BRUNSWICK — L. Thomas Bouthot, 81, died June 24 at Mid Coast Hospital. Born in Fort Kent on Dec. 28, 1929, the son of Josephel and Clarisse Landry Bouthot, he attended local schools until he and his family moved to Brunswick. In 1950 he graduated from Brunswick High School. During the Korean War he served […]
2011
Aroostook drowning victim identified, body recovered
Authorities say alcohol was a factor in the drowning of 33-year-old Leslie Sawyer of Linneus.
Keepers bee-moan South Portland ordinance
SOUTH PORTLAND — Some apiarists – “beekeepers,” to laymen – are buzzing about a 3-year-old city ordinance they say is unnecessary and discourages people from raising bees. The ordinance, enacted in 2008 after one keeper’s thirsty bees began bugging children at a pool, outlines how apiarists must operate within city limits. It includes specific rulings […]
Renewable energy ideas touted for Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — When the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority hired consultants to imagine the future of renewable energy at Brunswick Landing, it encouraged them to think big. But it didn’t expect the consultants to think food. A National Renewable Energy Lab study paints a picture of the former U.S. Navy base as an industrial ecosystem complex, […]
Man has heart attack in heart disease class
A cardiac nurse grabs a defibrillator to help restart the man’s heart.
LePage signs bill to allow charter schools
The bill allows no more than 10 public charter schools in the first decade.
National Semiconductor considering future in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – When Texas Instruments (TI) completes its $5.6 billion purchase of National Semiconductor, the computer chip maker might continue to invest in its South Portland facility, or it might pick up stakes and move on down the metaphorical road. At Monday’s City Council workshop not even a trio of National honchos, or their […]
National Semiconductor considering future in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – When Texas Instruments (TI) completes its $5.6 billion purchase of National Semiconductor, the computer chip maker might continue to invest in its South Portland facility, or it might pick up stakes and move on down the metaphorical road. At Monday’s City Council workshop not even a trio of National honchos, or their […]
Cape Elizabeth police log – 6/30
Logs Sunday, June 19 Theft – Spurwink Avenue. A lawnmower reported taken from a backyard over night. Arrests Thursday, June 16 David Brink, 22, of Portland, on Cottage Road at 12:30 a.m. on a charge of operating a motor vehicle after license suspended. Saturday, June 18 Edwin Jones, 55, of Cape Elizabeth, on Pond View […]
South Portland police log – 6/30
Arrests Monday, June 6 Stephen T. Curlew, 21, address not listed, on South Kelsey Street at 12:53 p.m. on a warrant. David G. Booth, 20, of South Portland, on Cottage Road at 4:14 p.m. on a warrant. Thursday, June 9 Joseph M. Harmon, 21, of South Portland, on Evans Street at 12:30 p.m. on a […]