FREEPORT — Etta Rita E. Gordon, 98, died on April 1 at her home. She was born in Randolph, Mass. on Sept. 24, 1913 to John S. Croud Jr. and Anne Findlay Croud. She was educated in Massachusetts and moved to Maine at the age of 11 and finished her education in Skowhegan. She was married […]
2012
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Papers available for Falmouth candidates
FALMOUTH — Residents have until the end of the month to file nomination papers to run for the Town Council and School Board. There will be two seats up for election on each panel. The positions have three-year terms. Papers are available from the town clerk’s office and must be returned by 5 p.m. Monday, […]
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Proposal to close North Yarmouth school now up to SAD 51 board
NORTH YARMOUTH — A task force recommendation to close North Yarmouth Memorial School drew mixed public reaction Monday. The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors, which met at the school, also voted to send the district’s proposed fiscal 2013 budget to a Thursday, April 12, public hearing. “We are still in the middle of […]
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Children’s Museum starts search for new home
Museum officials say they’ve outgrown their Free Street location, particularly after a merger more than two years ago with the Children’s Theater of Maine.
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Dorothy Dyer Jackson, 102
PORTLAND — Dorothy Dyer Jackson, 102, widow of the late James Stanfield Jackson, died on March 12 at Maine Medical Center. She was born July 10, 1909, in Cumberland to Lemuel Webster Dyer and Julia Winslow Dyer. She lived her entire life in Maine and was one of four children. She was predeceased by all of […]
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Northern School Notebook: April 3
Yarmouth student to attend young leaders conference YARMOUTH — Parker Rollins, a fifth-grade student at Harrison Middle School, has been selected to participate in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. Rollins was nominated by one of his teachers as one of a select group of students with the scholastic merit, maturity and strength […]
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Freeport students to exhibit African-inspired art
FREEPORT — Hana Tallan and her children will get a color-splashed welcome to town this week thanks to artwork created by nearly two dozen high school students. Tallan is a Somalian who will be moving into a house built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers. To celebrate her arrival and help show the story of her […]
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Court blocks Cumberland man's plan to aggregate, sell county records
PORTLAND — A Cumberland business owner said he is unsure if will try again to establish a statewide, commercial provider of county records after the state’s highest court reversed a lower court decision in his favor. Six Maine counties asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to overturn last year’s Maine Superior Court decision in favor […]
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Auto sales surge, led by small cars
With gas above $4 in some parts of the U.S., buyers are leaning toward new fuel-efficient compacts like the Chevrolet Cruze and sub-compacts such as the Honda Fit to save money.
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Dennis Patrick Norton, 53: A champion for workers rights
YARMOUTH – Dennis Patrick Norton, 53, died surrounded by his family at home on March 28. He was born August 2, 1958 in Portland, to Barbara and Edward Norton. He was educated at Holy Cross Elementary School and graduated from South Portland High School. He attended Maine Maritime Academy before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After […]