FALMOUTH — Friday will be the last day of business for the landmark Falmouth House of Pizza – at least at its current location. After more than 40 years, owners Steve and Antonia Sotiropoulos are being forced to make some hard choices. A family rift and the lack of a lease are pushing them out of […]
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Lewiston gift designer adds Freeport boutique
FREEPORT — When Sarah Legare started making purses for friends at her kitchen table, she had no idea her hobby would become a business that takes her all the way to the Emmys. Fast forward 10 years and the Lewiston mom has expanded her business, EllieAnna, to a second shop at 114 Main St. in Freeport. […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools propose training to mitigate student racism
CUMBERLAND — The updated School Administrative District 51 budget for fiscal year 2020 proposes adding $30,000 to address racist behavior by students. Superintendent Jeff Porter said in a March 26 letter to parents that he was aware of “a handful of incidents … dealing with hate speech and specifically racial discrimination” in grades 6-12. While […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Spring survival mode
Even though my children are all grown up with kids of their own, I still remember this time of year as being especially busy. Baseball practice, spring basketball league, track meets, concert rehearsals, voice lessons for the big recital, baton lessons, math meets – you name it, we were there. We ate more hot dogs, […]
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Coastal History: Maine's Charles F. Browne, a.k.a. Artemus Ward, and the birth of stand-up
Last week I wrote about Marshall Dodge and how he brought Maine humor to the nation through his “Bert and I” records. He was not the first to do so. A century earlier, a Maine humorist named Charles Farrar Browne earned nationwide fame with his writings and comedy tours. Along the way he invented stand-up […]
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Durham's 'Mini Mao' powers her way through life
DURHAM — Mahlia Schneck’s life changed in 2015 when she moved to Durham from Connecticut after her father landed a job in Portland. She started playing sled hockey, despite never setting foot on the ice before. Schneck now plays for the New England Warriors, a program that is a chapter of the USA Warriors. It consists of […]
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Falmouth Police Beat: April 25
Arrests 4/18 at 3:52 a.m. Todd G. Davis, 55, of Shaker Road, Gray, was arrested on Gray Road by Officer Colin Gordan on an outstanding warrant. Summonses 4/15 at 11:34 a.m. Mario Alejandro Cardona, 23, of Mast Road, was issued a summons on Falmouth Road by Officer Jeffrey Smith on a charge of operating an […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: April 25
No arrests or summonses were reported from April 16-22.
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Freeport Police Beat: April 25
Arrests 4/16 at 4:55 p.m. Rodrick J. MacLean, 31, of Bayview Drive, Yarmouth, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Jason Bartlett on charges of criminal trespass and violating conditions of release. 4/16 at 10:38 p.m. Christopher R. Barter, 38, of Union Street, Brunswick, was arrested on Bowery Street by Officer James Fisher on a probation […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: April 25
Arrests 4/21 at 12:30 a.m. David F. Wright Jr., 38, of Crab Apple Point, Harpswell, was arrested on Delorme Drive by Sgt. Michael Pierce on charges of operating under the influence and unlawful possession of scheduled drug. 4/21 at 11:25 a.m. Eric Rice Kinney, 60, of Juniper Ledge, was arrested on Juniper Drive by Officer […]