The Portland City Council and school board will wait for the coronavirus health crisis to ebb before restarting the budget process.
March 2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Florida sheriff wants new leads following Netflix series
A Florida sheriff is asking for new leads in the disappearance of the former husband of a big cat sanctuary owner who was featured in the new Netflix series “Tiger King.”
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
Longtime Casco Bay science educator retires
Mary Cerullo ‘set the standard for science communication’ at Friends of Casco Bay.
Posted inMaine Street
Watch: ‘On this date in Maine history’ April 1, featuring John Cariani
Read the full text of “On this date in Maine history: April 1.” Read more from our history series. Explore our Maine bicentennial page.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Yarmouth police investigate 3rd cemetery theft
YARMOUTH — Police are looking into a third theft of a statue from a grave at Holy Cross Cemetery. The department received a report the morning of March 19 of Jesus and Mary statues being stolen from the Smith Street graveyard. The approximately 2-foot-tall statues had last been seen about 10 days prior, according to […]
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: U.S. warship’s captain seeks to isolate crew as virus spreads
Navy leaders were scrambling Tuesday to determine how to best respond to the extraordinary request as dozens of crew members tested positive.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Elected officials failed to heed signs of a catastrophe
Late last year, in December, I talked to an aide to Sen. Susan Collins about a coming national and worldwide calamity. I worked in engineering and health care for 40 years, and over that time I witnessed (and listed for the aide) a number of frightening political and corporate engineering mistakes that were all adding […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Viral reaction ‘at the point of absurdity’
People’s true nature comes out during times of trial. And while COVID-19 is bringing out the best in some, it’s bringing out the worst in others. The same is true for state governments. Many are forcing their residents to shelter in place with threats of fines and imprisonment for those who want to go for […]
Posted inFood, News, Recipes
Where has all the flour gone? Ask Maine’s home-bound bakers.
Mainers turn to bread, cookies and pastries for comfort, emptying grocery shelves of baking supplies and expanding their waistlines.
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