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Social network aids police efforts

SCARBOROUGH — An active Facebook presence helped resolve two police investigations this week. Police reported Samuel Pecor, 17, who was reported missing since last Friday evening, was found safe Wednesday. Police gave no details about where he was found or the circumstances about his disappearance, but thanked its Facebook page followers for tips and information […]

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Southern Meetings: Aug. 10-16

Cape Elizabeth Mon.    8/13    7 p.m.    Town Council    THTue.    8/14    4 p.m.    Town Council Ordinance     THWed.    8/15    7 p.m.    Future Open Space Preservation    THThu.    8/16    6:30 p.m.    Library Board of Trustees    TMLThu.    8/16    6:30 p.m.    Fort Williams Advisory Commission    Public Works Scarborough Mon.    8/13    7 p.m.    Conservation Commission    MBTue.    8/14    7:30 p.m.    Shellfish Committee   […]

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Mid-Coast School Notebook

The following students have made the dean’s list at their college or university. Bath Clark University: Alexander McCoy-Reimer and Hannah Miller. Brunswick Alvernia University: Victoria Oliver.Clark University: Luke Carter, Mitchell Perry and Monika Szamalek.Tufts University: Eliza Halmo and Daniel Pavitt.University of Southern Maine: Alicia Bergquist, Gordon Bradley, Elizabeth Brown, Alexander Greenlee, Erin Hartill, Benjamin Jones, […]

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Island Fire Department fundraiser this weekend

ORR’S ISLAND — The Orr’s & Bailey Islands Fire Department’s biggest fundraiser will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The 19th Annual Auction and Yard Sale will be held at the fire station at 1600 Harpswell Islands Road in Harpswell. The yard sale will run from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. A live auction will take […]

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Cooking demonstration served at Historical Society

SOUTH PORTLAND — Cooking with a nautical theme will be presented from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at the South Portland Historical Society Museum at Bug Light Park. Susan McLellan Plaisted of Pennsylvania-based Heart to Hearth Cookery will demonstrate cooking methods and what kinds of foods were served aboard mid-19th century sailing ships. The demonstrations continue […]

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RSU 1 opens year with revamped Woolwich school

BATH — Regional School Unit 1 is starting the 2012-13 year with a largely brand new Woolwich Central School, and the district is also on the hunt for a new assistant superintendent. “We’re excited about the school; that will be a big thing,” Superintendent Patrick Manuel said Wednesday, noting that an official opening of the […]