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Muriel Mutch Crocker, 92

BRUNSWICK — Muriel Mutch Crocker, 92, died Oct. 14 at the Maine Veterans' Home in Augusta. Crocker was born in a logging camp, deep in the woods of northern Maine, the daughter of Samuel Albert Mutch and Mary Bridget Hare Mutch. She grew up on the family farm in Bradley. She gra...

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Topsham Police Beat: Oct. 19

Arrests 10/12 at 4:08 p.m. Tiffany Bruce, 30, no address listed, was arrested by Officer Robert Ramsay on a warrant. Summonses No summonses were reported from Oct. 9-15. Best Buy burglary ...

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Bath Police Beat: Oct. 19

Arrests 10/5 at 11:30 p.m. Andrew Small, 36, of Edwards Street, was arrested on Edwards Street by Officer Jason Aucoin on a charge of violation of a protection from abuse order. 10/12 at 1:15 a.m. Amy Rollins-McElmurray, 21, of Mi...

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Bath talk to discuss Thomas Hyde

BATH — The Bath Historical Society will present "Thomas W. Hyde – Antietam and Beyond: Ambition, Honor and Success," an illustrated lecture by local historian Earle Warren, on Saturday, Oct. 20. Raised in Bath, Hyde joined the 7th Maine Volunteer Regiment in April 1861 and foug...

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 3:10 pm

Orange you glad it's almost Halloween?

Scott Cook and Elaine Brown took the first shift – in the rain – as Mid Coast Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Topsham began its annual pumpkin sale last Sunday. The sale, which also includes food, quilts and aprons, continues until Halloween or when all the gourds are ...

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 2:20 pm

Harpswell newspaper 'stared death in the face,' plans to continue

HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Anchor's publisher Wednesday said his newspaper's future looks a little brighter after it faced great uncertainty in September, when his only two staff members left and more than three dozen adv...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Bath City Council vacancy draws 3 candidates

BATH — Three candidates hope to fill the Ward 7 City Council seat left vacant by the Sept. 28 death of Councilor Ruthe Pagurko. Larry Scott of Washington Street, and Old Brunswick Road residents Leverett Mitchell and Cal Stilphen filed nomination papers to serve the final year of Pag...

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 1:40 pm

Topsham selectman faces challenger in re-election bid

TOPSHAM — In the town's only contested election next month, Chairman Donald Russell faces a challenge from Bill Thompson for another term on the Board of Selectmen. Russell, 75, is married, has two sons and three grandchildren, and has lived in the same Winter Street house since the ...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 11:40 am

Portland forum examines bias-based profiling in Maine

PORTLAND — Police and members of the public gathered last Friday to find common ground on bias-based profiling, a topic that affects Maine's diverse populations and general public safety. In 2009, a

Marena Blanchard • News •
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:50 am

Family business seminar in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — More than 80 percent of Maine's businesses are family-owned. Buying, selling or passing these businesses on are the topics of a forum beginning at 8 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Marriott at Sable Oaks.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 9:30 am
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