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Greater Portland Benefits Friday 12/7

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Falmouth celebrates the life of beloved teacher Kevin Grover

FALMOUTH — The gymnasium at Falmouth High School brimmed with people Saturday as Kevin Grover's colleagues, neighbors, friends and students remembered his humor-filled, energetic, inspiring and too-short life. Grover, a 40-year-old Falmouth resident, died of a heart attack after...

Amber Cronin • News •

Monday, December 3, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Hoffer is coaches' choice

Sports Editor Michael Hoffer of The Forecaster received the Media Award at Sunday's Maine Field Hockey Association awards banquet at the Augusta Civic Center. Hoffer, who has been writing for the paper since 1999, also received the honor in 2007. He was cited by the coaches for his commitment, detai...

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Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:20 pm

Letter: Falmouth undervalues forest conservation

Falmouth’s Town Council is currently considering giving its officials broad authority to harvest trees on 1,137 acres of its forested town land over the next three decades. The parcels subject to operations would include the town forests at Community Park, Blackstr...

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Monday, December 3, 2012 at 1:40 pm

No Sugar Added: Buckled up, and enjoying the ride

On my bedroom bookshelf sits a book entitled “Forever, Erma.” A compilation of the prolific late columnist Erma Bombeck’s most beloved musings. I picked it up at a thrift shop somewhere a few years ago, and recall feeling as if I’d found a hidden treasure, all for the barg...

Sandi Amorello • Opinion •

Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11:50 am

Out & About: Variety of Christmas shows and concerts

I love to attend quality Christmas shows, and this week’s picks of the tix include three excellent choices in three very different formats.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11:30 am

The Universal Notebook: Out of print

Unless the world comes to an end on Dec. 21, which, with all due respect to the Mayans, I highly doubt, it is entirely conceivable that I may actually outlive print journalism. I’m beginning to understand how linotype operators must have felt when their craft went the way of the dodo...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, December 3, 2012 at 10:20 am

Short Relief: Election did little to narrow the divide

My sense, after the presidential election, is that our nation remains closely and deeply divided about what people and policies should guide us. Most voters made up their minds about who they were going to vote for early on. The election was decided by a relatively small group of swing vot...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •

Monday, December 3, 2012 at 10:00 am

Forecaster Forum: 'Super Grover'

The thought of going back to second grade makes me nervous. I enter the room. A long, horizontal bookshelf runs along the back wall. Kids sit at their desks, reading. On the far wall is a bulletin board. It proclaims, "10 Ways To Be A Better Reader," followed by, "1. read 2. read 3. read,"...

Hannah Gordon • Opinion •

Friday, November 30, 2012 at 9:10 am

North meetings

Cumberland

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Thursday, November 29, 2012