YARMOUTH — A new farmers market will soon be up and running, and with the help of a local music organization, there will be as much entertainment as there will be food. Starting June 4, Mill Street Market will be open every Thursday at the corner of Mill and Main streets in front of 317 […]
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Class of 2015: From Kenya to Portland's Casco Bay High School
PORTLAND — Every school district has its share of students who move in from somewhere else, whether it’s from a different town or different state. But for Casco Bay High School senior Sahra Hassan, the move to Maine was much more complicated. Hassan, 18, was born in a refugee camp in Kenya, to Somali parents. […]
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Yarmouth car chase ends with arrest
YARMOUTH — A Boothbay Harbor man was arrested on U.S. Route 1 after a 45-minute car chase last week. Dale Havens, 35, was arrested on May 21 by Officer Shawn Miles. He was charged with violating conditions of release, eluding an officer, speeding by more than 30 mph over the speed limit, and leaving the […]
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Class of 2015: Falmouth senior learns to cope with depression
FALMOUTH — High school graduation can be a time of great joy for students, marking the end of one journey and the beginning of another. But for senior Cole Walsh, it also marks the end of a debilitating period. During his sophomore year, Walsh began to lose motivation to do school work, see friends or […]
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Cumberland Woodbank can't meet demand
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland Woodbank has been having a hard time finding hardwood. Demand from prospective buyers is “way up” this Woodbank volunteer Brian Sites said May 20. Now in its eighth year, the bank provides firewood to needy area families. Money the bank raises from selling wood to those who can afford it goes […]
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Portland Jewish Community Center plans get initial review
PORTLAND — Preliminary plans for the new Jewish Community Center at 1342 Congress St. call for a 19,300-square-foot building to replace the former St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. “We will have a place again,” Jewish Community Alliance interim Executive Director Ellie Miller said Tuesday, a week after the Planning Board held a workshop on the […]
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Heart walk Saturday at Lyman Moore
PORTLAND — The second HyperHeart 5K race and walk will be Saturday, May 30, at 9 a.m. at Lyman Moore Middle School. The event, organized initially by two students, Lauren Paradise and Karina Boothe, who are now eighth-graders, is to raise awareness and money to fight hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Registration at the school at 171 Auburn […]
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John Ford tribute at Irish Heritage Center
PORTLAND — Although famed film director John Ford left Portland as Sean Feeney a century ago, his legacy will be celebrated Thursday at the Maine Irish Heritage Center. The commemoration begins at 2 p.m. with a presentation and discussion of video essays on Ford’s work, created by Bates College film students. At 6 p.m., Ford’s […]
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Portland needle exchange demand exceeds funding
PORTLAND — Progress on a program to divert nonviolent drug offenders to treatment and housing instead of jail has slowed, but state funding is a possibility, Mayor Michael Brennan said May 21. Brennan was speaking at a meeting with his subcommittee on substance abuse, where Caroline Teschke, the clinical services program manager of the Portland […]
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Fire damages Falmouth home
A fire extensively damaged a home at 12 Brookside Drive in Falmouth at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, May 24. According to a press release from the Falmouth Fire Department, the fire was likely started by a grill being used behind the house. The home is owned by George and Kathleen Parr.