CUMBERLAND — Democrat Steve Moriarty defeated Republican Kevin “KC” Hughes, 1,289 to 804, in a special election Tuesday in House District 45. Moriarty, who represented the district from 2012-2014, will complete the term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. The term […]
Alex Lear
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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 selectmen tap Finance Committee member to fill SAD 75 vacancy
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on June 6 unanimously chose resident Patrick Coen to fill an upcoming vacancy on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. Coen, a member of the town’s Finance Committee since last July, will replace Matthew Drewette-Card, who in April announced his resignation effective July 1. His term expires […]
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Cumberland hires architect for combined library, historic schoolhouse
CUMBERLAND — A design for a combined Prince Memorial Library and relocated Cumberland Historical Society building could be ready by late August. The Town Council on June 3 unanimously accepted a $14,500 design services proposal from Scott Simons Architects. The funds come from reserves set aside for that purpose, according to Town Councilor Tom Gruber. […]
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Cumberland may dump compost, brush operations
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council is considering closing the town’s compost and brush operations at the Drowne Road Public Works headquarters. The panel on June 17 will also discuss moving the town’s sand and salt sheds from Drowne Road to an area behind Storey Brothers’ 215 Middle Road property. The potential moves, which will be […]
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Cumberland opens new pier at Broad Cove Reserve
CUMBERLAND — A new pier at Broad Cove Reserve is open for business, with only a few finishing touches left to wrap up the project this month. Prock Marine Co. built the structure – which includes an 80-foot gangway, floats and float moorings – at its Rockland headquarters over the winter. The company floated it down […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school budget won’t increase taxes
CUMBERLAND — After approval at a May 23 district budget meeting, next year’s School Administrative District 51 budget heads to a final decision by Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters on June 11. Last week’s meeting, held at the new Greely Center for the Arts, drew 70 voters and lasted only 42 minutes, Superintendent Jeff Porter […]
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Class of 2019: Greely senior’s business supports animals in need
CUMBERLAND — Julia Curran has weaved a hobby into a business and fundraiser, and turned shyness into confidence. The Cumberland teenager – who will graduate with her class in the school gym at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2 – discovered her interest among the leftover beads in the studio of her mother, a catalogue designer for […]
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Brunswick, Topsham, Bath, Harpswell prep for Memorial Day events
BRUNSWICK — Topsham, Brunswick, Harpswell and Bath are planning a full morning of events on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. Topsham and Brunswick’s joint parade units will begin to line up at Monument Place at 8:15 a.m. Following an 8:45 a.m. observance there, the parade will move down Main Street toward Brunswick at 9 a.m., […]
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Cumberland tech company pursues nationwide niche in parole monitoring
CUMBERLAND — A few months after opening an office off Gray Road, tech company Call2test aims to expand its business in the probation and parole markets by hiring 25 new employees this year. Considering the company at the end of last year consisted only of founder and CEO Sam Hotchkiss and Account Executive Stephen Quirk, […]
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North Yarmouth veterans park to unveil statue on Memorial Day
NORTH YARMOUTH — Five years after it gained a new lease on life, Veterans Memorial Park is marking Memorial Day with a new statue. The unveiling will happen during a 3 p.m. ceremony Monday, May 27, at the corner of Memorial Highway (Route 9) and Parsonage Road. Joseph Reagan of Easterseals Maine will be the […]