Arrests 3/15 at 4:28 p.m. Gabriel Kendall, 18, of Centre Street, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Keith Jensen. 3/17 at 11:30 p.m. Shannon Pinkham, 28, of Alna Road, Wiscasset, was arrested by Officer Mike Lever on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/17 at 10:36 p.m. David Pouliot, 53, of Melden Drive, […]
March 2010
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Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
Brunswick Rec offering youth volleyball The Brunswick Recreation Department and the Mid-Coast Junior Volleyball Club are conducting a four-week long coed youth league in Brunswick on Monday and Wednesday afternoons until April school vacation. FMI, brunswickme.org/parkrec/programs/Spring/youthvolleyballspring.pdf. Mt. Ararat race upcoming The Mt. Ararat High School sports boosters are hosting the Eagle Challenge two-mile run/walk Saturday. […]
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Winter sports stars earn their due
Mid-Coast winter sports athletes took fans on a three-month ride of excitement and triumph. As expected, an abundance of Dragons, Eagles and Shipbuilders have been named to postseason all-star teams. Here’s a full accounting: Boys’ basketball The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference south first team included Brunswick’s Rashon Edgerton. Brunswick’s Stephen Carter and Mitchell Black, along […]
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Letter: SAD 51 should 'think outside the school house'
The proposed flat budget in SAD 51, which will ultimately result in tax increases for residents of the two towns, cannot be cut any further. The tax increase shouldered by North Yarmouth and Cumberland residents is not providing improvements in facilities, it is not expanding or improving programs and it is not improving any element […]
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Proposed Freeport budget holds the line on taxes; dispatch consolidation still an option
FREEPORT — About 50 town employees filled Town Council Chambers Tuesday night to hear councilors discuss the 2011 budget. Previously faced with a $366,000 budget gap, Town Manager Dale Olmstead suggested personnel reductions, service cuts and dispatch consolidation as a way to fill the gap. But at the council meeting March 23, municipal employees Alene Arris, […]
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Proposed Falmouth budget calls for cuts in staff, teachers; Flyer gets 1 more year
FALMOUTH — The Town Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. to hear comments from the public on the proposed school and municipal budgets. Despite decreases in state subsidies and revenue sources, neither the municipal nor school budgets call for an increase in the tax rate for Falmouth residents. “We […]
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Biddeford passes moratoriumon pot dispensaries
The city joins other municipalities in delaying approval, pending passage of a state law.
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Falmouth 2nd in state drama finals; Yarmouth 4th
ROCKPORT — Falmouth High School finished second in the Class A state One-Act Festival last weekend with a performance of “The Thirteen Clocks,” by James Thurber. Skowhegan was the winner at Camden Hills Regional High School and will represent Maine in the Class A division at the New England competition the weekend of April 15 […]
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Head of Jackson Lab to step down
Richard Woychik says he has achieved his goals and it is time for a new leader.
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Route 1 bridge will not be closed during rebuilding
FALMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it is no longer considering closing the Martin Point bridge during reconstruction scheduled to begin in 2012. “We’ve done enough at this point to realize it would be very problematic to close it,” MDOT Project Manager Nate Benoit said. MDOT is still evaluating three other […]