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News in Yarmouth/Chebeague Island

John Loren Hodgman Jr., 73

YARMOUTH — John “Jack” Loren Hodgman Jr., 73, of Yarmouth died unexpectedly Oct. 25. He was born on June 26, 1939 in Brewer, the younger of two sons of John and O. Frances (Reed) Hodgman.

Chebeague Island Police Beat: Nov. 1

Arrests 10/28 at 3:36 p.m. Peter Butler Olney, 68, of Roy Hill Road, was arrested by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office on a charge of domestic violence assault. Summonses No summonses were reported from Oct. 22-29.

School Notebook

Freeport Middle School seventh graders recently visited the Schoodic Education Adventure Program at Acadia National Park. With access to forest, wetland and shoreline ecosystems, students engaged in hands-on natural and cultural study at New England’s only national park. The three-day,...

Yarmouth Police Beat: Nov. 1

Arrests 10/24 at 9:24 a.m. Julian R. Klenda, 25, of Thadeus Street, South Portland, was arrested on Juniper East by Officer Michael Pierce on a charge of violating a protection order. 10/26 at 6:35 p.m. Calvin E. Wiggins, 46, of Portland, no stree...

Occupy Maine sets focus on home foreclosures

PORTLAND — Members of Occupy Maine are focusing their efforts on housing foreclosures and providing support to Mainers struggling through the process.

Ballot boxes fill in southern Maine as early voting wraps up

PORTLAND — Absentee ballots and early voters are keeping election clerks busy. But as the Nov. 1 deadline for early voting looms, some towns have seen declines in early voting compared to the last general election in 2008. The ballots remain sealed until Election Day, but in t...

Free dental care available for a day in Cumberland County

PORTLAND — Free dental care will be available Friday, Nov. 2, to adults who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it, at various offices throughout Cumberland County, according to the Greater Portland Dental Society.

Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Chebeague Island schools closed after hurricane

CUMBERLAND — The Fire Department reported trees down around town Tuesday morning in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, but no damage to homes. School Administrative District 51, which serves Cumberland and North Yarmouth, closed its schools, as did Chebeague Island. Tuttle and Greel...

Businesses optimistic as Downeaster rolls into Freeport, Brunswick

FREEPORT — Business owners and residents are hoping the extension of Amtrak Downeaster service to Freeport and Brunswick on Thursday will be an economic boon, but no one really knows what to expect. “We haven't established any metric that can demonstrate success,” Sande U...

Yarmouth schools, Pownal Elementary closed due to storm

YARMOUTH — Schools in Yarmouth are closed on Tuesday because of power outages at three of the town's four schools. In Regional School Unit 5, Pownal Elementary School is also closed due to a power outage. All other RSU 5 schools are open. Power outages cause by Hurricane Sandy...