News in Yarmouth/Chebeague Island

The Universal Notebook: Peeved at my own incompetence

Nothing puts me in a foul mood faster than something I can’t fix. That means I’m in a fuming funk a lot of the time, not fit to live with until whatever is broken is either repaired or replaced. At the moment it’s the #*(^%$! roof. The roof over my sunroom office has been...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 9:50 am

The View From Away: There's snow end in sight

OK, show of hands: who has shoveled enough snow? Come on, get 'em up. I refuse to believe that I am the only one. And please, no homespun Downeast folk wisdom. “You call this snow? We can still see the windows on our house! Longfellow wrote 'The Song Of Hiawatha' in deeper sno...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, January 7, 2013 at 8:50 am

Yarmouth power plant, Freeport junkyard hit with environmental fines

YARMOUTH — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection levied fines totalling more than $48,000 against the Wyman Power Station and a Freeport junkyard. Wyman, the oil-fired power plant at 667 Cousins St. on Cousins Island,

Will Graff • News •

Friday, January 4, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Unsung Hero: Janet Kandoian, the indomitable 'Miss K'

SOUTH PORTLAND — The year: 1971. The setting: a fourth-grade class at the Willard School. The question from one of the students to the young, new teacher: “Just how old are you, anyway?” Janet Kandoian, known as “Miss K” to many students, well re...

David Treadwell • News •

Friday, January 4, 2013 at 3:20 pm

Yarmouth-based Cuddledown acquired by Mass. catalog company

YARMOUTH — Cuddledown, the high-end bedding retailer based in Yarmouth, has been acquired by a catalog company in Massachusetts. Potpourri Group acquired Cuddledown in December, according to an announcement Thursday by American Capital Ltd., Potpourri's parent company. Details of the...

Whit Richardson, Bangor Daily News • News •

Friday, January 4, 2013 at 10:30 am

Maine board denies law license sought by F. Lee Bailey

YARMOUTH — F. Lee Bailey, a longtime attorney who has represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson and Patty Hearst, was denied a bid to practice law in Maine. Bailey's partner, Deborah Elliot of Yarmouth, on Wednesday said Bailey is appealing the ruling. She referre...

Chris Williams, Sun Journal • News •

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Chebeague Island Police Beat: Jan. 3

Arrests Information on arrests and summonses was not available by The Forecaster's deadline.

Police Beat •

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 7:40 am

Yarmouth Police Beat: Jan. 3

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Dec. 24-30. Fire calls 12/26 at 6:12 p.m. Fire alarm on Spruce Point. 12/27 at 9:55 a.m. Chimney fire on North Road. 12/27 at 5:53 p.m. Fire alarm on North ...

• Police Beat •

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Northern Meetings: Jan. 3-9

Cumberland

Community •

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Carol Cummings Newcomb, 73

YARMOUTH—Carol Cummings Newcomb, 73, a longtime resident of Cumberland, died Dec. 26. She was born in Bath on April 8, 1939, a daughter of Charles and Beatrice Cummings. She graduated from Morse High School, class of 1957, and attended the University of Maine. On Aug. 21, 1960, she married ...

Obituaries •

Wednesday, January 2, 2013