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I in the sky

Traffic on Route 26/100 in Falmouth, near the Portland city line, was interrupted last week while an 85-foot I-beam was unloaded at the Falmouth Railroad Bridge. The 834-foot bridge, left, which crosses the Presumpscot River and a portion of the Pan Am rail line, was built in 1932 and is being replaced. Construction of the […]

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Topsham Police Beat: Jan. 6

Arrests There were no arrests reported from Dec. 26, 2010, to Jan. 3. Summonses 12/26/10 at 8:41 p.m. Sarah Pinette, 19, was issued a summons by Sgt. Fred Dunn on a charge of harassment. 12/30/10 at 9:50 p.m. Jacob Michaud, 29, of Augusta, was issued a summons by Officer William Collins on a charge of […]

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Scarborough Police Beat: Jan. 6

Arrests 12/31/10 at 7 p.m. Erin Noelle Crommie, 34, of First Street, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer Eric Lippincott on a charge of operating under the influence. 1/1 at 3:59 a.m. Kristopher D. Burgess, 24, of New Gorham Road, Westbrook, was arrested on Gorham Road by Officer Timothy Barker on a charge of […]

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South Portland Police Beat: Jan. 6

Arrests 12/25/10 at 12:19 a.m. Jean M. Leger, 31, of Waltham, Mass., was arrested on Main Street by Officer Kevin Sarger on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. 12/25/10 at 12:09 p.m. Robert Bruce, 47, of South Portland, was arrested on Lincoln Street by Officer Kevin Sager on a warrant for unlawful […]

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Unexpected tax revenue buoys Cape Elizabeth budget

CAPE ELIZABETH —  The town is in excellent financial condition halfway through its fiscal year, Town Manager Mike McGovern told the Town Council in a Jan. 3 workshop. McGovern said the tax rate is based each year on an assumption of the previous year’s property valuation. This year, with the added value of Cape Memory […]

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Bath Police Beat: Jan. 6

Arrests 12/30/10 at 7:46 p.m. William Churchill, 46, of Edgecomb, was arrested by Officer Michelle Small on a charge of domestic violence assault and issued a summons on charges of unlawful possession of a Schedule Z drug and unlawful possession of a Schedule W drug. 1/1 at 8:35 a.m. Daniel Sproul, 33, of Bluff Road, […]

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George A. Blake, 85

SCARBOROUGH — George A. Blake, 85, of Falmouth, died Dec. 26, 2010 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Born in Windham on Jan. 12, 1925, he was a son of Luella A. (Sawyer) and Arthur J. Blake and attended Windham schools. In 1943 he was inducted into the U.S. Army and served in Normandy, […]

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Brunswick Police Beat: Jan. 6

Arrests 12/28/10 at 4:13 p.m. Cheryl Manyak, 47, of Long Point Road, Harpswell, was arrested on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. She was also issued a summons on a charge of three counts of theft. 12/28/10 at 7:28 p.m. Brandi Leigh Moody, 22, of Maquoit Road, was arrested and charged with […]

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Northern Meetings: Jan. 6 – 12

Falmouth Mon. 1/10 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tue. 1/11 6:30 p.m. Open Space Committee TH Cumberland There are no meetings scheduled for this time period. Freeport Mon. 1/10 6:30 p.m. Winslow Park Commission FCC Tue. 1/11 7:30 a.m. Town Council Joint Workshop with FEDC, Freeport USA, Freeport Chamber Freeport Community Library Wed. 1/12 6 […]