The Maine Women’s Giving Tree, a local grant-giving philanthropic organization, is seeking proposals for grants of $2,500 to $5,000 from nonprofit groups whose missions focus on the needs of women, children and families. The Maine Women’s Giving Tree supports organizations in Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Topsham, Wiscasset and Woolwich. Applicants must have nonprofit tax […]
2013
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Mushroom expert to speak in Freeport
FREEPORT — Maine mushroom expert and author Greg Marley will present “Foraging for Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Grand Adventures and Possible Pitfalls,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. The program is presented by Freeport Conservation Trust.
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STUDENT NOTES
Erynn Taylor, a 2011 graduate of Mt. Ararat High School and daughter of Bill and Cathy Taylor of Bowdoinham, was named to the dean’s list of Hartwick College at Oneonta, N.Y. for the 2012 fall semester. Bucknell University has released the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester 2012-13. Local students earning […]
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SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS
Bowdoinham BOWDOINHAM SENIOR CENTER, Thursday, 1:15-2:30 p.m., Second Baptist Church. PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, 6 p.m., Coombs Meeting Room. Brunswick PEOPLE PLUS, Thursday, 9 a.m., Border Trust Business Center, 2 Main St., Topsham. RECYCLING AND SUSTAINABILITY, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, 44 McKeen St. Harpswell BOARD OF SELECTMEN EXECUTIVE SESSION, Thursday, 5 p.m., […]
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Jury selection resumes today in Zumba case
ALFRED (AP) — Two days of closed-door court proceedings failed to produce a jury Wednesday for first trial of a major figure charged in a prostitution scandal centered on a Zumba dance studio in the seaside community of Kennebunk. The remaining prospective jurors — about 50 to 60 out of an original jury pool numbering […]
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Portland handyman on trial for his work
PORTLAND (AP) — Witnesses in the trial of a Portland handyman have described a pattern of exorbitant charges and shoddy work. The Maine Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection has sued Daniel Tucci. According to a civil complaint, the state identified nearly $236,000 in losses among 13 customers, ranging from $175 to a botched basement […]
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Three people treated after Paris house fire
PARIS (AP) — The fire chief in Paris says three people suffering from smoke inhalation were taken to the hospital after a house fire in town. Chief Brad Frost says the blaze on Durgin Road was reported at about 2:30 a.m. today. He tells WMTW-TV that five people were in home at the time. Three […]
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Belgrade man nabbed in counterfeiting case
WATERVILLE (AP) — Police have tracked down a Belgrade man they say spent thousands of dollars of counterfeit cash in the Waterville area in the past few weeks. Jeremy McCaslin was charged this week with aggravated forgery for allegedly printing and spending phony bills. Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey says his department started getting calls […]
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Maine PUC to weigh offshore wind project
AUGUSTA (AP) — State energy regulators are scheduled to consider a proposal to develop a $120 million wind turbine demonstration project off Maine’s coast. The Maine Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to deliberate today on the proposal to put four, threemegawatt wind turbines on floating spar-buoy structures tethered to the seabed in 460 feet of […]
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Maine, N.H., Vt. hold snowmobile weekend
AUGUSTA (AP) — Snowmobilers from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont will get a chance to ride on some new terrain. Reciprocal Snowmobile Weekend this coming Friday to Sunday allows all legally registered Maine snowmobiles to be operated in New Hampshire and Vermont without being registered in those states. At the same time, snowmobiles legally registered […]