Biddeford track star Maria Curit, a junior, won the 200-meter Class A state title and won the state title in the long jump, setting a state record with a leap of 17 feet 6 1/2 inches. (AL EDWARDS/Journal Tribune)
March 2010
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Good time to wet a line (Fishing season is open)
Mild weather, scant snow melt and an early opening day have brought out anglers, who already are having success.
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 30
Arrests There were no arrests or summonses during the period reported. Fire calls 3/22 at 12:10 a.m. Smoke in building, Greely Road. 3/22 at 2:26 p.m. Gasoline spill, Cumberland Road. 3/27 at 10:14 p.m. Unattended burn, West Pownal Road. EMS There was one call for emergency medical service from March 22 to March 28.
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: March 30
Arrests There were no arrests from March 22 to March 29.
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North Sports Roundup
Local gymnasts shine at recent meets Seven local gymnasts secured top three all-around finishes at the recent USA Gymnastics-Maine Sectional meet and Level 8 Maine state championship meet. Yarmouth’s Hannah Elrick, 13, won the Level 8 state title in her age group. Falmouth’s Sarah Caldwell, 12, was first in the Level 7 junior division. Yarmouth’s […]
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Redevelopment plan scaled back for Portland's Adams School
PORTLAND — Reacting to changing housing needs in the city and limited funding options, an affordable housing developer has scaled back plans for redevelopment of the Marada Adams School on Munjoy Hill. Avesta Housing in July 2008 proposed building 40 condominium units consisting of a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom dwellings on the former […]
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Yarmouth AD honored
Yarmouth athletic director Susan Robbins (left) was named an “Unsung Heroine in Maine Sports” at Friday’s Mentoring Women in Sports XII in Augusta. Robbins was hailed as a “visionary leader” and “a pioneer who always focuses on student-athletes. Yarmouth principal Ted Hall said that, “Susan is an ideal athletic director. She has a clear understanding […]
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Freeport winter stars hailed
Freeport recently gave out awards to its top high school and middle school winter athletes. At the high school, the boys’ varsity basketball team named Thomas Dorsey its Most Valuable Player. The Coach’s award went to Josh Weirich. The Booster’s Pride and Character award was given to Jackson Dodge. The boys’ junior varsity squad gave […]
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Freeport Police Beat: March 30
Arrests There were no arrests during the period reported. Summonses 3/25 at 10:12 a.m. Andrew A. Clifford, 31, of Merganser Way, was summonsed on a charge of violation of protective order. Creepy Correspondence 3/20 at 6:38 p.m. A resident of the Main Street area contacted police to report receiving suspicious letters. Police believe the letters […]
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Falmouth athlete triumphs over concussion symptoms
There’s no such thing as a mild concussion. Just ask Tim Greene. In August, Greene, a 16-year-old sophomore at Falmouth High School, suffered what was believed to be a “mild concussion” in a junior varsity football game. Then, for months, he could barely function. Luckily, this story has a happy ending, thanks in large part […]