An allegedly intoxicated Augusta man refused to leave an armed homeowner’s house, police said.
2011
Oakhurst Dairy celebrates 90th anniversary
The company now processes 130,000 to 150,000 gallons of milk five days a week and distributes it in four states.
Maine home sales up for 5th straight month
The Maine Association of Realtors says home sales jumped by nearly 10 percent in November over a year ago.
Kenyon S. Bartlett, 91: An avid boater, fisherman and square dancer
SOUTH PORTLAND — Kenyon S. Bartlett, 91, died Dec. 19. Born in Lewiston, he was a son of Carl Eractus and Erma Elmina Rand Bartlett. Educated in South Portland schools, he graduated in 1939, later attending the Wentworth Institute, graduating in 1942. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Air Force as an […]
North meetings: Dec. 22-28
Cumberland Mon. 12/26 CANCELLED – Town Meeting Freeport Thu. 12/22 9 a.m. Municipal Facilities Committee THWed. 12/28 6 p.m. Cable TV TH Yarmouth Mon. 12/26 TOWN HALL CLOSEDTue. 12/27 7 p.m. Harbor and Waterfront TH Cumberland Mon. 12/26 CANCELLED – Town Meeting Freeport Thu. 12/22 9 a.m. Municipal Facilities Committee THWed. 12/28 […]
Correction
A Page 1 story on Dec. 15, “Falmouth Foreside church plans expansion,” should have said the expansion will increase the building’s space by 1,300 square feet. Incorrect information was provided by the town of Falmouth.
North School Notebook
Freeport Middle School Honor Roll Trimester 1 6th Grade High Honors: Beverly Anderson, Benjamin Barry, A. Benway, Maya Bradbury, Kellsie Britton, Joshua Burke, Grace Cushman, Chloe Davidson, Ellie Dickson, Thomas Doyle, Jessica Driscoll, Maya Egan, Julia Haldeman, Margaret Murray, Samuel Murray, Sydney San, Lauren Schenker, Ethan Sclar, Nathan Thomas, Callie Toothaker. Honors: Joseph Ashby, Rebecca […]
Santa gives away money
An anonymous Portland Santa handed out more than $3,000 on Wednesday to people waiting outside a food pantry. Each got a $100 bill.
3 people die in car crashes
DURHAM — The Androscoggin County Sheriff ’s Department was called to two fatal single-vehicle crashes Wednesday. One crash in Durham claimed the life of a 51-year-old Freeport man, and a second crash in Greene resulted in the death of a 71-year-old man from that town. In a third fatality, the York County Sheriff ’s Office says […]
Newsmakers 2011: Steve Soldan
Time magazine named “The Protester” its 2011 Person of the Year. Steve Soldan, 27, is one of those protesters. He’s lived in a tent in Portland’s Occupy encampment at Lincoln Park for weeks. It’s getting colder now and the city’s occupiers have gone to court to try and stay. But Soldan is leaving soon. He’s […]