The Forecaster

The Forecaster is a weekly newspaper serving southern Maine, available at no cost to readers. It offers multiple editions to cater to different areas, including the main "The Forecaster" for Portland, the "Northern Forecaster" focusing on towns like Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, and Freeport to the north, the "Southern Forecaster" for communities south of Portland such as South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, and Scarborough, and a "Mid-Coast" edition that covers towns further east along the coastline, such as Brunswick, Topsham, Harpswell, and Bath. The publication is owned by the Sun Media Group.

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Freeport reviews plans for village corridor initiative

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Scott Monroe

Freeport is taking the next step to implement the community’s vision for diverse transportation options, new housing development, and downtown vitality with support from the Maine Department of Transportation.
Scarborough High revives student newspaper after 12 years of inactivity

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Eric Russell

Scarborough High School sophomores from left, Natale Philibert, Helen Horrigan, Lucy Johnson, Evie Wiernusz, Lauren Jacobs, Penelope Gleason and Gabrielle Smetana work Tuesday on the latest edition of the student newspaper, “The Storm,” during their advisory period. Daryn Slover/Portland Press Herald More than a dozen chatting high schoolers are sitting on the floor, laptops out, pouring over pages of the upcoming issue of The Storm, Scarborough High School’s student newspaper.
Yarmouth honors late David Ray as a ‘selfless’ public servant at annual meeting

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Scott Monroe |Sophie Burchell

Yarmouth residents raise their cards in support of an article at the Yarmouth Town Meeting on June 3. Sophie Burchell / Community Reporter “Tonight, we gather not only to conduct the important business of the town, but also to reaffirm and celebrate the spirit of community that defines Yarmouth,” said Town Manager Scott LaFlamme, opening Yarmouth’s annual Town Meeting on Tuesday evening.
Falmouth graduates reflect on paths of learning, leadership

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Scott Monroe

Hannah Josephs with her award-winning steers. HANNAH JOSEPHSHannah Josephs steered her path in her own direction. The graduating Falmouth senior was involved in 4-H throughout high school, a rarity in the town of Falmouth but not in her family. Raising animals in the 4-H working steer program, she has shown her prize-winning oxen in fairs from the Ossipee Valley Fair in July to the Fryeburg Fair in October.
Telstar High School’s High Honors students

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Rose Lincoln
Oral arguments under way in Laurel Libby’s effort to fight censure

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Eric Russell

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, enters the House of Representatives room Wednesday June 4, 2025 in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel Oral arguments are underway in Rep. Laurel Libby’s effort to regain her right to speak on the House floor, a privilege she lost in February after being censured for a viral social media post that identified a transgender high school athlete.
Sen. King calls to preserve protected status of Afghans in U.S.

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Eric Russell

U.S. Sen. Angus King on Thursday joined 28 Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to reverse its sudden cancelation of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans who served alongside America’s military, some of whom have settled in Maine. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in February.
Freeport High School students win organ donor poster contest

3 days ago | pressherald.com | Scott Monroe

Freeport High School students received recognition for a statewide poster creation contest to spread awareness about the importance of organ donation and transplants. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, along with nonprofit New England Donor Services representatives, honored Freeport High School students as this year’s winners of the annual New England Donor Services High School Poster Contest for organ donation awareness.
East Brunswick recreation area plans win council approval

3 days ago | pressherald.com | Scott Monroe

The site concept plan for the Former Maine Gravel Services and Captain William A. Fitzgerald Recreation and Conservation Area in East Brunswick. Town of Brunswick The Brunswick Town Council has OK’d a “menu” of suggested plans for a large swath of town property in East Brunswick, setting the stage for future recreation projects like trails, parking lots, a playground and a swimming area.
Bill to support later high school start times passes in House, Senate

3 days ago | pressherald.com | Eric Russell

Lawmakers approved an amended bill this week that would offer grant funding to Maine school districts to explore pushing back high school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later. The amendment replaced the original version of LD 396, sponsored by Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, that sought to mandate an 8:30 a.m. or later start time for all high schools. Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick.