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Portland lawyer credited as 'mastermind' behind landmark gay rights court cases

PORTLAND — Opponents and admirers alike have called Mary Bonauto the Thurgood Marshall of gay rights. For decades Bonauto, 51, of Portland, has been a force at the center of many landmark cases dealing with gay rights, from Augusta to the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court. In...

Noah Hurowitz • News •
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 8:20 am

North Yarmouth Academy to merge with Freeport Montessori school, add lower grades

YARMOUTH — North Yarmouth Academy will expand its grade offerings for the first time in its nearly 200-year history to include instruction below fifth grade. NYA announced Thursday that it will merge with Freeport's...

Will Graff • News •
Friday, March 29, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Falmouth Police Beat: March 28

Arrests 3/17 at 3:58 a.m. Jason Figucia, 31, of Duck Pond Road, Westbrook, was arrested on Foreside Road by Officer Jeff Pardue on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/17 at 11:55 p.m. Jessie-Marie Chase, 26, of Buxton Road, Saco, was arre...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Northern Meetings: March 28 to April 3

Chebeague Island Tues.  4/2  6:30 p.m.  CISD School Committee  School Cumberland Wed.  4/3  7 p.m.  Land and Conservation Commission  TH Falmouth Thur.  3/28  8 ...

Community •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Carol F. Black, 71: Endlessly energetic and involved in her community

NORTH YARMOUTH — Carol F. Black, 71, of North Yarmouth, died peacefully at her home March 19. She was born Sept. 13, 1941, in Portland to John E. and Vyra R. Tompson. She grew up in North Yarmouth and had many interests, belonging to the Juvenile Grange and the 4-H club, wh...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe, 93

CUMBERLAND — Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe, 93, died March 20, the first day of spring. She was born July 4, 1919, in Cumberland Center to Anna Fox and Howard Calderwood Blanchard. She graduated from Greely Institute, Westbrook Junior College and Gorham Normal School.

Obituaries •
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Falmouth robotics team headed to national competition

FALMOUTH — A robotics team made up of high school students from Falmouth and Gorham will travel to St. Louis in a few weeks to compete in the national FIRST Robotics Annual Championship. The Northern Force robotics team earned its spot on the national stage by placing second at ...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Federal aid little relief for southern Maine budgets buried by snow

PORTLAND — Federal aid is on the way to municipalities in four Maine counties hit by a February blizzard. The immensity of the Feb. 8 storm stretched public works winter operations budgets thin, with many towns now operating on reserves. A survey of cities and towns in souther...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:10 am

Yarmouth High School wins state 1-act play competition

FREEPORT — The Yarmouth High School drama team won its sixth state championship since 2000 on Saturday at the Class B Maine Drama Festival. "It was just enjoyable experience," YHS drama director Betsy Puelle said Monday. "(The students) totally took ownership of the play. They were s...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 8:10 am

People & Business

New hires and promotions Joseph Siviski joined Perkins Thompson as an associate attorney and will practice primarily in the areas of business law and environmental law. Siviski, a Yarmouth native, earned his law degree from the University of Maine School of ...

Community •
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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