FALMOUTH — The School Board could reach a decision next week on whether to hire it’s only finalist for superintendent. School Board Chairman Andrew Kinley said Tuesday that no date has been set to discuss Geoff Bruno’s candidacy. “Right now we’re moving as quick as we can to take in feedback from all the folks […]
Forecaster News
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Chebeague Winter Carnival to benefit Recreation Center
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The 14th annual Winter Carnival will kick off at noon on Saturday, Feb. 15, when a handful of brave souls run screaming into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The Polar Plunge, as its known, is one of several fundraisers held throughout the day to benefit the Chebeague Recreation Center, a […]
advertisement
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Pirates sign 5-year lease to return to Cumberland County Civic Center
PORTLAND — A five-year lease announced Tuesday afternoon between the Cumberland County Civic Center and Portland Pirates will bring the professional hockey team back to Portland for the 2014-2015 season. There is also a chance the team could return this season, if it makes the American Hockey League playoffs. On Tuesday, the Pirates were 14th […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New Scarborough website goes live Feb. 10
SCARBOROUGH — With the promise of easier use and fresher content, the new town website will debut Monday, Feb. 10, at scarboroughmaine.org. Jennifer Nichtman, the town’s director of Technology & Information Services, said the new site was built on a Google-based platform using cloud technology that allows individual department heads to quickly update content. The […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth, Cumberland Republicans to caucus
NORTH YARMOUTH — The town’s Republican Committee will hold its caucus at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8. The caucus, to be held at Town Hall, will elect delegates and their alternatives to the State Republican Convention, and elect officers for the committee. Cumberland’s Republican caucus will be held at Cumberland Town Hall at 4 p.m. […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Windfall from ecomaine welcome, but won't go far
PORTLAND — Easy come, easy go. That’s the assessment from several area municipal managers regarding a projected windfall of savings from the regional trash service, ecomaine. Those savings will likely be used to offset proposed cuts in state revenue sharing. Last month, ecomaine’s directors voted unanimously to eliminate assessment fees for its 21 member communities. […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Effort moves ahead to block sale of Portland's Congress Square Plaza
PORTLAND — An effort to place Congress Square Plaza and other publicly owned properties under new protections against being sold inched forward Monday night. In a widely expected and largely procedural move, the City Council voted unanimously to hold a Feb. 24 public hearing on an ordinance sought by petitioners seeking to block the sale […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland protesters rally against Keystone XL pipeline, draw parallels to Maine pipeline
PORTLAND — Three days after a long-awaited federal report suggested the controversial Keystone XL pipeline would not have a significant effect on climate change, protesters gathered in Portland and three other Maine towns to urge President Barack Obama to reject the study and block the project. The Keystone XL project would pump 830,000 barrels a […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland considers seeding $50K for apartments for the homeless
PORTLAND — The city is considering setting aside $50,000 for a so-called “housing first” apartment project for homeless people. The City Council on Monday night gave first reading to a measure that will designate the money from the city’s Housing Trust Fund. The council must approve the move with a second reading and vote at […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland schools complete Goodwill hunt
Portland Public Schools announced Monday that it closed on the $2.7 million purchase of the former Goodwill Industries building at 353 Cumberland Ave. The building will be the new home of the School Department’s Central Office, plus the West Program and the Multilingual and Multicultural Center. The district plans to move into the three-story, 50,000-square-foot […]