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Community Calendar: Dec. 19-30

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

Community •
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

People and Business

Stepping out to end hunger

Community •
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Joseph M. Conlon, 75: Well-traveled wordsmith

ELLINGTON—Joseph M. Conlon, 75, died Oct. 28 in his home in Ellington, Conn., after a brief illness.   Born in Yonkers, N.Y., in 1937 to Joseph M. and Mary E. Conlon, Joseph Jr. was raised in Bergenfield, N.J., and Syracuse, N.Y., before moving to Milton, Mass.,...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Editor's Notebook: '... Don't worry, it'll change'

"If you're in a bad situation," someone once said, "don't worry, it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry, it'll change." That sense of constant change sums up the past year at The Forecaster, where we've welcomed several new staffers – William Hall, Will Graff, Maren...

Mo Mehlsak • Opinion •
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 12:10 pm

Out & About: ‘Phyzgig,' ‘Beauty and the Beast’ top choices

As the Christmas-New Year holiday period approaches, most performing artists do what everyone else does: Head home and take a break with the family. There’s a marked slowdown in the performing arts between Christmas and late January. So “Out & About” takes its annual ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 11:30 am

Unsung Hero: Nancy Marshall of Cape Elizabeth, giving lasting gifts

CAPE ELIZABETH — Shortly after Nancy Marshall was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer in 1997, her oncologist told her, “There will come a time when you will serve as an example to other people who are struggling with cancer.” His words proved most prophetic. But fi...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 10:40 am

The Universal Notebook: Have yourself a cool Christmas

The Christmas gifts of my childhood in the 1950s are lost memories, but I vividly recall the Christmas gifts of my adolescence in the early 1960s because they were invariably the things every teen and pre-teen needed to be cool. Just how coolness managed to be communicated to the youth of ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 10:10 am

Letter: Student leaders decry Cumberland graffiti

The Student Council of Greely Middle School would like you to know that we stand united against the graffiti done to a local neighborhood and our very own middle school. We realize the impact that it had on the community and wanted to extend our sympathy. With great consideration for what you are...

• Opinion •
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 9:10 am

White House cancels Obama visit to Portland

PORTLAND — Just hours after announcing Friday that President Obama would visit Portland this week, White House officials called off those plans in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Obama was to speak at the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday about the so-called "fisc...

• News •
Friday, December 14, 2012 at 1:50 pm

Police charge 2 juveniles in Cumberland school graffiti episode

CUMBERLAND — Two juveniles face criminal charges for allegedly painting graffiti and anti-Semitic symbols on Greely Middle School and some surrounding homes

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, December 14, 2012 at 10:30 am
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