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Community Calendar: Dec. 26- Jan. 6

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan. 1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Monday 12/31

Community •
Saturday, December 22, 2012

Changes likely to continue in 2013 for North Yarmouth

NORTH YARMOUTH — Last year was a busy one for the 332-year-old town, and 2013 doesn’t look to be much quieter. Votes on a revised charter, as well as the first phase of an economic development plan for the town center, could be on North Yarmouth's horizon this year. A property ...

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, December 21, 2012 at 3:10 pm

Cumberland County plan seeks action on energy use

PORTLAND — After two years of work, the Greater Portland Council of Governments and Cumberland County released the county's first ever climate and energy plan last week. GPCOG began an emissions inventory in 2007 to identify the county's major problems. The study looked at how m...

Amber Cronin • News •
Friday, December 21, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Entries sought for citizen, journalist right-to-know awards

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The New England First Amendment Coalition is introducing a pair of annual awards to recognize private citizens and professional journalists who aggressively advance the people's knowledge of...

• News •
Friday, December 21, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Cumberland Police Beat: Dec. 20

Arrests No arrests were reported from Dec. 6 - 13. Summonses 12/5 at 3:27 p.m. Angela Crabtree, 44, of South Portland, was issued a summons by Officer Chris Woodcock on Greely Road on a charge of operating without a licen...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Bad behavior: Workplace settlements cost Maine $1.9M

HALLOWELL — One corrections officer spread a false rumor that the new female officer at the state prison in South Windham was a stripper.

John Christie, Matt Drange and Naomi Schalit, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting • News •
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Northern School Notebook

Yarmouth student wins prize for her classroom YARMOUTH — Elizabeth Gagnon, of Cumberland, won $1,000 for her fifth grade class at North Yarmouth Academy, taking first place in the Anything is Possible poster design contest sponsored by Gorham Savings Bank. The check ...

Community •
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

North Yarmouth Police Beat: Dec. 20

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Dec. 10 - 16. Fire calls No fire calls were reported from Dec. 10 - 16. EMS North Yarmouth emergency services responded to five calls from Dec. 10 - 16.

Will Graff • Police Beat •
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

SAD 51 board votes to close North Yarmouth school

CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors voted 6-1 Monday to close North Yarmouth Memorial School and move its students to an expanded Greely Middle School. The decision now goes to a referendum in North Yarmouth and Cumberland, likely to be held in June ...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Arts Calendar: Dec. 19-30

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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