Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Feb. 2-8. Fire calls 2/3 at 6:51 p.m. Fire alarm on Memorial Highway. 2/7 at 5:52 a.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Walnut Hill Road. 2/7 at 8:42 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Brookwood Drive. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to four calls from Feb. 2-8.
February 2015
Edna M. Gordan, 87
YARMOUTH — Edna Marie (Anderson) Gordan, 87, died Jan. 26 of a brief illness, after spending her last days surrounded by her family. Gordan was born in 1927 in Yarmouth, where she lived for her entire life. She was the daughter of Christian Anderson and Antoinette (Lowe) Anderson, who immigrated to the United States from Norway. […]
Yarmouth Police Beat: Feb. 12
Arrests 2/7 at 11:52 a.m. Heather Cleaves, 38, of Main Street, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Michael Pierce on a charge of domestic violence assault. Summonses 2/4 at 5:50 p.m. A 16-year-old male, of Yarmouth, was issued a summons on Portland Street by Officer Roger Moore on a charge of operating without a […]
Chebeague Island Police Beat: Feb. 12
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Feb. 2-8.
20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq to join extremists
U.S. officials fear that some of the foreign fighters will return to their homes in Europe or the U.S. to mount terrorist attacks.
Police identify Maine man killed in armed confrontation with trooper, deputy
The incident occurred Tuesday night at a home in the Aroostook County town of Smyrna, police say.
Curtis ‘investing’ in the community
BRUNSWICK Curtis Memorial Library wants to provide the Brunswick area community access to better financial and investor information and educational programs. To make that happen, Curtis Library is launching “Making it in Maine: Living the Good Life,” a year-long, financial education program beginning in the fall. The program will be funded through a $92,000 grant […]
RSU 5 zeros in on its choice
FREEPORT More than a year after Regional School Unit 5’s superintendent announced her resignation, the board of directors is beginning to zero in on a replacement. The RSU 5 board met twice last week in closed session in order to interview finalists for the position, according to board chairman Nelson Larkins. Larkins declined to comment […]
It makes Mainers mighty:
It’s Maine’s official soft drink. There’s a festival in Lisbon Falls every summer that celebrates it. It has been in production since 1886, making it one of the oldest mass-produced beverages in the country. And yet Moxie — it makes Mainers mighty — remains a divisive treat. Some love its bitter herbal bite. Some can’t […]