TOPSHAM — The Orion Performing Arts Center will host Create-A-Play Theater/Art Day Camp for middle-schoolers, giving them the opportunity to develop characters, write plays, create scenery and perform in a play. Half of each day will consist of theater activities, including character development, scene-writing, acting skills, projecting the voice and theater games. The other half of the […]
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Military note: Mt. Ararat High School graduate Ashley Libby completes basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ashley M. Libby graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also […]
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Military note: Mt. Ararat grad Sailor of Year
WALLOPS, Virginia — A Topsham and Brunswick native has been awarded 2016 Junior Sailor of the Quarter and Sailor of the Year titles, serving with Surface Combat Systems Center. Petty Officer Second Class Jeremy Rinebolt, an Information Systems Technician, is responsible for network administration, database management, and computer hardware and software implementation, with the command. […]
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Proposed SAD 75 turf field won't use suspect product
PULLOUT: Massabesic High School in Waterboro installed an EPDM infill, and Lewiston High School is considering the material as well. — Geoff Godo, Mt. Ararat High School’s athletic director. TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 has ruled out a controversial product as an option for synthetic turf field infill at a new Mt. Ararat High School. […]
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Cary awarded Sarah Whitten Community Award
TOPSHAM — Dana Cary was recently named the third recipient of the Sarah Whitten Community Award for his service to the Topsham Public Library and the community. Members of the Whitten Society and special guests attended the presentation by the library board of trustees. Cary is a lifelong Topsham resident and his family history in […]
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Two Brunswick area men arrested in drug bust
BRUNSWICK — Drug agents say the men were getting the pills by mail and then selling them. Agents arrested 45-year-old Benjamin Steers, of Topsham, and 35-year-old Scott Crone, of Freeport. Steers was charged with trafficking in schedule W drugs (Oxycodone) and Crone was charged with the illegal importation of schedule Z drugs (Valium) and violation […]
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That was not a live bazooka shell found near Topsham condo parking lot
TOPSHAM — State police in Maine say several public safety agencies were involved in the recovery of a military device that resembled a bazooka shell. Police say the shell was discovered beside the parking lot of a condo project in Topsham. A bomb squad retrieved it, examined it and determined it was safe. The incident […]
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Lewiston man involved in fatal crash in Topsham
TOPSHAM — A 90-year-old woman was killed and several people hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Route 196 near the Lisbon town line. The crash occurred at 3:41 p.m. near West Merrill Road, along a 2-mile section of Route 196 that has seen three other fatal crashes in less than three years. Jean […]
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Warren woman killed in 3-vehicle Topsham crash
UPDATED: TOPSHAM — A 90-year-old woman from Warren was killed Wednesday afternoon when a car, van and commercial truck collided on Route 196. Topsham police said Jean Brusila, 90, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after a three vehicle accident on Route 196 in the area of West Merrill Road. Police said a vehicle […]
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Best Buy to close Topsham store Oct. 29
TOPSHAM — After more than nine years in business, the Best Buy store on Topsham Fair Mall Road will close Oct. 29. That is when the company’s lease with the CBRE The Boulos Co. expires, and several factors went into the decision not to renew, Best Buy spokesman Kevin Flanagan said in a telephone interview […]