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North Yarmouth selectmen tap Diffin as interim manager

NORTH YARMOUTH — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night chose Marnie Diffin, the town's administrative assistant, as interim town manager for fiscal 2014. The vote was 4-1, with Paul Napolitano opposed. Neither he nor Diffin could be reached for comment by Wednesday morning. ...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 8:10 am

Northern Meetings: June 20-26

Chebeague Island Thur.  6/20  7 p.m.  ToCI Planning Board  TH Falmouth Tues.  6/25  6:30 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  TH Freeport Wed.  6/26  6 p.m.  Planning Board  TH North Yarmouth

Community •
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

North Yarmouth Police Beat: June 20

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from June 11-18. Fire calls 6/13 at 5:30 p.m. Structure fire on Crossing Brook Road in Cumberland. EMS North Yarmouth emergency services responded to four call...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

E. David Watson, 88: Longtime pharmacist and Red Sox fan

YARMOUTH — E. David Watson, 88, died Monday at the Maine Veterans' Home, in Scarborough. He was born in Cumberland on Aug. 3, 1924, the son of Medley A. Watson Sr. and Caladora Edwards Watson. He attended Cumberland schools, graduating from Greely Institute in 1942. Watso...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Cumberland Police Beat: June 20

Arrests No arrests were reported from June 6-13. Summonses 6/6 at 5:21 p.m. Brenda Mains, 47, of Old Elder Road, Gray, was issued a summons by Officer David Young on Gray Road on a charge of operating after suspension.

Police Beat •
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Frustrated co-chairman quits Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board

CUMBERLAND — Citing ongoing frustration with the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors, co-Chairman Jeff Porter said Tuesday that he will resign from the panel effective July 1. The Crossing Brook Road resident called the board "dysfunctional" and said he will not serv...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Cumberland psychiatrist put on probation

AUGUSTA — Charles Clemetson, a psychiatrist who works in Cumberland, had his medical license put on probation for five years after a June 11 state adjudicatory hearing. The Board of Licensure in Medicine, which held the hearing, found that Clemetson had been unprofessional in not mai...

News •
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 2:50 pm

Cumberland school gets photo lab funds

CUMBERLAND — Greely High School is receiving nearly $21,000 from Foundation 51 for an upgrade to the school's digital photography lab. Foundation 51 is the educational foundation for School Administrative District 51, which includes Cumberland and North Yarmouth. The school wi...

News •
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 2:30 pm

North Yarmouth voters OK $2.4M budget, town center plan

NORTH YARMOUTH — Residents approved next year's $2.4 million municipal budget at Town Meeting June 15. One of the budget elements – $155,000 for the first phase of a proposed economic development plan – generated significant discussion. The goal of the project, spearheade...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 1:20 pm

Arts Calendar: June 19 to July 2

Greater Portland Auditions/Calls for Art Monday 6/24 “Legally Blonde: The Musical,” open casting, 6:30 p.m., Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, celeste.m.green@gmail.com. ...

• Lifestyle •
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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