In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Maine Bicentennial: Cumberland
In 1826, the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor – William Buxton, James Prince and Nicholas Rideout Jr. – signed an indenture that placed Benjamin Esters, son of Jesse Esters of Cumberland, into an apprenticeship with Alexander Barr of Cumberland, who was to teach Benjamin “the art, trade, or mystery of Farmer,” as well as teach […]
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Renewable energy grant awarded to Scarborough farm
SCARBOROUGH — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has announced new grants from the USDA totaling $21,343 that will be used to build solar panels on two locations, including a farm in Scarborough. In addition to a solar panel project in Richmond, the grants will pay for the purchase and installation of a 23.7 kilowatt solar array […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Scarborough to expand daycare options during pandemic, teachers still worried
Town officials are trying to make up for a loss of capacity caused by the pandemic, but some teachers are still being forced to choose between their own children and their students.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Bath legislator faces challenge from downtown business owner
Rep. Sean Paulhus, a Democrat elected to the State House last year, is running against Republican Christina Hughes.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth painting new crosswalks, installing bollards, to stem heavy-footed drivers
The town measures are aimed toward keeping motorist speeds closer to the 30 mph Village Center speed limit.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster
Local clerks, Maine officials already bracing for a big election turnout
This June’s primary election saw far more voters filing absentee ballots than voting in person.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Councilors place six citizen referendums on November ballot
Referendums include pushes for an increased minimize wage, ban on facial surveillance technology, Green New Deal implementation, short-term rental restrictions, rent relief and no cap on cannabis businesses.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Neighbors icy on cold storage proposal
The Maine Port Authority says the 120,000-square-foot facility will keep the city’s port competitive.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster, Times Record
Tales from Teens: Young women from No. Yarmouth, Bath, are among Telling Room’s newest authors
Nina Powers and Devin Gifford completed their books through the Young Emerging Authors program.