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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Scarborough weighs school construction options

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Nick McCrea

Scarborough’s School Building Advisory Committee is getting ready to make several key decisions as it narrows in on a final proposal for a school project. Residents will have opportunities to provide feedback ahead of those decisions via a community survey and a community forum. The community forum takes place at Town Hall and on Zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, while the survey will be available from April 29 through March 12.
Cape Elizabeth launches new website

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Nick McCrea

The Town of Cape Elizabeth has launched a new website designed to make it easier and faster for users to navigate. The town also changed the domain of the website to capeelizabeth.org, replacing capeelizabeth.com. “(Many) domains can be bought on the open market very easily … and start acting like they are part of the town,” the town stated in a website FAQ.
Brunswick brewery expanding into Bath with waterfront beer garden

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Nick McCrea

A Bath museum is partnering with a Brunswick brewery to bring a beer and pizza garden to Bath’s waterfront this summer. Maine Maritime Museum and Flight Deck Brewing will run the garden from June through September. The museum hopes it will draw new visitors and create a longterm relationship. “The vision is to build a food and beverage service for the museum that is something that can be around for years to come,” said Nate Wildes, managing partner of Flight Deck Brewing.
Brunswick Council votes to strengthen rental registry

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Nick McCrea

The Brunswick Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to require landlords include their contact information when registering their properties in an effort to increase building inspections. Sally Costello, Brunswick’s director of economic and community development, said the tightened registry rules have three goals: to obtain information to understand Brunswick’s rental housing stock, to improve public safety and to enhance tenant and landlord protections.
Curtains go up on Good Theater’s new Portland location

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Katherine Lee

One year ago, Brian P. Allen thought the curtain had closed for Good Theater. The professional theater company had left its longtime home at The Hill Arts in Portland because of a major renovation and programming expansion at that venue. Good Theater did not have a new location when it wrapped the last performance of “A Man of No Importance” in March 2024. But this week, Good Theater returns to the stage, in a newly renovated auditorium at Stevens Square in Portland.
Windham honors its most senior resident

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Nick McCrea

Windham awarded its eldest resident, 99-year old Pearl Grant, with the Boston Post Cane on Tuesday. According to Town Clerk Linda Morrell, the tradition was started in 1909 as a promotion by the Boston Post. The largest newspaper in New England at the time, the Post sent out canes to 431 towns across the region to present to their eldest citizen.
MSNBC host and author Rachel Maddow to appear in Portland May 10

1 day ago | pressherald.com | Katherine Lee

TV host, author and podcaster Rachel Maddow kicked off the Tuesday night episode of her MSNBC news program “The Rachel Maddow Show” by announcing a May 10 appearance in Portland. The event will be at 6 p.m. May 10 at the State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. Tickets are $45-$100, reserved seating, and can be purchased at statetheatreportland.com.
A challenging paddle on Crooked River

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Ron Chase

Paddling the Crooked River near East Waterford has been on my mind for decades. When my friend, Paul Plumer, suggested joining him and Eggman DeCoster for a trip down Crooked River in late March, I quickly agreed. Neither Eggman nor I had paddled Crooked, and Paul’s only experience was in the summer of 1990 at very low water, so this was essentially a first descent for all of us.
Maine churches holding special gatherings in remembrance of Pope Francis

2 days ago | pressherald.com | Katherine Lee

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died Monday. He was 88. Several special masses and prayer gatherings will be held at several churches. OPEN FOR PRAYERSHoly Martyrs, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth. 7:30 am. – 4 p.m. TuesdaySacred Heart, 326 Main Street, Yarmouth. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. TuesdaySt. Gregory the Great Church, 24 North Raymond Road, Gray. 1 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. TuesdaySt. Jude Church, 134 Main Street, Freeport .
Future of Maine’s electric vehicle charging network in limbo as federal changes loom

4 days ago | pressherald.com | Julia Tilton

If you’re driving an electric vehicle up I-95 or 295 these days, particularly in York or Cumberland counties, odds are you won’t have to travel far before hitting a public charging station. But head north and the stations taper off. Until recently, $5 billion in federal funding was set to change that, with a nationwide goal to build a network of public EV chargers along every 50 miles of designated roadway from Maine to California.