NEW GLOUCESTER – The Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training group (colloquially, “VAST”), which operates out of Pineland Farms, has a number of activities on its docket for the coming months, including its annual turkey hunt as well as a wheelchair basketball game organized in tandem with Deering High School. VAST is a free program for […]
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Yarmouth company signs pact to digitize Maine court records
YARMOUTH — The Maine Judicial Branch has signed a $16.8 million deal with Tyler Technologies to digitize paperwork for the court system. Tyler’s Odyssey software will move the court system to an electronic system and away from keeping records on paper. The 10-year deal was announced Dec. 20. “For 200 years, the Maine Judicial Branch has […]
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Maine Audubon director stepping down after less than a year
FALMOUTH — Just shy of a year on the job, Ole Amundsen III is resigning as executive director of Maine Audubon. Amundsen is stepping down to spend more time with his family, Maine Audubon said in a Dec. 16 press release. He called the decision “very difficult,” but added it’s the “right move for me […]
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2 papers to join The Forecaster family of weeklies
FALMOUTH — Sun Media Group this week announced the consolidation of news operations at its Current Publishing weeklies with The Forecaster newspapers. Two weeklies whose circulation areas duplicate The Forecaster and provide overlapping local news coverage – the Tri-Town Weekly, covering Freeport, Pownal and Durham, and The Current, covering South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth […]
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Signature Dish: Fried lobster comes with warm memories of grandmother
The late Eileen Johnson, who owned the Rock Ovens restaurant in Harpswell, fed her customers as well as she did her family.
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Ranked-choice voting: Costly, complicated, undemocratic
Voters today know the consequences of their votes. Ranked-choice voting is a shot in the dark.
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Couple crash car in Harpswell while arguing
Police say both the driver and passenger were injured in the crash Thursday evening.
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Maine Voices: Don’t wait until after it’s gone to protect our public land
Let’s work together to secure as much access to these places as we can while we have the chance.
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Maine’s highest court asked to reconsider Harpswell beach access ruling
A nonprofit group hopes to reverse last month’s decision that a property owner has the right to block public access to Cedar Beach.
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Owner of private road leading to Harpswell beach will keep it open
The woman who owns the dirt road to Cedar Beach will allow public access as long as people follow the rules.