Portland students inspired to give by Cape Elizabeth veteran Cheverus High School in Portland has a long history of honoring veterans and welcomes veterans to come and share their experiences with students. One such visit inspired a school-wide fundraiser during Maine Catholic Schools Week, which culminated on Feb. 1. In November, Sgt. Craig Grossi, a […]
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 27-March 5
Chebeague Island Thur. 2/27 6 p.m. Coastal Water Commission TO Sat. 2/29 9 a.m. Board Of Selectmen Meeting/Budget Workshop CIH Cumberland Mon. 3/2 5 p.m. Town Council Budget Workshop TH Durham Thur. 3/5 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Falmouth Mon. 3/2 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Tues. 3/3 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH Thur. 3/5 […]
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Portland Meetings: Feb. 26-March 4
Wed. 2/26 5 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee CH Wed. 2/26 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council 129 Island Ave. Thur. 2/27 4 p.m. Metro Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Mon. 3/2 4 p.m. City Council Workshop CH Mon. 3/2 5:30 p.m. City Council Meeting CH Tues. 3/3 5:30 p.m. Martin Luther King Memorial Selection […]
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Midcoast Community Calendar: Feb. 28-March 7
Books and Authors Friday 2/28 Longfellow Days 2020: Happy Birthday, Henry!, 7-9 p.m. One day after his 213th birthday, listen to Maine poets and read your own writing to honor HWL. Unitarian Universality Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. Free. Ongoing Books a la Carte, 2 p.m., third Tuesday, People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. […]
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Greater Portland Community Calendar: Feb. 26-March 7
Greater Portland Benefits Saturday 2/29 Local Heroes Fundraiser, Portland Media Center Leap Day 2020: 6-10 p.m., 516 Congress St., Portland, by donation, tom@portlandmedia.org, 775-2900. Tuesday 3/3 Tri for a Cure Fundraiser, 4-9 p.m., The Maine Cancer foundation will receive 8% of all food sales at Elsmere BBQ, including takeout, 448 Cottage Road, South Portland. triforacure.org. […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Cape Elizabeth
Pictured here in circa 1920 is the former Spurwink School, which was built in 1848. During the winter term of 1857, the schoolmaster there was Bowdoin College student William Widgery Thomas Jr. Later in life, Thomas would gain fame as a Maine politician (Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and state Senator), as well […]
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Southern Meetings: Feb. 21-28
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 2/24 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Tues. 2/25 3 p.m. School Board Policy Committee TH Tues. 2/25 6:30 p.m. School Board Budget Workshop HS Tues. 2/25 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals TH Tues. 2/25 7 p.m. Conservation Committee TH Wed. 2/26 7 p.m. Town Council Ordinance Committee TH Scarborough Tues. 2/25 […]
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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.
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School Notebook: Feb. 19
Marvelous Musicians Pihcintu Chorus member lauded by U2 frontman Sundy Ntoto, a Deering High School senior and member of the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, got a standing ovation from U2 frontman Bono after a performance by the choir at the United Nations in New York on Feb. 11. Bono and former president of Ireland Mary Robinson […]
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People & Business: Feb. 19
Yarmouth man chosen to lead state emergency management agency Peter J. Rogers of Yarmouth has been nominated by Gov. Janet Mills to serve as director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency. Rogers has served as acting director of MEMA since June 2019, his second stint as acting director, and as deputy director since 2014. “Peter […]