Coastal campgrounds are missing out on the usual rush on Memorial Day weekend as they wait for June and July to slowly start bringing in visitors again.
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Maine Voices: Prostate cancer is not ‘the good cancer’
It is wrong to presume that any cancer is anything but a fearful occurrence in one’s life.
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Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Topsham forum a chance to learn about utility plan
Pie in the sky or a reasonable alternative? Are you skeptical about Representative Seth Berry’s initiative to develop a consumer-owned utility for Maine? Not only do we have questions, but we also don’t always fully understand the process even when we hear some of the answers. But we do know that Rep. Berry has thoroughly […]
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Man injured in jet ski accident is upgraded to fair condition
The 85-year-old was found face down in the water after falling off the jet ski off Georgetown on Saturday.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Coastal History: The Farm
Georgetown, Maine, 1870. A farmer stands in the middle of a field, taking one last look at the family farm. This land was cleared by his ancestors, tree by tree, using oxen and backbreaking labor. Those ancestors are still here, of course, up on the rise. He can see the white stones where his mother […]
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West Gardiner man, 85, who fell off Jet Ski is in critical condition
Richard Russell is being treated at Maine Medical Center after being rescued by fishermen in the Sheepscot River on Saturday.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I am white. I was bused, too. And it made me a better person
Exposure to diversity has made me richer, more thoughtful and better able to see a clear path to the future.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Georgetown man found dead in his home after altercation
Police discovered Tayler Locke’s body Monday morning in the home on Bay Point Road.
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Mural of Portland Harbor by activist artist is saved, but it needs a home
The Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America is storing the 6-by-12-foot piece and hoping to place it where all the people can see it.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Moose permit increase approved, but any-deer hunting permits may be reduced
Maine will issue 11 percent more moose permits for next fall’s hunt, but because a large number of does were taken last year biologists propose cutting the number of any-deer permits by 20 percent.