News in Freeport

Sidney L. Brewer: 84

FREEPORT — Sidney L. Brewer, 84, died unexpectedly at his home Jan. 20 in Freeport. He was born Sept. 6, 1928 in Meriden, Conn., to Carlton and Elsie Brewer. At an early age Brewer moved with his family to Maine. He attended Freeport schools and graduated with the Freepor...

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Freeport Police Beat: Jan. 31

Arrests 1/25 at 3:28 p.m. Stacey J. Trembley, 48, of Lady Slipper Lane, was arrested on Mallett Drive by Officer Michael McManus on charges of operating under the influence, operating while license suspended or revoked, violating conditions of release and drinking in a m...

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Robert Catell, 88: Veteran, loving husband, father and grandfather

YARMOUTH — Robert L. Catell, 88, of Yarmouth, died Jan. 19 in Falmouth. Catell was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Bangor to Charles V. and Francis Blake Catell and attended Bangor High School and the University of Maine at Orono. When World War II broke out, he attempted to enlist...

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

North Meetings: Jan. 30 - Feb. 5

Falmouth Thur. 1/31 7 p.m. Long Range Planning Committee TH Mon. 2/4 7 p.m. Conservation Commission Meeting TH Tue. 2/5 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Meeting TH Tue. 2/5 7 p...

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Cape Elizabeth lawyer's judicial nomination back on track

PORTLAND — The second time may be the charm for William Kayatta Jr., the Cape Elizabeth lawyer renominated to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Tuesday announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will reconsider Kayatta's nomination...

David Harry • News •

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 9:50 am

Arts Calendar Jan. 30 - Feb. 12

Greater Portland Books & Authors Thursday 1/31 Brown Bag Lecture Series: "The Words I Chose: A Memoir of Family and Poetry," 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Community Calendar Jan. 30 - Feb. 12

Greater Portland Benefits Friday 2/1 Fair Trade Fundraiser for UNICEF. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Karma Fair Trade, 570 Brighton Ave., Portland, 831...

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

People & Business

Grants The Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick received a $3,000 grant from the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust of Portland. The money will expand the graphic novel collection for young adult readers at the library. All purchases will be made locally through Casablan...

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Out & About: Brown, BAND Band, Beachams and Beethoven

The second letter of the alphabet provides the common theme for four of this week’s picks of the tix. Otherwise, it’s a fairly disparate lineup. Fiddler Erica Brown is riding at the top of the Pine Tree State’s traditional music scene these days. The Maine Arts Commission...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, January 28, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Abby's Road: A marriage of opposites

As I was sitting down to write this, my husband began dancing a gleeful jig around our kitchen. Not because he knew I was going to be occupied for the next hour or so (actually, that may have been part of it), but because he’d had a breakthrough. He knew how he was going to use the e...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, January 28, 2013 at 12:00 pm