Arrests No arrests were reported from April 16-22. Summonses 4/19 at 5:54 p.m. Cynthia Allen, 45, of Standish, was issued a summons on Sawyer Road by Officer Ben Davis on a charge of operating after suspension. Fire calls 4/16 at 1:42 p.m. Low hanging utility wire on Katahdin Road. 4/17 at 9:02 a.m. Fire alarm […]
2019
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Police Beat: April 26
Arrests 4/17 at 11:27 p.m. Sean Kindred, 30, of Krampt Circle, was arrested on Elm Street by Officer James Fisher on a charge of disorderly conduct. 4/19 at 9:51 p.m. Brittany L. Tucker, 32, of Perryman Drive, was arrested on Perryman Drive by Officer Christopher Wolongevicz on charges of violating conditions of release and unlawful possession of […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: April 25
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 15-21. Fire calls North Yarmouth fire and emergency medical service calls were not available at The Forecaster’s deadline.
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Cumberland Police Beat: April 25
Arrests 4/12 at 12:02 p.m. Thornton Thompson, 22, of St. John Street, Portland, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Gray Road on a charge of operating after suspension. 4/13 at 2:40 a.m. Sarah Oliver, 39, of Powell Road, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Foreside Road on a charge of operating under the […]
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South Portland students root for the environment by planting trees
SOUTH PORTLAND — Wiping dirt from her hands, ninth grader Kylee Terroni stood up from a hole she dug on high school grounds, laughing as she said, “It’s 2019, and people still don’t believe in climate change, even though it is happening all around us.” Terroni spoke as one of more than 20 students who planted […]
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Topsham Police Beat: April 26
Arrests 4/19 at 1:11 p.m. A 17-year-old girl, of Topsham, was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Tedford Road. 4/20 at 10:57 p.m. Jessica Russ, 27, of Winter Street, was arrested by Officer Mathew Bowers on Winter Street on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 4/16 at 5:01 p.m. Rebecca […]
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Medical practice closing scrambles doctors, patients
WESTBROOK — Physicians are trying to find new offices and thousands of patients are looking for new doctors as Maine Centers for Healthcare prepares to shut down next month. Dr. Owen Pickus, who owns the practice and the building, is retiring and closing the operation as of June 1. The 29,000-square medical office building at […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on April 22, 1959, that Westbrook High School runner Bob Consalvo won the 11th annual Westbrook road race. Nancy Kretion, a sixth grader at White Rock School in Gorham, would represent the town in the county spelling bee.
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Westbrook resident earns student of year honor
SOUTH PORTLAND — Westbrook resident Dorcas Ngaliema was worried that Southern Maine Community College wouldn’t be the right fit for her when she started out studying electrical engineering. But now, after a change in majors and increased involvement at the school, she is being honored as SMCC’s Student of the Year. Her selection, she said, […]
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Here's Something: The Ten Encouragements
Since 1973, the ABC television network has broadcast Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” during the Easter/Passover holiday season. The 1956 movie follows Moses, played by the great Charlton Heston, as he leads the Jews away from their Egyptian bondage (at the hands of Ramses, played by the equally great Yul Brynner) and toward the […]