funeral for Lt....
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Letter: Settlement should end Cape path dispute
We applaud the Cape Elizabeth Town Council’s recent work to help settle the ugly dispute in our neighborhood. The story line that the Shore Acres...
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The Universal Notebook: Blame the GOP
The partisan gridlock that plagues Maine and the nation and threatens the very foundations of democracy is not a bipartisan affair. The idea that both...
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Let’s see your license
My wife has a license to practice law. My dogs have licenses to practice being dogs. Thanks to the First Amendment, I don’t need to...
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Here's Something: Watery whirlpools of wickedness
Welcome to another edition of Boos and Bravos, where we try (but failed this week) to criticize and praise in equal amounts: Boo to the...
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Life Unwound: Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
“Effervescent.” My high school buddies printed that adjective under my senior picture in our 1967 yearbook. I more or less knew what it meant, something...
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Gearing up for the new school year
School doesn’t start for Portland Public Schools students until September, but families can use the month of August to help ensure that their children make...
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Forecaster Forum: Maine needs a strategic plan
We all like to hear good news stories and rosy predictions for the future. And there are many good things happening in Maine, from a...
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Letter: Devil is in the immigration details
Although I am often somewhat at odds with Edgar Allen Beem’s political opinions, I do enjoy his articles about local life. Last week he had an...
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Letter: No deal yet on TIF for Scarborough Downs
Scarborough Downs has been front and center with Scarborough officials for many months. Last fall public meetings about the new Comprehensive Plan highlighted the importance...
