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Maine DEP fines Freeport junkyard almost $18K for hazardous waste violations

FREEPORT — A Route 1 junkyard was slapped with a nearly $18,000 fine by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for violations resulting from the improper storage and containment of hazardous waste. Freeport Auto Parts, owned and operated by John Ingerson, was fined $17,760 ...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 12:50 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...

• Lifestyle •
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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

Letter: High school productions pay dividends

Thank you for publishing the front-page article about the area high school theatre programs. Amber Cronin did an excellent job highlighting the benefits that the arts programs like these offer to a large number of students, both on stage and behind the scenes. As the parent of three students in t...

• Opinion •
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 9:40 am

Traditional, fresh events greet Hanukkah in greater Portland

PORTLAND — Eight days and nights of Hanukkah began last weekend with several events in and around Portland. The annual Hanukkah party was held Friday night at the Maine Jewish Museum as a preview to the festival. Saturday night saw the lighting of the grand menorah in front of the st...

Timothy Gillis • News •
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 8:30 am
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