2017
Community Calendar: Dec. 27-Jan. 6
Greater Portland Benefits Sunday 12/31 Polar Bear Plunge and 5K, East End Beach, Portland, benefits Natural Resources Council of Maine, https://nrcm.salsalabs.org/dipdash/. Books & Authors Monday 1/8 “The Real Moby Dick: How One Cantankerous Whale Helped Change the Course of American Literature,” 6:30-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., by Kathryn Swegart, author of “The Wreck of the […]
Northern School Notebook: Dec. 28
Greely High School Honor Roll The following students at Greely High School were recognized for academic excellence and earned a place on the first quarter honor roll: Grade 12 High Honors Olivia Bucknam, Timothy Coyle, Alexander Gerencer, Kathryn Hall, Rebecca Israel, Quinn Molloy, Alexandra Peary, Gregory Pershing, Trevor Rafford, Bridget Roberts, Peter Theodores, Greta Van […]
Farewell to a triumph-filled 2017-Southern edition
South Portland’s Juliana Selser was a record-setting champion on the track last winter. Cape Elizabeth’s boys’ lacrosse juggernaut found itself back atop the Class B world in June. Scarborough’s football team celebrated its first-ever Class A state title in November. Local high school sports athletes set a high standard again in 2017. Whether the season […]
Falmouth Police Beat: Dec. 28
Arrests 12/16 at 12:17 a.m. Denys B. Vollmar, 41, of High Street, South Paris, was arrested on Interstate 295 by Officer Alex Beaton on a charge of operating under the influence. 12/20 at 12:30 a.m. Sidney B. McKeen, 46, of Cold Bear Drive, Windham, was arrested on Babbidge Road by Officer Dennis Ryder on charges […]
Farewell to a triumph-filled 2017-MidCoast edition
Brunswick’s girls’ basketball team won a surprise Class A South title in February. Brunswick’s boys’ lacrosse team won an epic overtime Class A state final in June. Morse’s Sydney McCarren was one of many strong cross country runners from the area this fall. Local high school sports athletes made memories again in 2017. Whether the […]
Arts Calendar: Dec. 27-Jan. 6
Greater Portland Auditions Tuesday 1/9 Portland Community Chorus, 6-9 p.m., Episcopal Church of St. Mary’s, 43 Foreside Rd., Falmouth. Sight reading required; register at www.portlandcommunitychorus.org. Exhibits “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,” Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter. Zach Cunningham, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., illustrator, comics artist and graphic designer, […]
Cumberland Police Beat: Dec. 28
Arrests 12/14 at 5:59 p.m. Eugene Weir, 73, of Orchard Road, was arrested by Officer Kirk Mazuzan on Main Street, and charged with failure to comply with sex offender registration, and violating conditions of release. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Dec. 11-17. Fire calls 12/14 at 4:26 p.m. Gas leak on Middle Road. […]
Curtis Johnson, Maine’s own Elvis
Johnson was often the closest thing Mainers could get to The King.