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Cumberland Police Beat: March 7

Arrests 2/21 at 12:30 p.m. Danielle Bouchard, 27, of Stagecoach Road, Woolwich, was arrested by Chief Joseph Charron on Blanchard Road on a charge of operating under the influence, and issued a summons on a charge of drug/narcotic violations.

Police Beat •
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 7

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported Feb. 25 to March. 4. Fire calls 2/28 at 1:46 p.m. Fire alarm on Royal Road. 2/28 at 4:48 p.m. Vehicle crash on Walnut Hill Road. EMS North Yarmouth emergency services di...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Top picks: Jewel, Cherish the Ladies

Female musicians take the top two spots on this week’s picks of the tix. The top act is Jewel, a singer-songwriter who has sold multiple millions of records over the past 18 years. She will play Merrill Auditorium this Sunday.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:10 pm

N. Yarmouth teen to bring ballet to African orphanage

NORTH YARMOUTH — When Holly Perkins makes a return visit to Africa next month, she's coming equipped with ballet slippers, tights and leotards. The 17-year-old, a senior at Merriconeag Waldorf High School in New Gloucester, visited an orphanage in the southeast African country of Tan...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 4:50 pm

Local author chronicles her "food frenzy"

FALMOUTH — After struggling with “food frenzy,” a local woman is hoping her new book helps others cope with the confusing world of food. Susan Lebel Young, the author of “Food Fix: Ancient Nourishment for Modern Hungers,” was born and raised in Falmouth a...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:40 am

People and Business

Recognition Waynflete School math, business and personal finance teacher Steve Kautz was announced as the first-ever recipient of the Maine Jump$tart Coalition Financial Educator of the Year Award. He was also the coach of Maine’s First New England Federal Reserve Cu...

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Arts Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 3/6 Teen graphic novel club: "American Born Chinese," 3 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 773. Brown Bag L...

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Community Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 3/7 Taking Action to Make a Change: Service Learning Dinner Benefit, 7-9 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport, 865-4706 ext. 307.

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Letter: Access to health care should be guaranteed

Access to health care should be guaranteed to all citizens. Bruce LeClaire argued in a letter that government-run health care is inefficient...

• Opinion •
Monday, March 4, 2013

Letter: Legislature drops the ball on special interests

Thank you for printing Orlando Delogu’s columns exposing the issue of corporate welfare in our state. I do not want to subsidize bi...

• Opinion •
Monday, March 4, 2013
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