FALMOUTH — The Maine Municipal Association will host a regional forum for state and locally elected officials at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Lunt Auditorium, located at 74 Lunt Road in Falmouth. The meeting is open to the public and will feature a presentation on Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposal, along with a look […]
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Speed limit to be reduced on I-295 from Falmouth-Topsham
AUGUSTA — The speed limit on Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Topsham will be reduced next month from 70 mph to 65 mph. The Maine Department of Transportation said Wednesday that crashes along the corridor had increased 29 percent since the limit rose from 65 mph to 70 mph in 2014. Traffic volume also increased […]
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State board: Cumberland psychiatrist violated probation
CUMBERLAND —A Cumberland Foreside psychiatrist violated conditions of probation established last year, the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine said in a press release last week. The board concluded that Charles Clemetson failed to comply with probation conditions imposed in March 2016 that barred Clementson from continuing his private practice, gave him 90 days to […]
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Yarmouth pizza sales to benefit foundation
YARMOUTH — Otto Pizza and the KISMET Foundation are partnering for a fundraiser on Valentine’s Day. The pizzeria, inside Handy’s Market & Cafe at 367 Main St., is hosting a benefit for the KISMET Foundation in the dining area from 5-9 p.m. A portion of the proceeds from take-out, dining in, and gift-card purchases will be […]
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Cumberland police arrest Topsham man for OUI after cruiser crash
YARMOUTH — Police arrested a Topsham man Sunday morning for allegedly operating under the influence after he reportedly crashed his minivan into two police cruisers at an accident scene. Cumberland police said they responded just after 4 a.m. to Interstate 295 in Yarmouth near Mile 16, where the cruisers were hit. Yarmouth Officer Derek Lucas […]
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Yarmouth holiday concert features Boston group
YARMOUTH — The 317 Main Community Music Center will present its holiday concert, “Songs of the Season,” at the First Parish Congregational Church on Dec. 16. The 7 p.m. show will feature Wintery Songs In Eleventy Part Harmony, a Boston-based female musician group. There will be caroling on the front steps of the Main Street church […]
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Maine universities offer dual-degree program
PORTLAND — The University of Maine School of Law and the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service have announced a new, accelerated dual degree program. The new program will allow students to gain a juris doctor degree and a master’s in public health in four years by participating in a summer study […]
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USM streamlines transfer process for SMCC students
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College announced a partnership that allows some SMCC students to seamlessly transfer to USM. The two colleges have 11 agreements that streamline the transfer process in a program called Connected Pathways. USM has similar partnerships with York County Community College and Central Maine Community […]
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Chebeague to honor those lost at sea
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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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 […]