News in Freeport

Restaurants give back for Veterans Day

BRUNSWICK — Six restaurants and pubs will donate a portion of their Veterans Day weekend sales to a fund that will help provide companion dogs to Maine military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries. Embrace a Vet is launching the initiative, called...

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Monday, November 5, 2012 at 2:20 pm

Out & About: 'West Side Story' on stage, Jerry Douglas in Westbrook

Two much-honored acts top this week’s picks of the tix, which range from musical theater to classical piano. In the first-mentioned category, a national touring company will present “West Side Story,” one of Broadway’s most honored musicals, Nov. 9-10 in Portland. First pr...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, November 5, 2012 at 2:00 pm

No Sugar Added: Please, leaf me alone

As a nice girl from northern New Jersey who, until a shocking act of rebellion at the onset of her college career, spelled her nickname with a “y,” there is no way I can allow anything other than Hurricane Sandy to be the basis of this week’s musings. “Sandy’s...

Sandi Amorello • Opinion •

Monday, November 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Arts Calendar: Nov. 7-18

Greater Portland Call for Art The Society for East End Arts is looking for artists to participate in its annual holiday sale, Art on the Hill, to be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at East End School in Portland; register at SEAportland.org.

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Monday, November 5, 2012 at 11:50 am

The Universal Notebook: Undecided? Unbelievable

If you are reading this in The Forecaster print newspaper, everything has been decided, unless of course the Obama-Romney race was too close to call and is at this very moment being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, in which case Romney wins. If you are reading it online, it may be Electi...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, November 5, 2012 at 9:40 am

Short Relief: The case for Citizens United

Many people have denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. But the ruling makes a fair amount of sense in theory. In Citizens United, the court held that organizations like corporations and labor unions have a right of free speech ...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •

Monday, November 5, 2012 at 9:20 am

Freeport, Brunswick welcome new passenger rail service

BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of people Thursday celebrated the arrival of Amtrak Downeaster train service to Freeport and Brunswick by taking a ride for themselves. "This is one of the most significant developments that we've been working on for the time that I've been on the council," Bruns...

Dylan Martin • News •

Friday, November 2, 2012 at 4:00 pm

WCME returns to Brunswick airwaves promising local focus

BRUNSWICK — Radio industry veteran Jim Bleikamp revived WCME in October after several years of dead air, and said he hopes to make the station a profitable venture by focusing on community news. "We feel there will be a relationship between the extent to which we're involved in this ...

Dylan Martin • News •

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 1:20 pm

Public questions proposal for Freeport I-295 interchange

FREEPORT — A Maine Department of Transportation official and consultants got an earful Tuesday night at the first public hearing on a proposed new

Will Graff • News •

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 9:40 am

Northern Meetings: Nov. 1-7

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012