BRUNSWICK — The town’s clam flats will be closed to commercial harvesting two days a week for the rest of the year, the Marine Resources Committee decided last week. The move is an effort to preserve the clam population, which is threatened by a booming green crab population in the area. According to Marine Resource Officer […]
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LePage to speak at Brunswick military memorial
BRUNSWICK — Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to be the guest speaker at a Brunswick Landing ceremony honoring the memory of military men and women who were killed or are still missing. The Fallen Warriors Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at P-3 Park, at the southwest corner of Pegasus Street and […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
'Life in a Jar' to be performed in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — A troupe of teenagers actors from Kansas will be making their first appearances in Maine this weekend for two performances of “Life in a Jar.” The play tells the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who rescued more than 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. The play will […]
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3 indicted on Falmouth felony charges
PORTLAND — Three York County men were indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury for their alleged roles in a daytime burglary, car theft and assault on Merrill Road in Falmouth earlier this year. Paul Cleary-Gagnon, 29, of Alfred; Christopher Girard, 30, of Old Orchard Beach; and Jeffery C. Poirier, 33, of Saco were all […]
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Falmouth police probe campaign sign thefts
FALMOUTH — Police are investigating a report of stolen campaign signs. Town Councilor Chris Orestis, who is running for a second term, filed a police report May 9, claiming that more than 50 of his campaign signs were stolen from private and public properties throughout town. Police Department Lt. John Kilbride said thefts of political […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Road work likely to cause delays in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Construction on Broadway from Main Street at Cash Corner to Westbrook Street on Wednesday and Thursday from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. is likely to cause traffic delays, according to the Police Department. Lt. Todd Bernard said in press release that westbound traffic would be rerouted. The eastbound traffic pattern will not change. The work […]
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Portland, South Portland getting waterfront resiliency advice
PORTLAND — They came, they’ll tour, they’ll report. And then they will leave. “We have the great luxury of telling you what we think and getting on a plane and getting back home,” Jim DeFrancia, the leader of a team of eight volunteers from the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Land Institute, joked on Monday after they […]
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Falmouth woman indicted for Portland burglaries, more
PORTLAND — A Cumberland County grand jury this month handed up six indictments against a Falmouth woman accused of dozens of crimes in greater Portland and western Maine. Holly L. Doherty, 47, of Jensen Way, Falmouth, was arrested at Sunday River Ski Resort in Bethel in February for allegedly burglarizing vehicles. Evidence gathered in that […]
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Changes for Portland's El Rayo include July opening in Scarborough
PORTLAND — It’s a time of change at El Rayo, but the Mexican restaurant’s co-owners are confident that their taqueria is not going anywhere; in fact, it’s only getting bigger. On Cinco de Mayo, El Rayo Taqueria said goodbye to its nearly 3-year-old sister Cantina next door on York Street. El Rayo co-owners Tod Dana and […]