Arrests 2/17 at 8:42 a.m. Bethany Green, 23, of Cathance Road, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on Cathance Road on charges of domestic violence assault and domestic violence criminal threatening. 2/17 at 8:41 p.m. Nathan Almy, 24, of Meadow Road, was arrested by Officer Malcolm Marshall on Meadow Road on charges of criminal threatening […]
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Topsham Fair kicks off 161st year despite stormy skies
Riders fill up the seats of the flying swings Tuesday, Aug. 4, during a rainy opening night at the 161st annual Topsham Fair. May Short (left), of Columbia, Maryland, and Carolyn Read, of Falmouth, keep the rain at bay Tuesday during the opening night of the 161st annual Topsham Fair. Seventeen-year-olds Christina Fish, of Freeport, […]
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Topsham high school study could wrap up this month
TOPSHAM — A facilities study to determine whether Mt. Ararat High School should be renovated or replaced could be complete later this month, School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Brad Smith said July 30. With a recommendation from Portland-based architectural firm PDT in hand, the district plans to hold public hearings in its four towns. SAD […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 5-18
Greater Portland Film “Gemma Bovery,” Friday, Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9, 2 p.m., $8, students $6, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148, pmamovies.org. Friday 8/7 “Toxic Hot Seat,” sponsored by the Environmental Health Strategy Center, 6 p.m., free, Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough, 883-4723, scarboroughlibrary.org. […]
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Community Calendar: Aug. 5-18
Greater Portland Benefits Saturday 8/8 National Eating Disorders Association Walk, to benefit support for people with eating disorders, 10 a.m., Baxter Boulevard/Back Cove Trail, Portland, nedawalk.org. Bulletin Board Cumberland Arts & Crafts Show, sponsored by United Maine Craftsmen, Thursday to Sunday, Aug. 6-9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road, Cumberland, 869-4020, […]
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People and Business
New Hires, Promotions and Appointments The John T. Gorman Foundation, based in Portland, recently hired Elizabeth G. Pope as communications and research associate. Pope formerly was director of research and operations at Idealware, a Portland organization that provides research and training about technology for nonprofit groups. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and […]
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Out & About: ‘Footlight Follies,’ Irish flutist, classical festival
A few days before Maine State Music Theatre opens its last show of 2015, the company will present its final “dark night” production of the season. “Footlight Follies” is a variety show in the vaudeville tradition that features the troupe’s professional actors and performing interns, plus invited artists in genres not often seen in the […]
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The Right View: Maine, the way road rage should be
Forgive my departure this week from the blood bath that is politics, but we live in an amazing place, and amazing places inspire amazing people. Maine is host to a myriad of road races, many of which raise astronomical amounts of money for exceptionally worthy causes. I’ve participated in several, and they are truly life-changing […]
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The Universal Notebook: Here's what’s wrong with Prouts Neck buying its own police officer
The fact that the wealthy summer folk on Prouts Neck pay for their own dedicated police officer was in the news last week as reports circulated that the National Football League had asked Scarborough police to keep an eye on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s $6.5 million cottage in the gated summer colony. Goodell apparently feared […]
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Letter: Bicyclists, please use your hand signals
Knowing that bicyclists face a litany of auto-related dangers when they ride, and fully supporting the get-out-there-and-go credo of cyclists, I would, however, like to express my dismay at many cyclists’ disregard for the use of hand signals. Thrice in the past two weeks, I’ve been in potentially dangerous situations sharing the road. In the […]