News in Yarmouth/Chebeague Island

Portland lawyer credited as 'mastermind' behind landmark gay rights court cases

PORTLAND — Opponents and admirers alike have called Mary Bonauto the Thurgood Marshall of gay rights. For decades Bonauto, 51, of Portland, has been a force at the center of many landmark cases dealing with gay rights, from Augusta to the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court. In...

Noah Hurowitz • News •

Monday, April 1, 2013 at 8:20 am

North Yarmouth Academy to merge with Freeport Montessori school, add lower grades

YARMOUTH — North Yarmouth Academy will expand its grade offerings for the first time in its nearly 200-year history to include instruction below fifth grade. NYA announced Thursday that it will merge with Freeport's...

Will Graff • News •

Friday, March 29, 2013 at 2:30 pm

UPDATE: Bangor man charged after Yarmouth robbery, Freeport crash

Police and emergency personnel at the scene of a one-car crash Wednesday, March 27, on Interstate 295 in Freeport. The accident followed a high-speed chase and the robbery of a Yarmouth pharmacy.

Will Graff • News •

Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 8:40 am

Carol F. Black, 71: Endlessly energetic and involved in her community

NORTH YARMOUTH — Carol F. Black, 71, of North Yarmouth, died peacefully at her home March 19. She was born Sept. 13, 1941, in Portland to John E. and Vyra R. Tompson. She grew up in North Yarmouth and had many interests, belonging to the Juvenile Grange and the 4-H club, wh...

Obituaries •

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe, 93

CUMBERLAND — Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe, 93, died March 20, the first day of spring. She was born July 4, 1919, in Cumberland Center to Anna Fox and Howard Calderwood Blanchard. She graduated from Greely Institute, Westbrook Junior College and Gorham Normal School.

Obituaries •

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Chebeague Island Police Beat: March 28

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported March 18-25.

Police Beat •

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Northern Meetings: March 28 to April 3

Chebeague Island Tues. 4/2 6:30 p.m. CISD School Committee School Cumberland Wed. 4/3 7 p.m. Land and Conservation Commission TH Falmouth Thur. 3/28 8 ...

Community •

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Yarmouth opposition kills Chebeague Island ferry legislation

YARMOUTH — After strong opposition from the community, a bill that would have allowed the Chebeague Island ferry system to form a public transit district is dead.

Will Graff • News •

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 11:30 am

Portland Pirates hockey team owner pleads guilty to OUI

PORTLAND — Brian Petrovek, owner and chief executive officer of the Portland Pirates hockey team, pleaded guilty in court March 22 to a charge of drunken driving and was sentenced to perform community service in lieu of jail time. Petrovek, a 58-year-old Yarmouth resident, was

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:30 am

Federal aid little relief for southern Maine budgets buried by snow

PORTLAND — Federal aid is on the way to municipalities in four Maine counties hit by a February blizzard. The immensity of the Feb. 8 storm stretched public works winter operations budgets thin, with many towns now operating on reserves. A survey of cities and towns in souther...

Will Graff • News •

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:10 am