WINDHAM — Representative Patrick Corey, R-Windham, is working on a school safety bill in Augusta that pushes for a $20 million bond to be administered through the school renovation fund. Corey said last week that the Maine Legislature’s Executive Council voted unanimously to allow the bill to move forward with debate as an emergency proposal. […]
March 2018
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Vocational students in State Leadership Conference and Competitions
Naples Twenty-nine Lake Region Vocational Center students participated in the annual Skills USA State Leadership Conference and Competitions, held this year March 1-2 in Bangor. Pictured here are participants Adanica Keene, Kathrine Jolley, Zachary Horne, Emily Tugaw, Emily Rowe, Kyla Lavoie, Shayla Cummings, Emmalee Kimball, Trevor Boody, Christopher Harriman, Raymond Chesley, Garrett Libby, Jeremy Brown, […]
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Inside Standish
Cat and dog first aid The Maine POM Project will host a pet first aid course on Mar. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each student will receive a book and a lifetime certificate. The course, open to the public, costs $80 and be held at the Standish Public Safety Department at 175 Northeast Road. […]
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Gray recycling committee chairman receives eco-Excellence Award
GRAY — Jonathan Hedman has led the Gray Recycling Committee since 2013 and was recognized by recycling and waste-to-energy organization ecomaine with an eco-Excellence Award. Hedman was one of the organization’s 18 award recipients recognized at a March 6 luncheon in Portland. Hedman, 69, is now retired after more than 40 years in the natural gas […]
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Wednesday bomb threat at G-NG Middle School
GRAY — Students and staff at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School were evacuated to the high school Wednesday after a bomb threat was discovered in a boys’ bathroom stall, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. No bombs or explosive devices were found in the school after a search by the Sheriff’s Office and Maine State police, […]
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Gorham fire victim identified
GORHAM — State public safety officials have identified the 82-year old man, who died in a home fire March 7, as Gary D. Marshall. The state Fire Marshal’s Office located a relative in Illinois to notify them of his death. The Fire Marshal’s Office said Marshall died when fire swept his mobile home on Patio Park […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: March 9
Arrests No arrests were listed from Feb. 27 to March 5. Summonses 3/5 at 3:57 p.m. Samantha Schnare, 31, no address listed, of Portland, was issued a summons on Shore Road by Officer Benjamin Davis on a charge of operating an uninspected motor vehicle. 3/5 at 7 p.m. Joshua Stockson, 40, no address listed, of Cape Elizabeth, […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: March 9
Arrests No arrests were listed from Feb. 27 to March 5. Summonses 3/5 at 3:57 p.m. Samantha Schnare, 31, no address listed, of Portland, was issued a summons on Shore Road by Officer Benjamin Davis on a charge of operating an uninspected motor vehicle. 3/5 at 7 p.m. Joshua Stockson, 40, no address listed, of Cape Elizabeth, […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath Police Beat: March 9
Arrests 2/28 at 6:40 p.m. Kelly Hatch, 59, of Court Street, was arrested on a warrant by Officer John Dietlin on Court Street. 3/2 at 7:30 p.m. Benjamin Schlingman III, 39, of Crawford Drive, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Water Street on a charge of domestic violence assault. 3/4 at 1:31 a.m. Michele […]
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South Portland petition seeks halt on land use changes
SOUTH PORTLAND — Michael Frabotta said the City Council has pushed through changes to zoning ordinances that affect land use rights, prompting him to seek a halt on its enactment. “It’s attacking homeowners’ rights,” Frabotta said March 5 of a specific amendment to Chapter 27 of the city’s land use ordinance, which says unless a use is specifically listed […]