A story in the July 24 edition of The Forecaster should have said nomination papers are available in Brunswick for the District 3 School Board seat now held by Eileen Murphy.

BATH — The Police Department and Community Policing last month received the National Neighborhood Watch Award of Excellence. The National Sheriffs Association presented the award jointly with the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the NSA 69th annual conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Bath Police Chief Michael Field and Cpl. Nathan Gould attended the conference to accept […]

PORTLAND — Motorists in Portland, South Portland and Freeport can expect detours at two exits on Interstate 295. The Department of Transportation has closed the Exit 4 southbound on-ramp from the Veterans Memorial Bridge in South Portland through Tuesday, Sept. 15, while construction crews make guardrail improvements and add another southbound travel lane between Exits […]

YARMOUTH — In an effort to help Bartlett Circle senior housing raise the money it needs by September for safety improvements, nine local restaurants are donating proceeds from special promotions in August. Sandra McCatherin, manager of Bartlett Circle, said she and the fundraising committee went door to door asking area restaurants for help. Nine restaurants agreed – […]

YARMOUTH — The School Committee met Thursday, July 23, with new members and a new superintendent. Superintendent Judy Paolucci, formerly of Rhode Island, moved into her new home June 30 and started work as the school chief July 1. Chairman David Ray has returned to the committee, and new members Craig Wolff and Andy Tureff […]

FREEPORT — Nomination papers for the Nov. 3 municipal elections are now available at the town clerk’s office at Town Hall. There are two Town Council seats, three seats on the Sewer District Board of Trustees, and one seat on the Water District Board of Trustees to fill. All are three-year terms. Candidates for the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Even though there doesn’t appear to be enough support to put taxpayer-financed health insurance for councilors to voters in November, the City Council on Monday, Aug. 3, will publicly discuss the benefit that costs about $70,000 a year. At a workshop July 27 at the Community Center, four city councilors opposed putting […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city and representatives of the fledgling library union have reached a tentative labor contract. Library workers have scheduled an Aug. 6 meeting to discuss and vote on the proposal. If approved by the 16-member bargaining unit, the City Council could vote on the contract at its Aug. 17 meeting. The tentative […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council is scheduled to meet privately Aug. 3 to discuss the selection of a new town manager. Councilors aren’t expected to announce their choice until later in  August. Instead, the executive session is supposed to yield a consensus on the top candidate and for the town-hired consultant to begin contract negotiations. […]

BRUNSWICK — Sometimes the brightest ideas come in the dark.  That certainly was the case for Mark Leaman who, during a power outage last December, finally discovered a way to take a concept from the pages of his little black book of brainstorms and make it real. The idea is Cabin Fever, a dice game […]