News in Cumberland/North Yarmouth

Lucien J. Daigle, 87

CUMBERLAND FORESIDE — Lucien J. Daigle, 87, of Cumberland Foreside, died Dec. 4 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a period of declining health. He was born on Aug. 7, 1925, in Fort Kent, one of nine children of William and Sophie (Berube) Daigle and attended local s...

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Lesson of love and loss: Cumberland-North Yarmouth school community mourns therapy dog

CUMBERLAND — A dog may be man's best friend, but a special dog named Jasmine had many best friends in the School Administrative District 51 community. Jasmine, a black Labrador retriever, was the heart of the district's therapy dog program, which was started by her owner, Denise Alle...

Alex Lear • News •

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Community Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan.1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Bulletin Board

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Arts Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Workshop on North Yarmouth development plan likely in January

NORTH YARMOUTH — A potential four-phase economic development plan for the town center could go to a workshop next month. The Economic Development and Sustainability Committee, which presented the proposal to the Board of Selectmen Dec. 4, has gathered ideas for how to make the most o...

Alex Lear • News •

Monday, December 10, 2012 at 3:40 pm

Out & About: Monster and magician top holiday fare

Holiday A&E fare takes some unusual forms this week. Most intriguing is an original play, “The Legend of the Golem,” written by longtime Portland theater activist Michael Levine. The Golem is a benevolent monster-like creature who saved thousands of Jews in 16th-century Eur...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, December 10, 2012 at 2:30 pm

The Universal Notebook: Welcome to Redneck Nation

Does anyone seriously doubt that race played a major role in the past election? Of course it did. But, despite how pronounced the racial divisions were among voters, the elements of racism for the most part remain subtle and insidious rather than blatant and obvious. To begin with, ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, December 10, 2012 at 12:20 pm

The View From Away: My friend, my teacher

One of my writers’ group colleagues asked me at last week’s meeting if I have to censor my writing for The Forecaster. The question got me thinking about how many of my assumptions I have had to change since coming to Maine. I thought censorship would be a significant issue, gi...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, December 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Unsung Hero: Jim Pinfold, from South Portland to Sri Lanka, with love

SOUTH PORTLAND — Why would an ordinary citizen endure a 20-hour trip every spring to go to hot and humid Sri Lanka? The answer begins with birds or, more accurately, bird-watching. In the mid-1990s, Jim Pinfold, who works as a buyer for Bull Moose, began taking bird-watching trips to...

David Treadwell • News •

Monday, December 10, 2012 at 11:00 am