BRUNSWICK — Ruby Cole died suddenly at her home Feb. 22. She was born in Brunswick in 1943, to Jeanne (Tondreau) and Albert Lester, the youngest of five children. She moved to the Boston area in the early ’60s, returning to Maine in 1986. Cole adored her mother, many aunts, uncles, siblings and cousins and […]
March 3, 2016
South Portland Police Beat: March 4
Arrests 2/19 at 10:26 a.m. Cheryl G. DeGeorge, 25, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on Veterans Memorial Bridge by Officer Brian McCarthy on a charge of violating conditions of release. 2/19 at 6:34 p.m. Leon Warren, 37, of Standish, was arrested on Maine Mall Road by Officer Kevin Theriault on charges of theft by unauthorized […]
Bath Police Beat: March 4
Arrests 2/23 at 12:30 a.m. Edward McGuigan, 55, of Middle Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Middle Street on a charge of domestic violence assault. 2/23 at 1:14 p.m. Prudence Whorff, 33, of Ridge Road, Bowdoinham, was arrested by Cpl. Michelle Small on U.S. Route 1 on charges of operating with a suspended […]
Topsham Police Beat: March 4
Arrests 2/24 at 10:29 a.m. Sarah Wilson, 33, of Winter Street, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Winter Street on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 2/26 at 3:51 p.m. Derek Alves, 29, of Mallett Drive, was arrested by Officer Donald Cowles on Main Street on a charge of violation of a protection order. Summonses […]
Martin J. Barron, 59
SOUTH PORTLAND — Martin “Marty” J. Barron, 59, of South Portland, died Feb. 25, at Maine Medical Center. Born in Milton, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Martin A. and Joanne (Leavitt) Barron. He attended Holy Cross School, Cheverus High School and St. Francis Xavier University of Nova Scotia. After college, Barron joined […]
Harpswell Police Beat: March 4
Arrests 2/26 at 8:12 a.m. Jesse L. Mitchell, 20, of Basin Cove, Harpswell, was arrested on Stovers Cove Road by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd McGee on charges of violating conditions of release and operating under the influence. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Feb. 21-28.
Paul Spaltro, 48: Sports fan, drummer, foodie and animal lover
SOUTH PORTLAND — Paul E. “Pauly” Spaltro, 48, formerly of Linton Street, died Feb. 27, in Westbrook. He was born in Portland Dec. 10, 1967, a son of James and Mavis D. (Bell) Spaltro. He attended South Portland schools and graduated from South Portland High School with the class of 1988. He loved the outdoors […]
Southern School Notebook: March 4
Cape student clinches Congressional Art Competition JoJo Zeitlin of Cape Elizabeth has won the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s 1st District. Her black-and-white photograph, entitled “Brian,” will be on display at the U.S. Capitol for a year. Zeitlin, 16, is a junior at Cape Elizabeth High School. “Jo Jo’s photograph shows great composition and […]
Mid-Coast School Notebook: March 4
First Little Free Library to open in Topsham Eight students at Williams Cone are designing and building a Little Free Library with parents and a builder from Treutel Construction at the elementary school. The Little Free Library, which is the first in Topsham, will be introduced by Principal Randa Rineer Wednesday, March 16, during a […]
Brunswick Police Beat: March 4
Arrests 2/24 at 9:18 a.m. Ryan J. Hutchins, 38, of Garden Lane, was arrested on Garden Lane by Detective Richard Cutliffe on a charge of violating conditions of release. 2/26 at 2 p.m. William R. Clark, Sr., no address listed, was arrested on Bath Road by Officer Justin Dolci on a charge of criminal trespass. 2/26 […]