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How much is ferry service to Nova Scotia worth to Portland?

PORTLAND — The Nova Scotian government has pledged up to $21 million to help restart a ferry service connecting the province with Maine, and provincial and Canadian business leaders have expressed hope their Pine Tree State counterparts will also come forward with a financial commitment to ...

Seth Koenig and Whit Richardson, Bangor Daily News • News •
Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:40 pm

Logan Place receives $100K housing grant

PORTLAND — Logan Place, a supportive housing facility for the homeless, will become more handicapped-accessible with the help of a $100,000 grant recently awarded to its developer, Avesta Housing. The grant is from the TD Charitable Foundation’s "Housing for Everyone" competiti...

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Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:30 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...

• News •
Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:20 pm

Unique events on tap for First Friday in Portland

PORTLAND — This month's First Friday Art Walk, on the evening of Dec. 7, promises a variety of festivities for downtown strollers.

William Hall • News •
Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Portland councilors take oath of office

While fellow city councilors and members of the public watch, incumbent Councilors Kevin Donoghue, left, David Marshall, center, and Nicholas Mavodones Jr. were sworn into new terms on the Portland City Council Monday afternoon at City Hall. Donoghue, who represents District 1, and Marshall, who ...

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Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:00 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

Glenis J. Berry, 89

WOOLWICH — Glenis J. Berry, 89, of Murphys Corner Road, died Nov. 21. She was born Sept. 20, 1923, in Staceyville, the daughter of Fernald and Lalia (Black) Cunningham.   Berry grew up in Hartland and graduated from Hartland Academy, class of 1941.  After high school...

Obituaries •
Friday, November 30, 2012
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