Cape Elizabeth senior girls’ basketball player Gabe Donahue was named the winner of a Maine McDonald’s All-State Academic scholarship at last weekend’s state banquet in Bangor.
March 2010
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Yarmouth Police Beat: March 16
Arrests 3/12 at 7:04 p.m. Benjamin B. Medjanis, 29, of West Main Street, was arrested by Officer Paul Martin on Route 1 and East Main Street on charges of criminal operating under the influence and operating while license is suspended or revoked. 3/13 at 12:39 a.m. Eric J. Selberg, 45, of Ashland Ave, was arrested […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school budget could cost up to 30 jobs
CUMBERLAND — The superintendent’s draft fiscal 2011 budget would eliminate the jobs of up to 30 employees in School Administrative District 51. Residents of Cumberland and North Yarmouth stood wall to wall and sat on the floor in a packed Town Hall Council Chambers on Monday night for the budget presentation to the School Board by […]
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Jane S. Callaghan, 85: Active member of Tuttle Road United Methodist Church
CUMBERLAND — Jane S. Callaghan, 85, died peacefully at her daughter’s home March 12. On Dec. 27, 1924, she was born Lucy Jane Smith in Wilkinson County, Ga. During World War II, she met and married Hugh Nichols Callaghan of Philadelphia while he was serving in the U.S. Army in Georgia. After the war, she […]
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Trail of the Irish expands from Portland to South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Westbrook
PORTLAND — A project that began a couple of years ago with the goal of mapping out sites of significant Irish history in the city is expanding to the suburbs. The Maine Irish Heritage Trail includes 58 Portland sites – ranging from cemeteries to the boyhood homes of some of the city’s prominent Irish figures […]
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Maine DOT adds trail link to Interstate 295 project in Portland
PORTLAND — Persistence may have paid off for activists who have been lobbying for more than a year for a connection between Marginal Way and the Back Cove trail. The state Department of Transportation has now agreed that when it begins improvements at Interstate 295 Exit 7 this spring, it will include space for a […]
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Thomas M. Wood, 83
YARMOUTH — Thomas M. “Tom” Wood, 83, died March 11 surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was born on Oct. 9, 1926, on Long Island, the son of Lida and Thomas F. Wood and attended the island school before graduating from Portland High School in 1944. Following his graduation, he entered the […]
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Hiram Dexter, Jr., 92
FALMOUTH — Hiram Dexter, Jr., 92, died peacefully surrounded by family, on March 12. The son of Hiram and Ola (Cole) Dexter, he was born in Brookline, Mass., Sept. 27, 1917. As a child he spent his summers in Maine in a house built by John Cole, his maternal grandfather. He eventually moved to Maine […]
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Abundance of highlights for North area teams
(Ed. Note: We recapped the basketball season in last week’s edition) Winter sports fans had plenty of options the past few months. There was ample drama on the ice, slopes, trails, track and in the pool. Three local boys’ hockey teams made it to the playoffs and one advanced to the regional final. Two girls’ […]
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Falmouth basketball team finishes season unbeaten
The Falmouth 7th grade girls’ basketball team went undefeated this winter, winning all 12 games. Front row: Katie Barlow, Megan Tammaro, Jessica Burton, Jillian Libby, Ally Hickey, Katie Greene. Back Row: Coach Rich Smith, Dayna Vasconcelos, Kayla Walsh, Elizabeth Walker, Katie Joseph, assistant coach Johnny Cunniff. Absent: Assistant coach Steve Brinn