FALMOUTH — The seventh annual Easter egg hunt hosted by the Falmouth Congregational Church will be held Saturday, April 4, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The all-ages event is open to the public and will go on rain or shine at 267 Falmouth Road, next to Town Hall. There will be food, live music, games, rabbits, […]
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No cause found for school illness in Portland
PORTLAND — Laboratory tests by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were unable to link a stomach illness that recently sickened 22 Reiche Elementary School students to the school lunch the children ate that day. Test results did not provide a reason why students came down with the illness on March 10. While […]
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Portland's Press Hotel pushing to meet completion deadline
PORTLAND — In a building where deadlines were once the norm, developer Jim Brady on March 27 said workers are hustling to finish the new Press Hotel at 390 Congress St. “We are working seven days a week,” he said as he led a tour of the 110-room, seven-story hotel that was once home to […]
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Pro bowling rolls into Portland
Professional bowler Chris Barnes lets one roll Sunday at Bayside Bowl in Portland during a two-day team event of 40 professional bowlers competing for a $250,000 prize purse from the Professional Bowlers Association. The sold-out event will be rebroadcast on ESPN over several Sunday afternoons. . A boisterous crowd cheers for Australian professional bowler Jason Belmonte […]
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Tony's Donut Shop leaves South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Saturday, March 21, was the last day for Tony’s Donut Shop, the popular bakery at 1095 Broadway. Owner Rick Fornier instead plans to expand the original Tony’s operation, at 9 Bolton St. in Portland. That shop was opened in 1965 by Fornier’s father, Antonio. After his father’s death in 2005, Rick Fornier took […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Perspective tempers South Portland debate over Pledge of Allegiance
SOUTH PORTLAND — The faculty leadership team at South Portland High School was expected to make a decision by the end of this week on a student-led proposal to alter how the Pledge of Allegiance is recited each morning. Senior Class President Lily SanGiovanni, Vice President Morrigan Turner and Secretary Gaby Ferrell made their second, formal […]
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Proposed South Portland school budget cuts fuel debate
SOUTH PORTLAND — Public outcry has begun over program and staff cuts proposed in next year’s school budget. The nearly $46 million spending proposal includes the elimination of ninth- and 10th-grade boys and girls soccer, an elementary literacy teacher, the completion coordinator at South Portland High School, a Maine Learning and Technology Initiative teacher, the replacement of […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
After day-long hearing, Brunswick train barn proposal up to DEP
BRUNSWICK — Advocates and opponents of a proposed railroad maintenance and layover facility presented arguments to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday on a storm water management permit sought by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. The nearly 12-hour public hearing at the Brunswick Golf Club was the latest chapter in a permit approval […]
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Iconic Falmouth Foreside market to be sold
FALMOUTH — Town Landing Market, a Foreside fixture since the late 1800s, will be sold next week after almost 20 years under the same owner. Dan Groves, who has owned the Foreside Road store since 1996, is selling it to MaryBeth Bachman, a Falmouth High School nurse. The sale is expected to close March 31. […]
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South Portland departments make budget pitches
SOUTH PORTLAND — As scrutiny of the fiscal 2016 municipal budget continues, city councilors heard from Police Chief Edward Googins, Library Director Kevin Davis, and Planning and Development Director Tex Haeuser on Monday in a workshop. Over the next few weeks, the council will be discussing itemized budget lists with various departments, before the full budget […]