Lisa Savage, who is running for U.S. Senate, says that running as an independent will free her from having to gather signatures from 2,000 Greens by March 15 to qualify for the June 9 primary.
February 2020
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Senators from both parties question U.S. readiness for virus
The Trump administration’s health secretary notes that nearly 2 months after the first alarms were raised, there’s no evidence the virus has spread in the U.S. beyond patients infected overseas and a few close relatives.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Cumberland taxes could rise 3.5% next year
That percentage includes early town and school numbers, and could increase taxes on an average $420,000 home in Cumberland by $294.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Portland tax preparer sentenced to prison for filing false returns
Ashraf Eldeknawey pleaded guilty last year to helping prepare and file 11 false tax returns.
Posted inNation & World
Desperate to stop spread of virus, countries limit travel
Countries desperate to stop the spread of a deadly new virus are erecting police checkpoints, issuing travel warnings and suspending flights
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks sink, bonds soar for 2nd day on fears that virus will stunt global economic growth
More companies warned that the outbreak will hurt their finances, including Mastercard and United Airlines.
Posted inForecaster Sports
State meets bring plenty of triumph- Northern edition
Champions crowned in multiple sports and boys’ hockey is all that’s left
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Police: Auburn Big Lots worker sets couch on fire, puts it out
AUBURN — Authorities charged a worker at Big Lots with setting fire to a couch inside the store Saturday while the store was open for business. The Office of State Fire Marshal arrested Ryan Graffam, 22, on Monday afternoon on a charge of arson, a Class A crime punishable by up to 30 years in […]
Posted inReview
Movie review: Horror flick ‘The Lodge’ is slow-burning – but lacks any real payoff
The fact that the horror film “The Lodge” comes from Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the Austrian duo who made the stylishly unsettling “Goodnight Mommy” in 2014, is enough to recommend it. True to form, the aunt-and-nephew filmmakers, who share directing duties – and the writing, here, with Sergio Casci – imbue even the ordinary […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Falmouth art gallery features work by local girls
FALMOUTH — A Company of Girls has partnered with seven local female artists to help girls make and exhibit their own art. The Emerge 2020 show is on exhibit at ArtaCustom Framing, 223 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth through Friday, Feb. 28, and is free and open to the public. A Company of Girls, based in […]