Arrests 12/19 at 6:46 p.m. Dana Cobb, 38, no address listed, was arrested by Officer Malcolm Marshall on Topsham Fair Mall Road on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Dec. 14-20. Junked mail 12/18 at 10:09 a.m. Officer William Collins responded to the […]
2015
Marjorie L. Chick, 86: Active in local, national Gideons
PORTLAND — Marjorie L. Chick, 86, of Portland died Dec. 12, in Clark Terrace at The Park Danforth. She was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Portland, the daughter of Harvey and Clara (Sprague) Clark. Chick grew up in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School in 1947. She attended business school and began […]
Bath Police Beat: Dec. 25
Arrests 12/15 at 7:40 p.m. Rocky Ross, 26, of Beacon Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Beacon Street on a charge of violating conditions of release. Summonses 11/23 Cheyenne Robey, 19, of Middle Street, was issued a summons by Sgt. Dan Couture on Washington Street on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. […]
Sports Roundup
NYA names new girls’ lax coach North Yarmouth Academy has named Molly Climo as its new girls’ lacrosse coach. Climo replaces Lucy Gerrity, who stepped down after two season. Climo is a Massachusetts native, who played at Gould Academy (where she was named All-American) and at Hobart/William Smith, where she still holds records. Climo previously […]
Town needs space, so Cumberland Woodbank needs new home
CUMBERLAND — The town’s need for more space at its Public Works facility by 2017 has resulted in the Cumberland Woodbank being asked to find a new home. The wood bank, a community-based nonprofit organization now in its eighth year, provides firewood to area families in need. Money the wood bank raises through sales to […]
Nancy B. Young, 80
BATH — Nancy Blair Young, 80, of Falls Church, Virginia, passed away at her daughter’s home in Georgia on Dec. 11. She was born in Portland Oct. 26, 1935, the daughter of Capt. William S. Blair and Grace Allen Blair. Young grew up in Bath and was a 1954 graduate of Morse High School, where […]
Falmouth Police Beat: Dec. 24
Arrests 12/13 at 3:18 a.m. Christopher Cotnoir, 38, of Hillside Street, Auburn, was arrested on Gray Road by Officer Dennis Ryder on charges of failing to stop for an officer, operating with a suspended or revoked license, and exceeding the speed limit by 15 to 19 mph. 12/15 at 4:26 p.m. Donald McInnis, 67, of South […]
Yarmouth Police Beat: Dec. 24
Arrests 12/15 at 7:36 a.m. Teresa York, 55, of Braintree Street, Portland, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Shawn Miles was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release and operating with a suspended or revoked license. Summonses 12/18 at 10:22 a.m. Paul Engel, 64, of Church Street, was issued a summons on […]
South Meetings: Dec. 25-31
South Portland Mon. 12/28 6:30 p.m. City Council (Workshop) CH
”M.A.S.H.’ meets ‘Gone With the Wind”: South Portland filmmaker’s Civil War drama heads to TV
SOUTH PORTLAND — As a documentary filmmaker, Lisa Wolfinger has the chance to do what many don’t: immerse herself in key periods of American history, from the conquest of the New World by early English explorers, to the Salem witch trials. Now, in Wolfinger’s first scripted historical project for TV, she has created a detailed examination […]