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Northern School Notebook

Local students make college dean's lists Karen Bitan, Falmouth, Natalie Hench, Freeport, David Olshan, Yarmouth, and Christine Ordway, Falmouth, Cornell University; Alicia Hoffman, Cumberland, Beloit College; Samuel Mercer and Emily Wilner, Falmouth, Champlain College; Alyssa C. McE...

Freeport Police Beat: Jan. 24

Arrests 1/18 at 10:06 a.m. A 15-year-old female was arrested on Main Street by Officer Michael McManus on an outstanding warrant from another agency. Summonses 1/18 at 12:34 p.m. Serena M. McIntyre, 30, of Westbrook Street, South Portland...

Chebeague Police Beat: Jan. 24

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Jan. 14-21.

Yarmouth Police Beat: Jan. 24

Arrests 1/14 at 9:11 a.m. Robert A. McCullough, 27, of Little John Road, was arrested on Burbank Lane by Officer Amie Rapa on charges of criminal trespass and criminal mischief. 1/16 at 12:40 a.m. Christopher Eaton, 24, of Seaborne Drive, was arre...

Edwinn Haris Fogg, 87: Loved life, always young at heart

FREEPORT — Edwinn Harris Fogg, 87, died peacefully at his Freeport home Jan. 16. Fogg was born Dec. 3, 1925, in Freeport to Merrill Osborne Sr. and Clara Soule Osborne. The oldest of eight children, he grew up at Grover’s Crossing and was educated in Freeport schools. ...

Harriette Pearl Goldman Kosoff, 99

FALMOUTH — Harriette Goldman Pearl Kosoff, 99, of Falmouth, died peacefully Jan. 13. Born Oct. 1, 1913, in Rochester, N.Y. to Phillip and Etta Raz Goldman. Kosoff was the last survivor of eight children. She attended school in Rochester and on Sept. 3, 1939, she married h...

Linda Marie Hipsher Newth Casey, 66

FREEPORT — On Jan. 5, Linda Marie Hipsher Newth Casey, 66, of Freeport, died peacefully at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick after a long illness. Her friends and family were at her side. Casey was born May 7, 1946, on Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, to Capt. Charles Warren Hipsher a...

Yarmouth's Firehouse Arts Center gets new look, classes

YARMOUTH — The town's arts scene is expected to experience a resurgence with the reopening of the Firehouse Arts Center at Winslow Station. Starting Jan. 28, the nonprofit arts education center at 20 Center St. will hold its first classes after closing down for a remodeling that bega...

Man of letters: Longtime comics pro, now living in Falmouth, to teach Yarmouth art course

FALMOUTH — He's had his own New York City art museum, helped bring Beavis and Butt-Head to the comic-book world, and worked with comics legend Stan Lee. Rick Parker – a longtime comics artist and letterer, whose cartooning, fine art, photography and sculpture has been show...

Yarmouth Historical Society opens new History Center

YARMOUTH — It's a modern building for Yarmouth's past. And, it's better than a third-floor attic. The Yarmouth Historical Society is introducing its new "History Center" at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26, at 118 East Elm St. The new building, made possible by a year-long fundraisi...