FREEPORT — As a result of a Town Council decision made in December, Freeport’s vernal pool identification project will kick off Monday, Feb. 23, with volunteer training at the Freeport Community Library. The town is looking for five volunteer coordinators and about 25 volunteers to identify and assess vernal pools, based on the presence of […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Sample 19th century sailor's food with food historian
FREEPORT — What type of food would 19th century sailors eat on a journey from Freeport to China? How different was their food from what officers ate? What, if anything, was considered a treat? How was food stored and kept fresh before refrigeration? Food historian and author Sandy Oliver will answer those questions and more […]
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Drivers going coast to coast for the 'green'
FALMOUTH — Four guys from Seattle began a coast-to-coast road trip Tuesday morning on Route 1 to see which car is “greener,” a 2009 Toyota Prius hybrid or a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Their 17-day journey will take them from Maine to Washington, D.C., to Chicago, to Miami and then up to Portland, Ore., after […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Waiters, waitresses seek more pay
PORTLAND — Advocates say waiters, waitresses and other restaurant workers who depend on tips deserve higher pay. Employees and their supporters rallied Feb. 13 at the University of Southern Maine as part of a nationwide effort to bring attention to the federal tipping minimum wage of $2.13 an hour. But a representative of the Maine […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
s-scarmiddleschool-021309 'Sexting' incident jars Scarborough school
SCARBOROUGH — An episode involving several Scarborough Middle School students is sounding an alarm to parents who were unaware that teenagers can not only access inappropriate Web sites on their school-issued laptop or home computers, but can send compromising pictures of themselves or others via e-mail and text messages. That practice – known as “sexting” […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
m-brunmrra Cote picked again for MRRA board
Governor also nominates W. Donald Hudson Jr. BRUNSWICK — Former 1st Congressional District candidate Adam Cote will make a second attempt to join the board overseeing the redevelopment of Brunswick Naval Air Station. Cote, who last summer withdrew from consideration because of a scheduling conflict, was nominated again by Gov. John Baldacci this week to […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
s-sphighschool Report cites 'ruinious effects' of high school building
SOUTH PORTLAND — An independent accreditation committee’s report praises the high school principal and staff, but also cites the building’s physical deficiences and blames the community for not supporting a 2007 bond for repairs. In October, a group of 16 educators from the New England Association of Colleges spent four days at the high school, […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
m-brunnorthwestneighborhood Neighborhood group rejects planning grant, 'stigmatizing'
Council can still move forward with $10K study BRUNSWICK — A neighborhood group last week refused to endorse a planning and improvement grant because it believes the money would target the downtown area for subsidized housing and transitory residents. The board of the NorthWest Brunswick Neighborhood Association held a private meeting Feb. 4 where it […]
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m-bathloveletters 'Love Letters' still entertains after 15 years
BATH — Although they’re just good friends, Thom Watson and Suzanne Rankin have played lovers for 15 years. On Valentine’s Day, they will once again roll out “Love Letters,” a production that has been near and dear to their hearts and those of audience members since they first brought A.R. Gurney’s play to the stage in […]
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m-brunbowdoin Bowdoin College trustees endorse salary freeze
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College’s board of trustees last weekend agreed to implement new measures to help the school curb a projected 20 percent decline in its endowment this year. The decision means Bowdoin will institute a two-year salary freeze on most faculty and staff while increasing enrollment by 50 students over the next five years. […]