The Deering Center Community Church bell tower has been losing granite stones since 2013.
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NASCAR star to discuss road back from brain trauma
Racing car legend will be at USM
Communication cards help Longfellow students start a conversation
The cards being used at the Portland school are designed to help students who have difficulty communicating.
Ecomaine announces school recycling grants
PORTLAND — Ecomaine is seeking applications for its School Recycling Grants program. The grants are designed to raise recycling awareness and help schools implement more efficient recycling programs or add composting to their waste options. The application deadline is Oct. 25 and any school from ecomaine’s 70-plus member communities is welcome to apply. Schools can […]
Poor People’s Campaign holds Portland march
PORTLAND — The Poor People’s Campaign will hold a march at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Lincoln Park, 139 Federal St. The Portland event is part of a nine-month, 22-state “We Must Do More Tour.” The march will end at the First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. The tour is focused on mobilizing, organizing, […]
Kate Snyder rolls out endorsements in bid for mayor of Portland
At an event on the Eastern Prom, the former school board chairwoman touts support from two city councilors, among others.
Letter: Thanks extended to former Forecaster editor
When I first started reading The Forecaster 15 years ago, the paper registered as useful as opposed to exciting. Time passed, and at some point, I realized that I depended more on the Forecaster for coverage of the local nitty-gritty than I did on the Press Herald/Sunday Telegram. I also saw the general level of the writing becoming […]
Maine Observer: Searching for Saturday Cove
After 50 years, sometimes all that’s left of a place is what’s in your memories.
Photo: Marchers celebrate diversity in Portland
The We Are Portland event is part of National Welcoming Week.
New mission will explore wreck of the SS Portland, and you’ll be able to watch
The luxury steamship sank off the coast of Massachusetts in a storm in 1898, killing nearly 200 people.