FALMOUTH – The percentage of Falmouth High School students who admit to binge drinking and alcohol consumption has grown sharply in the past two years and is above the state average, according to results of the 2008 Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey. More than 20 percent of Falmouth’s ninth- through 12th-graders participated in […]
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Snowmobile club ready to hit the trails
CUMBERLAND — After a month of flirting with snow, local snowmobilers are finally up to their handlebars with it. And with 20 inches on the ground after storms last weekend, the Moonlite Sno-skimmers – a snowmobile club in Cumberland and North Yarmouth – can finally kick their operations into full gear. While most snowmobile riders […]
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Successful toy drive
Cumberland firefighter Kevin Foster and his fiance, Meghan Jameson, are ready to deliver 1,100 toys they helped collect as part of the Fire Department’s annual holiday toy drive. The drive came to an end last Friday, and there were too many toys to fit in the fire truck. Instead, Foster said, the toys were loaded […]
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Yarmouth HS alumni donate time to Safe Passage
YARMOUTH — Nell Pierce was accepted to Dartmouth College, but decided to postpone her college education to spend a year helping disadvantaged children in Guatemala. As a volunteer for Safe Passage, Pierce and two other Yarmouth High School alumni participate in an educational reinforcement program for children who live in poverty in Guatemala City. Safe […]
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Recession takes toll on Freeport businesses, large and small
FREEPORT — From L.L. Bean to national chain stores to independent local shops, the economic recession is wearing on downtown businesses. Brothers Matt and Jason Eggleson have owned Fairbanks, Frost & Lowe, a jewelry store at 21 Main St., for nearly 15 years. But their business won’t weather the current economic climate. Matt Eggleson said […]
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Year in review: You can't make this stuff up
Some really uptight people have recently claimed the age of satire is over, which is another way of saying people are too stupid to distinguish between truth and parody. It’s an interesting opinion, one The Forecaster takes seriously. But not too seriously. So, with an appropriate anthem and an accompanying lyric, The Forecaster presents its […]
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Metro to alter Congress St., N. Deering routes
PORTLAND — Metro bus riders on the Congress Street route will have to tweak their schedules for 2009. Starting Jan. 12, an additional stop at the new Mercy at the Fore hospital, on Fore River Parkway, will be added at the end of Route 1, which now services Congress Street between St. John Street and Munjoy […]
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Hanukkah takes city by storm
Local Lubaveticher Rebbe Moshe Wilansky, with help from the fire department, lights the Menorah in Portland City Hall Plaza Friday for the first night of Hanukkah during the seasons first major snow storm.
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Dining Dish
There are a few new openings in Portland this holiday season, along with some awards for food businesses. On Ocean Avenue, the long-anticipated Borealis Bistro and Bakery is open, giving the neighborhood a much-needed restaurant within walking distance. The bistro serves everything from pastries and coffee to full meals and by the end of this […]
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Apartment fire displaces tenants
PORTLAND — An early morning fire on Munjoy Hill Dec. 20 left 12 people temporarily homeless. The fire at 11 Sheridan St. appears to have started at the rear of the third floor in the three-story, multi-unit apartment building. Despite below zero windchill, firefighters were able to control the fire within 45 minutes, according to […]