The Falmouth Police and the Fire departments responded Jan. 29 when an 85-year-old driver hit this parked Mini Cooper and pushed it into an exterior wall at the Rite Aid at 33 Depot Road. Police said the driver of the other vehicle was backing up, but her backup alarm and the sound of another car […]
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Heroin in greater Portland: Growing trend worries police, health officials
FALMOUTH — Police Lt. John Kilbride has seen a change in his town’s crime and public health landscape. “If you asked me a year ago … I would have said we are not dealing a lot with heroin,” Kilbride said Jan. 30. But after three overdose calls last year, including one death, and a Jan. […]
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Portland fire task force ready to report; tenants' group wants more input
PORTLAND — As the task force created to evaluate fire safety and building codes issues prepares its report for the City Council, a fledgling coalition of city tenants remains unhappy it was not included in discussions. The Fire Safety Task Force established by acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian discussed its recommendations last week at a […]
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Portland sees more than nutritional benefit in school lunches
PORTLAND — The School Department kicked off a campaign to help raise awareness and participation in the school lunch program, and enlisted some help to do so. Mayor Michael Brennan came to Lyseth Elementary School for Farm Fresh Friday on Jan. 30 to promote the “Choose School Lunch” campaign and have lunch with a handful […]
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Falmouth panel: Human trafficking, prostitution, aren't victimless
FALMOUTH — Human trafficking is a problem most would think has very little if anything to do with Maine. But a panel discussion held by the National Council of Jewish Women Southern Maine Section set its sights on changing that perception. Hosted on Jan. 29 at the Portland Country Club on 11 Foreside Road, a panel […]
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Portland forum lays foundation for school budget talks
PORTLAND — A few members of the public turned out Jan. 29 to offer input on the development of the next School Department budget. School Board Chairwoman Sarah Thompson said the forum in the Lyman Moore Middle School library was attended mostly by “a variation of staff who were also either parents or community members,” […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth Recycling Center change gets mixed reviews
CAPE ELIZABETH — Residents this week had mixed views about a new traffic pattern at the Recycling Center. The new pattern, which no longer allows drivers to back up to the trash hopper, went into effect Jan. 21. It includes four diagonal parking spaces outside of the trash compacter building, as suggested by consultants from Portland-based engineering firm […]
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Scarborough author crusades for convicted soldier
SCARBOROUGH — On a chilly day late last March, author Don Snyder got a call from a phone number he did not recognize. Thinking it might be a fan who had somehow found his number and was calling to to talk about one of his novels, Snyder answered, reluctantly. The caller, a woman named Anna Lorance […]
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Scarborough OKs Habitat for Humanity subdivision
SCARBOROUGH — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland will proceed with construction of a 13-lot subdivision off Broadturn Road after the plan received unanimous approval Monday from the Planning Board. The project is Habitat’s largest, according to Mark Primeau, development associate for the greater Portland low-income housing chapter that was incorporated nearly 30 years ago. Historically, […]
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Scarborough officials promise dignified budget talks
SCARBOROUGH — As a way to prevent frustration, town councilors and members of the School Board finance committee have established tenets of diplomacy. Led by Superintendent of Schools George Entwistle and Town Manager Tom Hall in a joint meeting last week, they outlined necessary items to remember when planning and discussing the fiscal 2016 budget. Topping […]