News in Cumberland/North Yarmouth

Glendon Fitts Bowden, 92

YARMOUTH — Glendon Fitts Bowden, 92, formerly of Hampden, died on his birthday, Jan. 4. He was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Dexter, one of five children born to Carroll and Lena Bowden. Raised on the family farm in Stetson, he attended area schools and graduated from Maine School of Co...

• Obituaries •

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cumberland council OKs no-parking area, accepts $20K donation

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday enacted a no-parking area on Tuttle Road in front of the Mabel I. Wilson School, and accepted a $20,000 anonymous donation toward food and fuel assistance. The panel also approved conversion of an eight-acre parcel near Knight's Pond from Resou...

Alex Lear • News •

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Experts warn Mainers about flood-damaged cars

LEWISTON — It's shiny, runs like a dream and the price is fantastically low. Frankly, you're pretty sure you've hit the used car jackpot. But experts warn that some of the cars flooded during this fall's Hurricane Sandy are now starting to make their way onto the market. In Ma...

Lindsay Tice, Sun Journal • News •

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 10:00 am

Revised charter, development plan on tap for North Yarmouth

NORTH YARMOUTH — Votes on a revised Town Charter, as well as the first phase of an economic development plan for the town center, are on the horizon this year. A property revaluation is also expected to take effect this summer. The Charter Commission, which is charged with rev...

Alex Lear • News •

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 9:20 am

People & Business

Grants The Portland Performing Arts Festival recently received a $4,000 grant from the Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation in support of the expansion of the festival's activities in 2013.

Community •

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Community Calendar Jan. 16-29

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 1/16 Keep ME Warm fundraiser, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Gelato Fiasco, 425 Fore St., Portland and 74 Maine St., Brunswick, all profits from sales go toward Keep ME Warm.

Community •

Monday, January 14, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Arts Calendar Jan. 16-29

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Musica de Filia, auditions for several all-female choirs, Jan. 2-22, 550 Forest Ave., Portland, 807-2158. Books & Authors Friday 1/18

Lifestyle •

Monday, January 14, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Abby's Road: Gone skating

Parenting was hard even for Albert Einstein. I mean, he is the man who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Clearly, he had that breakthrough after commanding “indoor voices!” and hearing no reduction in volume. I don't underst...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, January 14, 2013 at 10:20 am

The Universal Notebook: The governor flunketh

Gov. Paul LePage has nothing but contempt for public education, public school teachers and administrators and public school students. A man possessed of the worst combination of ignorance and arrogance, he seems to have no idea of the damage he does every time he opens his big mouth and badmouths...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, January 14, 2013 at 10:10 am

Everyone underway as winter season resumes

The new year has brought action for everyone, in all sports. Local athletes and teams continue to set the bar with plenty of challenges to come. Here's a glimpse: Boys' basketball The cream is rising to the top on the hardwood and so far on the boys' side, Falmouth i...

Michael Hoffer • Sports •

Thursday, January 10, 2013