FALMOUTH — Benjamin Pearson IX, 88, died peacefully Feb. 9 at Foreside Harbor. Born in Boston, he was the son of Benjamin Pearson VIII and Ruth Farrington. He grew up in the Massachusetts towns of Newburyport and Byfield, and was a graduate of Governor Dummer Academy and of Colby College. During World War II, he served […]
February 2015
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Falmouth Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests 2/16 at 10:30 p.m. Cynthia Freeman, 56, of Chief Wahoo Road, New Gloucester, was arrested on Route 100 by Officer Dennis Ryder on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Feb. 13-19. Fire calls 2/14 at 5:43 a.m. Fire alarm on Slocum Drive. 2/14 at 9:32 a.m. […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests No arrests or criminal summonses were reported from Feb. 16-22. Fire calls No fire calls were reported from Feb. 16-22. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to three calls from Feb. 16-22.
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Feb. 16-22.
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Super Six Poll
Here is our final poll for boys’ hockey. Final basketball polls will appear next week after the state finals. These polls consider games played through Saturday, Feb. 21, and were first released on Twitter at Twitter.com/foresports Sunday. The poll includes our core coverage area (coastal Cumberland County from Cape Elizabeth to Freeport) and is based […]
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Yarmouth Royal River dredging all done but for the paperwork
YARMOUTH — Although the dredging of the Royal River is done, icy water is preventing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from officially saying work is completed. The dredging was finished at the end of January by Burnham Associates, of Salem, Massachusetts, but the Army Corps still has to complete an underwater survey of the […]
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Freeport Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests 2/22 at 2:41 a.m. Ryan Camp, 19, of Verrill Road, Pownal, was arrested on Mallett Drive by Officer Michael Raymond on charges of disorderly conduct, refusing to sign a criminal summons, and consumption of liquor by a minor. Summonses 2/17 at 11:14 p.m. Stephen Deschaine II, 25, of Highland Street, Topsham, was issued a […]
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 26 to March 4
Chebeague Island Thur. 2/26 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission Firehouse Sat. 2/28 9 a.m. Board of Selectmen (Rescheduled Workshop) IH Mon. 3/2 5:30 p.m. Sunset Ad Hoc Committee CIHS Cumberland Thur. 2/26 6 p.m. Land Use Committee TH Falmouth Thur. 2/26 6 p.m. CDC-LPAC (Joint Feedback Meeting) FES Mon. 3/2 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TH […]
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Yarmouth fights off Greely's upset bid, off to semifinals
YARMOUTH—Under normal circumstances, it would be pretty easy to overlook a playoff opponent that won only three games all season, but Yarmouth’s boys’ hockey team knew that its foe in Tuesday evening’s Western Class B quarterfinal, the tradition-rich Greely Rangers, would be no pushover. And they weren’t. But the Clippers, who surged in the second […]
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New battle with Portland gives LePage political leverage
The welfare spending issue could benefit his broader efforts to reform social services and local governance.