CUMBERLAND — After being away from Maine for 12 years and moving back from Washington, D.C., in 2016, James Mallar and his young family were relative strangers in town – but not for long. Thanks to the launch in May 2017 of Cumberland’s New Resident Orientation open house, the Mallars got to know many town […]
2019
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Portland ‘March for Babies’ coming to USM
PORTLAND — A 3-mile “March for Babies,” sponsored by the March of Dimes, begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 5, at the University of Southern Maine. March of Dimes spokeswoman Michelle O’Malley said same-day registration begins at 8 a.m. at the USM Sullivan Complex, 66 Falmouth St. Online registration is at marchforbabies.org. The walk will include Deering Oaks […]
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Events scheduled for Portland's Congress Square Park
PORTLAND — Circus Olé will open the “In the Square” public entertainment season at Congress Square Park at 6 p.m. Friday, May 3. Dela Murphy, executive director of Friends of Congress Square Park, said the performance is one of 200 events planned at the park at Congress and High streets, next to the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel. […]
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Team recommends reducing lobstering gear to save whales
The amount of gear the East Coast lobster fishery puts in the water must be reduced in order to protect a dwindling species of large whale, a federal government team recommended Friday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team wrapped up several days of discussion Friday about ways to reduce […]
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Legislator to discuss prescription drug prices
YARMOUTH — State Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, working with AARP, will hold a community conversation about prescription drug prices in Maine at 10 a.m. May 11 at Merrill Memorial Library. The event is free and open to the public. Call 287-1532 for more information. Five bills addressing inflated drug prices have been introduced this session in the state […]
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Falmouth road race honors fallen Navy SEAL
FALMOUTH — A road race in memory of U.S. Navy SEAL Kyle Milliken will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Falmouth High School. The event, which includes 5K and 10K runs, and a 1-mile fun run for kids, will benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation. Milliken died in May 2017 of wounds sustained during […]
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USM offers online workplace violence prevention training
PORTLAND — An online training series designed to help workers at small retailers prevent and respond to workplace violence is available from the University of Southern Maine. The Cutler Institute at USM’s Muskie School of Public Service collaborated with the Maine Small Business Development Centers to create the training sessions. The first two are available at […]
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Letter: Falmouth councilors support gun collection
We write to encourage Falmouth residents to participate in the regional Guns to Garden Tools event on May 11. Gun give back is an opportunity to help prevent gun violence and encourage gun safety in our town. Whether a resident inherited a gun that they have no need for or has a gun in the […]
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Man charged with drunken driving after mother of 4 is struck, killed in Gray
A 40-year-old mother of four was struck and killed by a car Saturday night in Gray, and a North Yarmouth man was accused of drunken driving in the incident. Jay Westra, 58, was charged with operating under the influence after his 2015 Honda Civic struck Samantha Rinaldi, 40, of Gray, who was walking on Yarmouth […]
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As bigamist pleads guilty, one of his wives tells court of ‘6 years of pain and misery’
Michael Middleton, 43, who was married to at least 3 women in New Hampshire, Georgia and Alabama, received a 12-month sentence that was suspended for 5 years.