FALMOUTH — The dust hasn’t settled from last week’s local elections, when a record 42 percent of voters went to the polls. On Tuesday, town officials conducted a ballot recount at the request of School Board candidate Eydie Pryzant. The divisive campaign over Question 1 and the closely contested elections for Town Council and School […]
2011
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Pay-per-bag trash proposal gets cool reaction in Freeport
FREEPORT — A proposal to implement pay-per-bag trash disposal and add an additional silver bullet recycling bin met resistance at a Town Council workshop Tuesday night. Nearly 30 people attended the workshop with the Recycling and Solid Waste Committee and 10 people spoke against the proposal. The committee has been working on the proposal since […]
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Bangor police say man pursued may have used drug
BANGOR — Bangor police say a 27-year-old man charged with eluding a police officer and other offenses may have been under the influence of the synthetic drug known as “bath salts.” Police say Christopher Buzzell was apprehended Tuesday morning after he was found standing in the Penobscot River. Police say Buzzell is the first person […]
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Date for special House election set in Cape
CAPE ELIZABETH – It wasn’t the first choice of the Cape Elizabeth Town Council, but a date has been set to fill the House District 121 seat vacated by Cynthia Dill’s May 10 ascension to the state Senate. At its June 13 meeting, the council declared the vacancy and voted to ask Gov. Paul LePage […]
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No free ride home for penguin lost in New Zealand
PEKA PEKA BEACH, New Zealand — There will be no free ride back to Antarctica for a young penguin who defied the odds by swimming all the way to New Zealand. The trip could spread infections, authorities say, and there’s no way to transport the animal this time of year. Wildlife officials said Wednesday they […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 6/23
Logs Friday, June 10 A blue Bianchi bicycle was reported stolen from a residence on Scott Dyer Road. A school bus driver reported something striking his vehicle at about 2:20 p.m. on Scott Dyer Road. Upon inspecting the bus, he discovered a broken window. Monday, June 13 An unspecified amount of jewelry was reported stolen […]
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Summer brings first test for Higgins Beach parking changes
SCARBOROUGH – When Hank and Judy Talbert began their 27th annual week-long pilgrimage to Higgins Beach Monday, they started as they always do, with a drive-by of the shoreline. Despite the long drive up from Connecticut, they always like to take in the scenery before pulling into their rental cottage. But this year, they noticed […]
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Summer brings first test for Higgins Beach parking changes
SCARBOROUGH – When Hank and Judy Talbert began their 27th annual week-long pilgrimage to Higgins Beach Monday, they started as they always do, with a drive-by of the shoreline. Despite the long drive up from Connecticut, they always like to take in the scenery before pulling into their rental cottage. But this year, they noticed […]
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Beach cops get new ride in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – The change in parking is not the only thing that’s new to Higgins Beach this year. The police officers who must enforce those rules also have a something new up their sleeves. Or, more correctly, under their seats. Although they will still conduct bicycle patrols from time to time, the new, primary mode […]
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Accused mother’s older son can’t get answers
DOVER, N.H. — The older son of a Texas woman charged with killing her younger boy and disposing of his body on a rural Maine road says his mother still won’t explain her motivation. Ian McCrery had talked to his mother, Julianne McCrery, via phone, but visited her Tuesday in the New Hampshire jail where […]