TOPSHAM — Central Maine Healthcare on March 22 announced plans to open an outpatient care center, which it calls the first of its kind in Maine, in July. The Topsham Care Center, which will also include New England Cancer Specialists and Shields Health Care Group, will fill a 44,000-square-foot space at 105 Topsham Fair Mall […]
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Appeals court: Topsham student has no right to record school day
TOPSHAM — A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that a special education student does not have a right under the First Amendment to wear a recording device in school. The Boston-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which first heard the case Jan. 8, ruled in favor of School Administrative District 75 and […]
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Appeals court: Topsham student has no right to record school day
TOPSHAM — A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that a special education student does not have a right under the First Amendment to wear a recording device in school. The Boston-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which first heard the case Jan. 8, ruled in favor of School Administrative District 75 and […]
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Topsham parents can’t record autistic son’s school day, federal court rules
The parents said their son should be allowed to carry an audio recording device in class because he’s unable to tell them about his school day.
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School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Brad Smith to retire July 1
TOPSHAM — Brad Smith, superintendent of School Administrative District 75 since 2011, plans to retire July 1. The 65-year-old Portland resident said in an interview Friday that “I’m healthy, and happy doing what I’m doing, but as 66 approaches I want to be able to spend that time with my wife and our adult kids.” […]
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The Forecaster owner Reade Brower will buy newspapers in Brunswick, Biddeford
PORTLAND — Reade Brower, who already owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers and many of its weeklies, on March 23 announced he will add to his holdings with the acquisition of The Times Record of Brunswick and the Journal Tribune of Biddeford, as well as the Mainely Media weekly publications. Brower, who lives in Camden, […]
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Topsham Police Beat: March 23
Arrests 3/17 at 12:08 a.m. Payton Johnson, 22, of Langdon Road, Richmond, was arrested by Officer Garrett Decker on Main Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/17 at 9:16 p.m. Arthur Lamothe, 55, of Cairn Hill Road, Bowdoinham, was arrested by Officer Mathew Bowers on Interstate 295 on a charge of operating […]
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Lewiston group converting former Topsham Best Buy into a health-care hub
Plans for the 44,000-square-foot space include facilities for urgent care, cancer treatment, imaging, lab diagnostics and telemedicine.
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Mid-Coast primary elections all uncontested
BATH — Election fans may find this June a bit disappointing: there are no contested local primaries for either the state House or Senate. The deadline for party candidates to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to […]
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Under pressure: Mental health needs challenge southern Maine schools
First of three stories. In the weeks since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the need for better mental health resources has become part of America’s discussion about gun control. In southern Maine schools, administrators from New Gloucester to South Portland say efforts to integrate social-emotional, behavioral and mental-health support […]