Office hours The Town Office, at Mallett Hall, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday 8:30 a.m.-6:30 and closed Friday. Meetings The Planning Board has scheduled two workshops for back lot and single lot ordinance review, Wednesday, Jan. 6 and Wednesday, Jan. 27. Both start at 8 a.m., at Mallett Hall. The […]
2016
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Standish father pleads not guilty to murdering his infant son
Eugene ‘Charlie’ Martineau, 24, is accused of shaking 3-month-old Leo Josephs with enough force to cause the baby’s head to ‘snap back and forth,’ resulting in a fatal seizure.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DOWN THE ROAD APIECE: For the New Year, some old stuff
It’s another New Year and that means out with the old and in with the new. But here in Maine, we’ve never been anxious to part with antiques and other old things. Someone once told me a little about how things in the antique business work. They said back in the 1950s, as many rural […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Field sobriety test leads to charge that Biddeford man had cocaine in his shoes
Mason Soto was pulled over by state troopers for erratic driving.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
A fond farewell to Pownal couple, Jim and Donna Boyles
It took some time for people recognizing Jim and Donna Boyles’ contributions to Pownal on Sunday to touch all the bases during a reception in beautifully restored Mallett Hall which, in itself, represents one of those good works. So the Pownal Scenic and Historical Society, which the Boyleses have served in leadership roles for 45 […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Residents pitch in for Freeport family
Residents have pitched in to aid a Freeport family that found itself in disarray around Christmas following the death last spring of their infant son. The story of Todd and Patricia Donahue, who lost their son from sudden infant death syndrome last May, was told in the Dec. 23 issue of the Tri-Town Weekly. Mason […]
Posted inCapitol Ticker, News, Politics
Transportation chief cancels appearance to explain Casco Bay bridge privatization
An MDOT spokesman said David Bernhardt’s change of plans does not stem from the governor’s new restrictions on administrators’ speaking to legislative committees.
Posted inNews, Politics
Democrats delay face-off with LePage, defer impeachment vote
House Democratic leaders say they prefer to start 2016 focused on other issues – such as the heroin crisis and the Land for Maine’s Future program – but do not rule out future votes.
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For season debut, Freeport First Friday is on the 8th
To begin its sixth season, Freeport First Fridays Just Desserts will happen on the second Friday of the month. Freeport First Friday’s Just Desserts, an informal evening of music, camaraderie and desserts, made way this year for New Year’s Eve, which took place last Friday night. But a week’s break from the end of the […]
Posted inNation & World, News
R.I. Episcopal bishop calls for ‘disciplinary proceedings’ in prep school abuse case
Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely says he’s been in contact with state police as they continue their investigation of allegations of abuse at St. George’s School during the 1970s and 1980s.