CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The Chebeague Island Historical Society is dedicating a memorial to people with connections to the island who have died in maritime incidents. The “Toll of the Sea” dedication will take place Aug. 21 at 1 p.m. at Chandler’s Cove Field. Sanford Doughty, a local fisherman who died in 2013, is being honored along […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: Aug. 11
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Aug. 1-7.
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: Aug. 4
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from July 25-31.
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Fiddlers head to Falmouth for orchestral fun
FALMOUTH — The weather on Monday night was reminiscent of something out of Irish lore: damp, misty, with the sun beginning to peek through the clouds after a rain shower. It was nearly perfect for traditional music from the Celtic culture, and with that, fiddles. As they do most Monday nights in August, about dozens […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: July 28
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from July 18-24.
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Baxter school may accept private funding
FALMOUTH — A new law allowing Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Governor Baxter School for the Deaf to raise private donations takes effect July 29. The law would allow the school to raise funds from alumni, foundations and others. The school is on Mackworth Island, but MECDHH also serves […]
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Portland primary election challenges lead to proposed changes in campaign-finance law
AUGUSTA — The Maine Ethics Commission fined losing candidate Rep. Diane Russell $500 on Wednesday for failing to disclose her contribution to her state Senate campaign of a valuable email list. The action closed the books on a series of ethics complaints generated by the recent Portland Democratic Senate primary. But the complaints – two against Russell […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: July 21
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from July 11-17.
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Nearly 22 miles of I-295 to be repaved
FALMOUTH — Overnight paving will take place on Interstate 295 through Brunswick, Freeport, Yarmouth, Cumberland and Falmouth beginning Monday, July 18. Work on both sides of the highway will stretch 21.5 miles, from the Portland/Falmouth line to the Androscoggin River Bridge in Brunswick, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Southbound work will be performed from 9 […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: July 14
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from July 4-10.