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Editorial: Information doesn't kill people

Every document and every meeting at all levels of Maine government – state, county and municipal – are public unless there is a specific exception written in statute that shields the document or makes a meeting confidential. If there’s no exception, the public h...

• Opinion •
Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 10:20 am

Harpswell charter school plans info sessions

HARPSWELL — Harpswell Coastal Academy, a school recently approved by the Maine Charter School Commission, will hold meetings in Bath, Freeport and Brunswick for prospec...

News •
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 2:10 pm

Eleanor Margaret Johnston Goduti, 91

FALMOUTH — Eleanor Margaret Johnston Goduti, 91, of Falmouth, died Feb. 1. She was born Oct. 15, 1921, in Bar Harbor, the daughter of Lawrence and Clara Johnston. She grew up in Bar Harbor, graduating Bar Harbor High School with the class of 1939 and receiving her associate's de...

• Obituaries •
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Stuart Woodworth McGuire, 84

WEST FALMOUTH — Stuart Woodworth McGuire, 84, died Feb. 1 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Born Dec. 29, 1928, in Malden, Mass., he was the youngest of three sons of Lee Wesley and Ethel Wienes McGuire.  He went to high school at Malden High Scho...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Freeport Police Beat: Feb. 14

Arrests 2/11 at 4:10 p.m. Jason T. McPhail, 39, of Meadow Road, Topsham, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Thomas Gabbard on charges of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, possession of marijuana and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (shoplifting).

Police Beat •
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

North School Notebook

Portland school buys land in Cumberland The Friends School of Portland recently purchased 21 acres of land along U.S. Route 1 in Cumberland for the site of its future new home. The building will be built to be environmentally sustainable and the school is working with ...

Community •
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

North Meetings Feb. 14-20

Chebeague Island Wed.  2/20  6 p.m.  Budget Workshop with auditor  TH Cumberland Thur.  2/14  7 p.m.  Board of Adjustments and Appeals  TH Tue.  2/19  7 p.m.  CANCELLED &mdash...

Community •
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Bradford Lee Hodgkins, 67

FALMOUTH — Bradford Lee Hodgkins, 67, of Falmouth, died Feb. 6. in Portland. Born in Hancock to Arthur and Beryl McCallum Hodgkins, he attended Sumner High School in Sullivan. Following high school Hodgkins joined the Army, serving in France and in the Vietnam War. He ret...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Freeport's poor increasing, and increasingly pushed out of town

FREEPORT — Behind Freeport's image as an affluent coastal town, an increasing number of residents are turning to community social services for help with basic needs. And as the gulf between rich and poor grows, fewer people who work in town are able to afford living there. Fre...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 11:40 am

Arts Calendar Feb. 13 - Feb. 26

Greater Portland Books & Authors Friday 2/22 Friday Local Author Series: Rick Halpern, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723.  ...

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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