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The Universal Notebook: Defending the Spencers

Were I a prudent man, I would probably let well-enough alone and not comment on the Falmouth High School underage drinking case. But I am not, so I will. Back when news first broke that a party to celebrate a Falmouth baseball championship at the home of Paula and Barry Spencer had gotten ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 9:50 am

Abby's Road: The importance of trading shoes

I am not sure there was ever a time in my life when I thought I knew everything. Well, that is not entirely true. Every time I have ever told my husband something was a time in my life when I knew I knew everything. That slice of life aside, I have always considered myself a work in...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 9:10 am

Forecaster Forum: Media snooping, not public good, was motive for editorial

In the wake of the Bangor Daily News sending letters to police departments across the state, demanding the names, addresses, and birth dates of all holders of concealed handgun permits in Maine, citizen activists and Republican leaders have spoken out in support of making that personal identifyin...

Rep. Corey Wilson • Opinion •
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 9:00 am

Bill to legalize marijuana in Maine attracts Democrats, Republicans

AUGUSTA — Lawmakers from opposite ends of the political spectrum unveiled a bill Thursday that would give Mainers the chance to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, and co-sponsored by Rep. Aaron Libby, R-Waterboro, would mak...

Christopher Cousins, Bangor Daily News • News •
Friday, February 22, 2013 at 8:40 am

Robert John Daniels Sr., 71: Devoted grandfather

SCARBOROUGH — Robert John Daniels Sr., 71, of Scarborough, died Feb. 14 at his home, surrounded by family. Daniels was born Jan. 22, 1942, in Portland to John Francis and Kathleen Daniels. He grew up in Portland, attending Cathedral Grammar School and Portland High School.

Obituaries •
Friday, February 22, 2013

Alice May Gauvin Cyr, 76

SOUTH PORTLAND — Alice May Gauvin Cyr, 76, of South Portland, died Monday at her home. Born in Caribou to Marie Anna “Diana” Gauvin Tuttle, she was a 1954 graduate of Our Lady of the Mountains Academy in Gorham, N.H. She married John P.R. Cyr in 1955 and ...

Obituaries •
Friday, February 22, 2013

Mary Eva McGinnis, 92

SOUTH PORTLAND — Mary Eva McGinnis, 92, 0f South Portland, died Sunday at her home. McGinnis was born in Ramer, Tenn., to Evan and Linda Jaggers. A free spirit, she moved as a young woman to Beverly Hills, Calif., where she was rumored to have beguiled many an up-and-comi...

Obituaries •
Friday, February 22, 2013

Southern Meetings: Feb. 22-28

Cape Elizabeth Mon.  2/25  7 p.m.  Planning Board  TH Tues.  2/26  6:30 p.m.  School Board Workshop  TH Tues.  2/26  7 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  TH Tues.  2/26  8 p.m.  S...

Community •
Friday, February 22, 2013

Southern School Notebook

Second-quarter honor roll, Mahoney Middle School Grade 6, high honors: Mitchell Adams, Nicholas Allen, Phoebe Allen, Isabela Cloutier, Lavinia Dube, Eli Falconer, Ian Farm, Grace Flaherty, Joshua Frank, Margaret Herrick, Jena Leckie, Jackson Li...

Community •
Friday, February 22, 2013

Plan for apartments gets boost from Scarborough council

SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors approved a zoning change Wednesday that will allow development of rental apartments near Dunstan Corner. By a 4-1 vote, with Councilor Ed Blaise opposed and Councilors Ron Ahlquist and Kate St. Clair absent, 3 1/4 acres between U.S. Route 1 and Orchard S...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 9:50 am
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