BRUNSWICK — A Cumberland teenager who police said was racing against another driver on Highland Road on Sunday night was taken to Mid Coast Hospital after his car crashed into a tree and rolled several times. Police and rescue were called to the crash just after 10 p.m. Sunday, and found that the 17-year-old boy […]
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Man charged in Portland home burglaries
PORTLAND — A city man faces criminal charges after his arrest in connection with several residential burglaries, according to police. Richard Coleman, 29, was arrested on Saturday, June 27, and charged with two counts each of burglary and theft, in addition to charges of possession of Schedule W drugs and possession of burglar tools, according […]
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Heritage Days greets new Main Street Bath director
BATH — Jake Korb will know soon enough if he’s made the right career move. The 23-year-old became Maine Street Bath’s new program director June 17. Heritage Days, the city’s annual crowd-drawing Independence Day festival, is this weekend. But Korb has experience with such events, and said he’s had the help of the Bath community […]
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Topsham event launches Mid-Coast summer food program
TOPSHAM — The sun was bright outside Mt. Ararat Middle School June 26, with music playing and children enjoying healthy snacks and fun games. The perfect setting for the start of the region’s summer food service program. The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program provides youths with meals during the summer that they would normally receive […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth forum: Town needs more bike lanes
FALMOUTH — More than 50 residents came out Monday night to give their thoughts on what a bicycling and pedestrian master plan should include. Theo Holtwijk, the town’s director of long range planning, told the forum at Lunt Auditorium the purpose of the plan was to get a sense of what improvements needed to be […]
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'Escape room' games arrive in Portland, South Portland
PORTLAND — After the doors lock, you have 60 minutes to find your way out. And the people with the keys are betting against you. This isn’t some diabolical dungeon with fiendish creators. It’s the latest, trendy entertainment venture to come to Maine, and it’s happening in Portland and South Portland. At The Escape Room […]
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Portland's debt a 'scary monster in the closet'
PORTLAND — About 18 hours after the four members of the City Council Finance Committee opposed the new $225 million municipal budget, they warned city debt is becoming unsustainable. “We need to put ourselves on a bit of a diet with the capital improvement plan and make some tough decisions,” committee Chairman Councilor Nick Mavodones […]
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Proposed historic tag adds to Portland Co. complexity
PORTLAND — The contentious development process for the Portland Co. complex at 58 Fore St. could soon include an added level of oversight. On June 24, the Historic Preservation Board recommended placing most of the 10-acre parcel owned by development partnership CPB2 and principals Jim Brady, Kevin Costello and Casey Prentice in a historic preservation […]
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North Yarmouth offers discounted defibrillators to businesses
NORTH YARMOUTH — The town has kicked off an initiative geared toward reducing heart damage, boosting survivability, and enhancing the quality of life for people who experience a heart attack, stroke or sudden cardiac arrest. The town was designated a HeartSafe community in March, according to a recent Fire Rescue Department press release. The HeartSafe […]
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Falmouth library plans evolve, campaign adds Snowe, McKernan
FALMOUTH — The design for expansion of Falmouth Memorial Library has changed slightly, but the function remains the same. A pair of well-known Falmouth residents – former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and her husband, former Gov. John McKernan Jr. – have also agreed to lend their names to the project’s fundraising campaign. Amy Kuhn, president […]