TOPSHAM — A special Town Meeting on marijuana-related moratoriums and business directional signs will be held Wednesday, Dec. 6. The meeting will be held at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, at 7 p.m. The meeting warrant can be viewed at topshammaine.com. The town is expected to enact a six-month freeze on new medical […]
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Maine firefighters widows’ mission: Ban cancer-causing chemicals
YARMOUTH — Therese Flaherty and Linda Baker have only met once, but they talk like old friends. “When I first met Therese, I thought ‘there’s someone else like me out there,’” Baker said in a Nov. 27 interview. The two were brought together in Augusta last spring to lobby for a first-in-the-nation law banning toxic flame […]
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Topsham Police Beat: Nov. 24
Arrests 11/13 at 3:13 p.m. Morris Snow, 49, of Leighton Road, Pownal, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Topsham Fair Mall Road on a charge of theft. 11/16 at 1:38 p.m. Lorraine Medeiros, 58, of Winter Street, was arrested by Officer William Collins on Topsham Fair Mall Road on a charge of theft. 11/18 […]
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Topsham adopts new Winter Street traffic pattern
TOPSHAM — A temporary traffic change at the intersection of Winter and Main streets will become permanent, after a unanimous decision Nov. 16 by the Board of Selectmen. The last block of Winter Street where it intersects with Main Street was changed to one-way traffic during the trial period, which began Sept. 18. The decision […]
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Topsham Police Beat: Nov. 17
Arrests No arrests were reported from Nov. 6-13. Summonses 11/7 at 5:41 a.m. A 14-year-old male, of Topsham, was issued a summons by Officer William Collins on Prospect Street on a charge of illegal possession of liquor by a juvenile. 11/8 at 9:16 a.m. Corey Wallace, 32, of Heritage Lane, Bowdoinham, was issued a summons […]
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Kiwanis, other service clubs need members
PORTLAND — The Portland Kiwanis Club recently celebrated its 100th birthday, and though membership has declined in recent years, its president is confident the group will continue to reach other milestones. “Kiwanis clubs, as small as we are in southern Maine, we have a huge impact in our communities,” said Portland Kiwanis President Jason Briggs, who […]
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Report questions safety of southern Maine bridges
PORTLAND — Bridging a gap between bridge safety and funding will be vital to Maine’s future economic growth, according to a report released earlier this month. “Maine will need to maintain and modernize its bridges by repairing or replacing deficient bridges and providing needed maintenance on other bridges to ensure that they remain in good […]
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Topsham Police Beat: Nov. 10
Arrests 10/23 at 11 a.m. Kristopher McWilliams, 29, of Ivanhoe Drive, was arrested by Officer Matthew Decker on Lewiston Road on a charge of operating after license revocation. 10/28 at 3:53 p.m. Robert Bingham, 62, of Arbor Avenue, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Mathew Bowers on Arbor Avenue. 10/29 at 5:21 a.m. Jacob […]
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Douglass, Lyons retain Topsham Board of Selectmen seats
TOPSHAM — Dave Douglass and Ruth Lyons were re-elected to the Board of Selectmen Tuesday, fending off a challenge from John Graham. Four incumbents on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors, meanwhile, were unopposed and elected to new terms. With two seats open on the Board of Selectmen, Lyons received 2,054 votes, followed […]
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Topsham re-elects Lyons, Douglass to select board
TOPSHAM — Dave Douglass and Ruth Lyons kept their seats on the Board of Selectmen at Tuesday’s election, fending off a challenge from John Graham. Meanwhile, four incumbents on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors ran unopposed for their Topsham seats on the Board of Directors. and were elected to new terms. With […]