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Bath Police Beat: Jan. 23

Arrests 1/15 at 1:52 p.m. Terry Elwell, 36, of Centre Street, was arrested on Centre Street by Officer Ted Raedel on two warrants. 1/15 at 8:03 a.m. A 17-year-old female was arrested on High Street by Officer Ted Raedel on a warra...

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Topsham Police Beat: Jan. 25

Arrests 1/15 at 4:04 p.m. Matisse Deshazier, 30, of Old Portland Road, Brunswick, was arrested on Old Portland Road, Brunswick, by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on charges of theft by deception, forgery and violation of conditions of release. Summon...

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Judge wants more time to discuss removing couple from Bath house

BATH — The residents of a house deemed unsafe by the city, who face possible removal from their home, are due to return to court Feb. 11. After a brief hearing Jan. 17 at West Bath District Court Jan. 17, Judge John David Kennedy said he wanted more time to discuss the case than had ...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:20 pm

Bath enters 20th year with Japanese sister city

BATH — It started as a tragic shipwreck and blossomed into a longtime friendship. Poor weather battered the Cheseborough in 1889, running the Bath-built vessel against a shoal a mile from the shore of Skariki, a small Japanese village. Townspeople managed to rescue and care for a few...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:20 am

Bath library lends assistance to e-book users

BATH — Built in the late 19th century to house a collection of printed books, the Patten Free Library will hold an informational session next week on the 21st century's answer to reading. The hands-on session on e-books and e-readers will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 8:30 am

People & Business

Appointments GrowSmart Maine recently appointed the following people to its board: Judy East of Calais, Jane Lafluer of Camden, Mike Lyne of Brunswick, Chris Robinson of Kennebunk, Matt Teare of Yarmouth, Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic, David Webster of Freeport, Sen. Dick W...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Arts Calendar: Jan. 23 to Feb. 4

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Books & Authors Wednesday 1/23 Brown Bag Lecture Series: Duane Robert Pierson, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, P...

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Community Calendar Jan. 23-Feb. 4

Greater Portland Bulletin Board Thursday 1/24 Annual banquet and fundraiser for The Coastal Conservation Association of Maine, 5:30 p.m., Haraseeket Inn, 162 Main St., Freeport, 443-8746. Open ...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Panel hears support for proposed Harpswell charter school

HARPSWELL — When the nearly 60 people who attended a public hearing Friday were asked if they support a proposed charter school in town, almost every hand went up. It was a good sign for Harpswell Coastal Academy, the charter school that could be approved by the Maine Charter School ...

Dylan Martin • News •
Monday, January 21, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Unsung Hero: Regina Erskine, teaching life lessons through blood

PORTLAND  — "There's never a dull moment with this age group, that's for sure," said Regina Erskine, who has been teaching health at Lyman Moore Middle School since 1989. "I've always been interested in health," said Erskine, a native of Dixmont, "and they didn't teach health in...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, January 21, 2013 at 2:40 pm
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