DOVER, N.H. — Rachel Moreau, 73, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 after a period of failing health. Born in Biddeford, Maine on March 13, 1941, the daughter of Raynald and Pauline (Binette) Thibodeau, she was a graduate of Biddeford High School. She moved to Dover some 46 years ago. In addition to her parents, she […]
October 2014
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Walk-in clinic staffing should be maintained
After abruptly closing its Waterboro Walk-in Clinic in mid-June, officials at Southern Maine Health Care announced recently that they plan to reopen the center by the end of January, and possibly even sooner. This is welcome news for the area, and the region beyond, because the more rural an area of Maine is, typically the […]
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Foundation gives $750K for low-income Mainers
PORTLAND (AP) — The John T. Gorman Foundation announced grants totaling $750,000 to the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community to help low-income residents become financially stable Wednesday at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The foundation says the money will be used to help 1,000 low-income residents and families learn ways to […]
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Greely avenges playoff loss, keeps postseason hopes alive
CUMBERLAND—Greely’s field hockey team is running out of time to qualify for the playoffs, but if the surging Rangers get there, look out. Two days after battling higher ranked Cape Elizabeth to a 1-1 tie, Greely welcomed another squad which resides above them in the standings, Freeport, for a pivotal showdown Thursday afternoon in a […]
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Sharon L. Violette, 67
SOUTH PORTLAND — Sharon L. Violette, 67, of South Portland, died unexpectedly on Sept. 27 at Maine Medical Center. She was born Aug. 5, 1947, a daughter of William and Mary (Killinger) Cardona. She attended local schools. Violette was a former communicant of St. Dominic’s Church and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. She worked for […]
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Southern Meetings: Oct. 10-16
Cape Elizabeth Tues. 10/14 4 p.m. Library Building Committee TML Tues. 10/14 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Tues. 10/14 7 p.m. School Board TH Wed. 10/15 4 p.m. Firing Range Committee Public Safety Bldg. Thur. 10/16 6:30 p.m. Library Board of Trustees TML Thur. 10/16 7 p.m. Fort Williams Advisory Commission Public Works Bldg. Scarborough […]
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Brunswick Police Beat: Oct. 10
Arrests 10/2 at 5:39 p.m. John J. Medeiros, 37, of Juniper Drive, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Jason McCarthy on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 10/3 at 9:36 a.m. A 15-year-old boy, from Waldoboro, was arrested on Old Portland Road by Officer John Roma on a probation hold. […]
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Harpswell asked to share Cedar Beach legal fees
HARPSWELL — The victors in a court battle over Cedar Beach Road are asking the town to help pay some of their legal costs. Members of Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters told selectmen on Oct. 2 that they plan to ask the town to help reimburse the court expenses incurred to secure public access easements to Cedar […]
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Claire L. Stockford, 97
BRUNSWICK — Claire L. Stockford, 97, of Durham Road, died Sept. 29 at her home. She was born in Brunswick on Nov. 24, 1916, the daughter of Philoclese and Mathilda Dumais Lacharite. She graduated from St. John’s School and attended Brunswick High School. On Sept. 27, 1941, she married Charles C. Stockford Sr. in Brunswick. He […]
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South Portland Police Beat: Oct. 10
Arrests 9/27 at 12:58 a.m. Lance Blumenthal, 33, of Portland, was arrested on Benjamin W. Pickett Street by Officer Kevin Theriault on charges of assault, criminal trespass, offensive disorderly conduct and refusing to submit to arrest. 9/27 at 2:32 a.m. Mohamed A. Y. Almutawalli, 21, of South Portland, was arrested on Gorham Road by Officer […]