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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

Mid-Coast Meetings: Jan. 4-10

Bath

Community •
Friday, January 4, 2013

Margaret McAllaster, 84

BRUNSWICK — Margaret (Jean) McAllaster, 84, died Dec. 22 in Brunswick. She was born on April 10, 1928, in Middleton, Tenn., the daughter of George and Mildred Gatewood Crawford.

Obituaries •
Friday, January 4, 2013

Paul A. Dube, 70

TOPSHAM — Paul A. Dube, 70, of Foreside Road, died Dec. 27 at Freeport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Brunswick on Feb. 22, 1942, the son of Joseph Dube and Delia Labbe. Dube attended primary school at St. John's and graduated from Brunswick High School. He then served in...

Obituaries •
Friday, January 4, 2013

Artists visit farm life in upcoming Brunswick exhibition

BRUNSWICK — A table might not be the first thing that comes to mind when someone says "agriculture," but for artist Maina Handmaker, it's the center of everything that happens on a family farm. This interpretation of farm life and many others will be on display at Frontier, 14 M...

Dylan Martin • News •
Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 8:00 am

Brunswick Police Beat: Jan. 4

Arrests 12/28 at 10:41 p.m. Derek F. Nesbitt, 21, of Hickory Drive, was arrested on Pleasant Street by Officer Patrick Scott on charges of operating under the influence, possession of marijuana and sale and use of drug paraphernalia. 12/29 at 12:40 a.m.

Police Beat •
Thursday, January 3, 2013

'It's about our future': Same-sex couples make marriage history in Brunswick

BRUNSWICK — Katherine Wilder and Margaret O'Connell first talked about getting married in 2009, but they didn't know how to make that happen until it became a legal possibility in Maine on Dec. 29, 2012. Wilder and O'Connell, accompanied by their dog Blue, were one of the first ...

Dylan Martin • News •
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 12:20 pm

People and Business

Appointments Falmouth Historical Society recently elected a new board: Scott McLeod, president; Janice de Lima, vice president; Betsy Jo Whitcomb, secretary; Fred Howe, treasurer...

• Community •
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

'Frugal' local budgets dictate employee salaries

PORTLAND — Elected officials and public employees in greater Portland didn't get rich on their wages during 2012, but some individuals came closer than others. The information was compiled by The Forecaster, which obtained the names and annual compensation of the highest-paid officia...

William Hall • News •
Monday, December 31, 2012 at 11:40 am

Southern Maine school districts prepare for subsidy loss

PORTLAND — The freeze is here, and not just because of the weather. With more than 200 school districts in Maine facing the loss of a cumulative $12.58 million in general purpose aid from the state Departme...

David Harry • News •
Monday, December 31, 2012 at 10:20 am
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