The new Mt. Ararat High School is scheduled to open on the Topsham campus in fall 2020.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Topsham Police Beat: Aug. 30
Arrests 8/22 at 1:47 a.m. Connor Hill, 20, of Old Tavern Road, was arrested by Officer Lucas Shirland on Cathance Road on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 8/20 at midnight. Clancy Morton, 34, of Chopps Point Road, Woolwich, was issued a summons by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Main Street on a charge […]
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Cumberland Town Council OKs moving sand, salt shed to town land
The building will sit on a vacant piece of property next to the Town Forest.
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth district goes back to school with Wilson building study
Mabel I. Wilson Elementary School has exceeded capacity by about 80 students.
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Bath Police Beat: Aug. 30
Arrests 8/20 at 6:42 p.m. Joel Rubenstein, 32, of Spring Street, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Russell Street on a charge of operating under the influence and issued a summons on a charge of operating after suspension. 8/21 at 12:39 a.m. John Fillmore, 45, of Mobile, Alabama, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Aug. 29
Arrests 8/13 at 8:27 p.m. Tanisha Solomon, 41, of Old Campus Drive, Portland, was arrested by Officer Ryan Pynchon on Gray Road, and charged with operating after suspension and violation of conditions of release. 8/15 at 3:48 a.m. Jenny Becks, 53, of Gray Road, Falmouth, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke in Gray on a […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: Aug. 29
Arrests 8/25 at 11:27 p.m. Kelly Jewett, 44, of Mill Road, North Yarmouth, was arrested by Cumberland County Sgt. Marc Marion in Gray, and charged with operating under the influence and domestic violence assault. Fire calls 8/11 at 8:21 p.m. Forest fire on Pemasong Lane in Yarmouth. 8/13 at 5:52 p.m. Smoke detector activation on […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Aug. 22
Arrests 8/7 at 8:16 p.m. Eric Hay, 51, of Winterberry Court, was arrested by Sgt. Antonio Ridge on Winterberry Court on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Aug. 5-11. Fire calls 8/13 at 1:55 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on U.S. Route 1. EMS Cumberland emergency medical services […]
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Bath back-to-school supplies event returns with more support, greater goals
Set for Success will be held Sunday, Aug. 25, for all Regional School Unit 1 students.
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Bath-area RSU goes back to school with new Morse High on schedule, on budget
Classes are planned to begin at the new school in January 2021.