NEW GLOUCESTER – A daytime burglar expecting to rummage undetected through a house in New Gloucester this week got a big surprise when he was greeted by a detective instead. Detective James Estabrook, of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, was staking out a single-story home at 16 Swamp Road in New Gloucester Wednesday morning. He […]
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Police catch New Gloucester burglary suspect by surprise
NEW GLOUCESTER – A daytime burglar expecting to rummage undetected through a house in New Gloucester this week got a big surprise when he was greeted by a detective instead. Detective James Estabrook, of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, was staking out a single-story home at 16 Swamp Road in New Gloucester Wednesday morning. He […]
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Police catch New Gloucester burglary suspect by surprise
NEW GLOUCESTER – A daytime burglar expecting to rummage undetected through a house in New Gloucester this week got a big surprise when he was greeted by a detective instead. Detective James Estabrook, of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, was staking out a single-story home at 16 Swamp Road in New Gloucester Wednesday morning. He […]
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Police make arrests at Occupy Maine site
Portland police arrested an 18-year-old at the Occupy encampment and charged her with domestic violence assault after she allegedly fought with her boyfriend.
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Southern School Notebook
South Portland High School Honor Roll High Honors – Grade 12: Anastasiia Berezina, Ashley Biggs, Dezirae Brewer, Alexandrea Cartier, Melanie Chapman, Jennifer Fletcher, Elizabeth Grant, Taylor Grant, Matthew LaBerge, Patrick Madison, Er Li Peng, Lauren Purdy, Ryan Towne. Honors – Grade 12: Alexandra Abramson, Halimo Addan, Siobhan Baker, Chapin Bartlett, Sharissa Blanchard, Chelsi Brauer, Kendra […]
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'Sacred Stories': SMCC immigrant students speak to fear, hope
SOUTH PORTLAND — “Differences between us must not be our sources of conflict. They must be our reasons for unity.” A famous president, diplomat, or author did not speak those words. They were spoken by Lydia Bakunda, an 18-year-old refugee from Burundi and student at Southern Maine Community College. Bakunda’s native language is not English. […]
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Southern Meetings Dec. 16-22
South Portland Mon. 12/19 7 p.m. City Council CHTue. 12/20 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Committee Planning & Development, 296 Ocean St.Wed. 12/21 6 p.m. Energy & Recycling Committee SPCCThu. 12/22 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission CH Cape Elizabeth Tue. 12/20 CANCELLED — School Board Finance CommitteeTue. 12/20 7 p.m. Planning Board THTue. 12/20 CANCELLED […]
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles fly high over Knights
WINDHAM – Windham senior point guard Meghan Gribbin scored 24 points and added five assists in as she helped her squad demolish the Noble Knights 73-20 on Dec. 13. Fellow Eagle senior Bebe Butts added 14 with her excellent 3-point shooting. One of sports all-time great cliche?s is the “statement game” and that is exactly […]
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Rubble rouser: Gorham debris would be hauled north in plan offered by Grondin
GORHAM – Thousands of tons of debris piled at a padlocked recycling site in Gorham could be trucked to an Old Town landfill if a proposal by R.J. Grondin & Sons is approved. Under a proposal still in court mediation, the Gorham construction company would remove the debris and acquire the Plan-It Recycling property. Grondin […]
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Solution may be at hand for Maine Rubber parcel
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council has accepted a $125,000 grant to help clean up the former Maine Rubber buildings and property at 942 Main St., and renewed talks between the city and the property’s owners are finally showing promise of new development there. “We’re making very good progress,” Keith Luke, the city’s director of […]