The Cumberland County and Sebago Lake Fishing Derbies pulled in over 850 participants who wrangled a record 1,200 pounds of fish that was donated to food shelters.
February 2020
Posted inKennebunk Post, South Portland Sentry
Winter warriors preparing for spring endurance
While the boys of summer limber up their arms in the warmth of Florida and Arizona, the men and women of winter diligently steel their legs for another rite of spring – marathon season. Whether it’s Boston in April, Maine Coast and Sugarloaf in May, Bay of Fundy in June or maybe an event outside […]
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Southern Meetings: Feb. 28-March 6
Cape Elizabeth Tues. 3/3 6:30 p.m. School Board Budget Workshop TH Tues. 3/3 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TH Wed. 3/4 6:30 p.m. School Board Building Committee CEHS Thur. 3/5 7 p.m. Recycling Committee PWD Scarborough Mon. 3/2 10 a.m. Traffic Movement Scoping Meeting MB Mon. 3/2 4 p.m. Communication Meeting MB Tues. 3/3 5:30 […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook’s first Winter Fest draws a big crowd
The Winter Fest at the Falls was a big success, pulling in more than double the number of expected attendees to downtown Westbrook.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: Feb. 28-March 6
Brunswick Mon. 3/2 6:15 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 3/3 4:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Tues. 3/3 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee TH Wed. 3/4 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee TH Wed. 3/4 6:30 p.m. School Board Workshop TH Wed. 3/4 7 p.m. Marine Resource Committee TH Thur. 3/5 6:30 p.m. Town Council Workshop […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Brunswick councilor to hold public office hours
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick at-large town councilor Dan Ankeles will hold public office hours from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the tables by Wild Oats Bakery and Café inside downtown’s Tontine Mall. “I am always grateful when people come to these events and speak up about what’s important to them,” he said. “It helps me […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Audubon offers summer camp scholarships
BRUNSWICK — The Merrymeeting Chapter of the Maine Audubon Society is awarding scholarships for children to two Maine summer camps About 30 full- or half-cost scholarships will be awarded to attend the University of Maine’s 4-H Camp and Learning Centers. Children now in grades 3-5 qualify for scholarships to Tanglewood 4-H Camp in Lincolnville; children […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Polls open Tuesday for presidential primary, immunization law referendum
Polls will be open Tuesday, March 3, for voters to weigh in on a statewide immunization law and to choose their party’s presidential candidate. A statewide referendum asks voters whether they want to overturn an immunization law that now removes religious and philosophical exemptions to immunization requirements for students at schools and colleges in Maine […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Biden nabs Clyburn endorsement before South Carolina primary
Joe Biden has won the endorsement of Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress and the kingmaker of South Carolina’s Democratic political orbit.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster, Times Record
Fur trapper weighs in amid Midcoast plans to tackle rabies
Nelson Frost of Brunswick, a trapper most of his life, says it’s a more humane way to deal with animal overpopulation, and resultant sickness and starvation.