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Letter: If you can't win, change the rules

I read Edgar Allen Beem's column on ranked-choice voting, and it came as no surprise. If you read his column carefully, here is the reason for RCV: the Democrats lost last time, so they need to change the rules. The rest of the article is just spin. This is no surprise coming from the liberal sid...

• Opinion •
Monday, February 11, 2013 at 8:10 am

Letter: Beem is right for the wrong reasons

Edgar Allen Beem occasionally supports a position with which I agree, most recently that the winner of a multi-candidate election should be chosen from the top three vote-getters in a run-off election when no one gets over half the vote. His primary reason for this position is that he doesn't lik...

• Opinion •
Monday, February 11, 2013 at 8:10 am

Interstate 295 reopens in Cumberland after 19-car pileup causes 4-hour shutdown

CUMBERLAND — It took almost four hours to clean up a 19-car pileup on Interstate 295 Friday morning as snow began to coat the roadway. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said the chain-reaction crash started when a car spun out in the southbound lane, just nort...

• News •
Friday, February 8, 2013 at 11:40 am

Orrin H. Phipps: 91

YARMOUTH — Orrin H. Phipps, 91, of Yarmouth, died Jan. 26. He was born Oct. 19, 1921, in in Portland, the son of William and Fannie Phipps.  Phipps founded Yarmouth Lumber and was involved with the company until a week before his death. He loved trucking and w...

Obituaries •
Thursday, February 7, 2013

Maine Preservation director to speak in Bath

BATH — The executive director of Maine Preservation will discuss the organization in a talk on Sunday, Feb. 10. Greg Paxton's presentation, "Historic Preservation: Its Origins and Its Future in Community Revitalization," follows the Yarmouth organization's 40th anniversary last year....

• News •
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 2:00 pm

North School Notebook

Area residents named to deans' lists Cumberland: University of Maine Carrie Bolduc, Hillary Goranson, James Manahan, Charles Dolloff, Thomas Dollorr, Allison Farr, Katheine Harrington, Grant Kern, Taylor Roach, Ethan Geheb a...

Community •
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Downeaster construction debris likely to remain until summer

FREEPORT —  Although the majority of the track upgrades for Amtrak's expanded Downeaster passenger service were completed at the end of last summer, the 30-mile rail corridor is still littered with thousands of unused ties, twisted pieces of metal and chunks of broken concrete. ...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Debera Jean Hill: 57

FREEPORT — Debera Jean Hill, 57, of Freeport, died Jan. 24 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Hill was born Feb. 11, 1955, in Brunswick, the daughter of Evelyn Marquis and Leslie Everett.  Hill graduated from Deering High School with the class of 1973 and went on t...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

North Meetings: Feb. 7-13

Cumberland Mon  2/11  7 p.m.  Town Council  TH Falmouth Thur.  2/7  8 a.m.  Community Development Committee TH Mon.  2/11  5:30 p.m.  Appointment Committee Meeting  Th Mon. ...

Community •
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Chebeague Island Police Beat: Feb. 7

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Jan. 28 to Feb. 4.

Police Beat •
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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