Mo Mehlsak

The Forecaster

Mo Mehlsak is executive editor of The Forecaster, American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly. He's a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and started his career in Los Angeles, where he covered the retail side of the automotive industry for Automotive Age magazine and later became a business writer for the Los Angeles Daily News. Mo moved to Maine in 1984 with his wife and first child, and after a year as a stay-at-home dad and freelance journalist, became a business writer and columnist for the Journal Tribune in Biddeford. He eventually became the paper's features editor, editor of the weekend edition and eventually, city editor. He joined The Forecaster in 2004 as managing editor and became executive editor in 2006. Mo and his wife raised two daughters in Cape Elizabeth, and now reside in South Portland.
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Letter: Why remove the trees in Brunswick?

Today while running errands in Brunswick, I was heartbroken to see piles of dead trees lining the median strip and sides of the road along Route 1.  Did a tornado hit while we were away?  Is the road being widened?  From Cook’s Corner to New Meadows, about 3 miles, complete and utter devastation. Is there […]

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Letter: Brunswick leash law deserves respect

After parking my car recently at Simpson’s Point, a large unleashed dog came up to me. When I politely asked the owner to leash her dog, I was greeted with profanity so obscene that it is unprintable. She continued with even more of this foul language when I pointed out that two signs require that […]

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Letter: Thanks for respecting South Portland preserve

I am very grateful that Dow’s Woods Nature Preserve will protect the habitat for the abundant wildlife contained in this small area in the very center of South Portland. Thank you to everyone for respecting the rules of no pets, no bikes, no motorized vehicles, and only quiet recreation so that even the smallest plant […]

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