Arrests 12/19 at 5:15 p.m. Kalen R. Tanner, 22, of Josephine Lane, was arrested on Josephine Lane by Officer Matthew Nicholson on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 12/20 at 1:20 a.m. James A. Ouellette, 52, of Amos Way, was arrested at Union and Cumberland streets by Officer Matthew Nicholson on a charge of operating under the […]
2015
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 […]
South Portland Police Beat: Dec. 25
Arrests 12/13 at 6:19 p.m. Henry E. Gobeil, 35, of Hartland, was arrested on East MacArthur Circle by Officer Michael Armstrong on charges of operating under the influence and illegal attachment of license plates. 12/14 at 4:56 p.m. Tommy F. Goode, 56, no address listed, was arrested on Main Street by Officer David Stailing on […]
Sports Roundup
Holiday tournament schedule announced The annual Portland High/Red Claws Christmas Tournament begins Saturday and continues next week at the Portland Exposition Building. Saturday’s schedule features boys’ games only and begins with Massabesic and Westbrook squaring off at 3:30 p.m. South Portland and Yarmouth meet at 5, Deering and Brunswick play at 6:30 and Portland and […]
South Meetings: Dec. 25-31
South Portland Mon. 12/28 6:30 p.m. City Council (Workshop) CH
Jane M. Stormer, 71: Compassionate nurse, loved children
BRUNSWICK — Jane McNair Stormer, 71, died peacefully at home Dec. 6, of complications related to multiple system atrophy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder. The daughter of Dr. Andrew H. McNair and Evelyn Lyford McNair, Jane grew up in Norwich, Vermont, and Hanover, New Hampshire. In 1963, she married Dr. John C. Stormer Jr., with whom […]
Cape intersection to get minor safety improvements
CAPE ELIZABETH — Although the Town Council wants to improve safety at the intersection of Bowery Beach Road and Spurwink Avenue, no major changes are likely in the foreseeable future. But the council has decided to implement some minor changes at the intersection, including a crosswalk and new signs. Councilors heard a report Dec. 14 from […]
''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 […]
Mid-Coast meetings: Dec. 25-31
Bath Tues. 12/29 7:30 a.m. Downtown Association TH Harpswell Wed. 12/30 8:30 a.m. Special Selectmen’s Meeting TH
Survey asks Bath residents about livability, public transit
BATH — The city is one of seven chosen by a Texas university to be polled about the community’s degree of livability and public transportation system. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, or TTI, is surveying a handful of cities as research for the U.S. Department of Transportation. The poll asks what makes those cities a […]