Kristen is a 2021 addition to The Forecaster team. She grew up in New York State but has been to Maine every summer to visit her grandmother. She recently graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor's degree in history and a minor in journalism. She loves drinking tea, spending time outdoors, trying new foods, and practicing shavasana.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Saint Joseph’s event will focus on stopping hate crime
The New England Arab American Organization will be sponsoring a free event in Standish that focuses on stopping hate crime. “No Doubt: How to be an Active Bystander” will be held at St. Joseph’s College of Maine from 2-5 p.m. Sept. 7 and include training on how to safely intervene while witnessing acts of hate. […]
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Loony for learning: St. Joe’s professor dives into research
“Loon Lessons” is the most comprehensive update on the iconic Maine bird since ornithologist Judy McIntyre’s 1988 book,”The Common Loon: Spirit of Northern Lakes.”
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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop docks in Topsham and Windham
The fate of independent bookstores has been uncertain in recent years, but Jeff Curtis, owner of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, has turned the tide by dropping anchor at shopping plazas in Topsham and Windham this fall. Curtis, who owns storefronts in Bar Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Freeport, Portland, Damariscotta and Rockland, talked about changing the […]
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Safe-haven ‘baby box’ law goes into effect this fall
Six other states have implemented the devices that allow for the anonymous surrender of a newborn.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Windham Planning Board scales back new zoning proposal
The Planning Board recommended limiting two new districts where modest development could occur to River Road and Route 202.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
‘Like coming back home’: Crooked River school reopens next week
The elementary school in Casco hasn’t been used for 12 years and recently received $9 million in improvements.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
Maine Outdoor Film Festival at Hacker’s Hill Aug. 20
Loon Echo Land Trust will host the Maine Outdoor Film Festival at sunset – roughly 8:10 p.m. – Friday, Aug. 20, at Hacker’s Hill Preserve in Casco. The program will last about two hours. Nine films will be screened. The festival is free, with a suggested donation of $10 to benefit the land trust. Attendees […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
New Gloucester approves controversial marijuana grow facility
The planning board, 3-2, upholds the former code enforcement officer’s determination that the facility’s use is “similar to a commercial greenhouse” and therefore allowed in a rural residential zone.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
New businesses prepare for opening at Windham Mall
T-Mobile, Starbucks, Chipotle and Sherman’s Maine Coast Bookshop will join the shopping area.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Gray-New Gloucester teacher brings history home for her students
Michelle Strattard has been honored for her work at the high school.
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