PORTLAND — A criminal case brought by the town of Scarborough against a Falmouth resident who was arrested at a Scarborough Town Council meeting last November has been dismissed. Michael Doyle, 69, of Falmouth, was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass for refusing to leave the meeting after his time in a […]
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Drug take-backs to be conducted April 28
PORTLAND — National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be held 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at various locations across Maine. The event, which is a program of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, is designed to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means for disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential […]
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New chapter for Windham Public Library
WINDHAM — The Windham Public Library is open again after renovations closed the building for several weeks. At an April 12 open house to celebrate what Town Manager Tony Plante called the “renewed and refreshed library,” Library Director Jen Alvino welcomed people and referenced the many steps that it took to see the project to fruition. […]
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Inside Gray
The Dry Mills Schoolhouse committee has started a plaque-inscription fundraiser to protect the building built in 1857. Legion BBQ On April 20, the Legion Auxiliary will be cooking and raising funds to support scholarships given out to students of GNG High School. BBQ starts at 5, music from Bluzology (upbeat danceable jump blues to soulful rhythm and blues, to ripping […]
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Inside Standish
Gubernatorial forum The Saint Joseph’s College Political Science Club will be hosting a GOP Gubernatorial Primary Forum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 25. The event, organized by the Standish Republican Town Committee, will be held in the Viola George Auditorium in Alfond Hall at Saint Joseph’s College. The forum will include candidates Shawn Moody […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Five scramble to safety after truck plunges into river in Windham
WINDHAM — Five men had to scramble out the windows of a pickup truck after it slid off an icy stretch of road and plunged into the Pleasant River in Windham on Monday afternoon. “By the grace of God, we made it out alive,” 84-year-old Kenneth Brann of Windham, one of the passengers, said in a telephone […]
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South Portland Police Beat: April 20
Arrests 3/31 at 1:12 a.m. Malichi R. Wyeth, 23, of Portland, was arrested on the Veterans Memorial Bridge by Officer Ezekiel Collins on charges of driving to endanger and speeding 30-plus mph over the limit. 4/3 at 12:36 a.m. Colin Hutchins, 28, of South Portland, was arrested on Pearl Street by Officer Jacob LaChance on a […]
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Gray voters to consider nearly $5M in bonds
GRAY — Along with warrant articles on the revenue and expense portions of the budget, Gray voters will be asked to weigh in on separate articles for more than $2 million in capital projects and authorization of nearly $4.9 million in bonds or notes for various projects. The proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2019 is down […]
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Buxton man charged in alleged assault
BUXTON —A 33-year-old Buxton man was charged Friday for allegedly running over his girlfriend during an early morning incident in the area of Town Farm Road in Buxton, Police Chief Troy Cline said in a press release. Police said Corey Meserve, who said he was stabbed during the altercation, has been charged with elevated aggravated […]
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Scarborough Police Beat: April 20
Arrests 4/9 at 12:54 a.m. Scott E. Brown, 58, of South Portland, was arrested on Pine Point Road by Officer Aaron Erickson on a warrant. 4/9 at 12:26 p.m. Brian M. David, 18, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on Griffin Road by Officer Breagh Gomez on charges of unlawful furnishing of scheduled drugs and violating […]