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Letter: Re-elect Woodbury in Senate District 11

I am writing to endorse the re-election of state Sen. Dick Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, in District 11. Dick is one of the most respected senators in Augusta because of his unrivaled grasp of the issues and his ability to work with both political parties to craft practical appr...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 8:40 am

Letter: Re-elect Woodbury in Senate District 11

Voters of Senate District 11 have the chance to continue an exciting trend that is improving how Maine government works: re-electing an independent, Sen. Dick Woodbury. Freed from extreme party positions, Dick has a proven record of examining each issue on its merits and working with both parties...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 8:40 am

Northern Meetings: Oct. 11-17

Cumberland

Community •
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Yarmouth restaurant bets on local, aims for affordable

YARMOUTH — A new restaurant on Main Street hopes its commitment to regional farms and producers will have a lasting impact on the local food scene. Gather, which opened in mid-September, is an 80-seat restaurant at the Route 1 Main Street exit. It has a focus on locally farmed food a...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 9:30 am

Aging Yarmouth library seeks $1M bond for renovations

YARMOUTH — The pungent odor of burning electric wiring is never a welcome sensation in a building. And that's especially true if the building lacks a sprinkler system, adequate fire escapes and is lined wall-to-wall with books. But it was the case about a year ago at Merrill M...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 8:40 am

Northern School Notebook

Students to perform at music festival in China The North Yarmouth Academy bluegrass ensemble, the Royal River Honey Badgers, was selected to perform at the 2012 JinJiang-Jiaxiang International Students’ Arts Festival in Chengdu, China from Oct. 22-25.

Community •
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Ellen Marie Moulton, 66: Caregiver, lifelong learner

YARMOUTH — Ellen Marie Moulton, 66, of Yarmouth, died Sept. 29 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lewiston on June 2, 1946, the older of two daughters of Robert and Lucille (Goodwin) Howe. Moulton grew up in Yarmo...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Yarmouth police beat: Oct. 11

Arrests 10/1 at 7:28 p.m. Jarryd J. Leeks, 22, of William Street, Portland, was arrested on Baywood Lane by Sgt. Darryl Watkins on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 10/4 at 3:52 p.m. Angela Gilliam, 38, of Melody La...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Unsung Hero: Gary Fogg of Topsham, maintaining trails and forging connections

TOPSHAM — Gary Fogg is a Renaissance man, and he believes that every citizen has a duty to be informed about history, government, religion and science. He’s a maverick who spent a year between high school and college working minimum-wage jobs and driving a 1967 Volkswagen bug a...

David Treadwell • News •
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 7:50 am

People and Business

Representatives from the Maine Red Cross Midcoast Chapter, serving part of Cumberland County and all of Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, recently joined with the state's four additional chapters and representatives from the Maine Cr...

Community •
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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