1927 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — Irving Verrill, 87, died peacefully on Friday, April 3, in the comfort of Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Gray on July 8,1927, and graduated from Pennell Institute in Gray in 1945. Irving worked in a variety of jobs throughout his lifetime, including farming and logging. He worked […]
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Video: N. Yarmouth board cuts TV feed, calls in sheriff, after more complaints over firefighter firing
February 17 2015, Board of Selectmen Meeting, North Yarmouth from Town of North Yarmouth, Maine on Vimeo. NORTH YARMOUTH — Continuing criticism of the town’s December 2014 firing of one of its Fire-Rescue Department paramedics led the Board of Selectmen on Feb. 17 to cut the audio portion of the cable TV feed of its meeting and […]
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North Yarmouth hires manager dismissed by Poland
NORTH YARMOUTH — In a meeting that lasted only three minutes Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen unanimously hired Rosemary Roy of Poland as the town’s first manager. Roy worked for the town of Poland from 1991 through this February. She served the last seven years as an assistant town manager, interim manager and town manager, but […]
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Poland man charged with possession of child porn
LEWISTON — State police charged a 60-year-old sex offender from Poland on Wednesday with possessing child pornography. The Computer Crimes Unit arrested Deland E. Small, 60, of 187 Johnson Hill Road at his workplace in North Yarmouth on a charge of possessing sexually explicit material, according to a statement released by Maine Department of Public […]
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North Yarmouth Academy honor roll
YARMOUTH — The following area students attained honor roll status for the first semester at North Yarmouth Academy. Highest honors Grade 7: Joshua Soucy of Lewiston. High honors Grade 11: Hannah Carr of Lewiston. Honors Grade 12: Forrest Chicoine of Lewiston and Jarred Davis of Durham. Grade 9: Hunter Mahoney of Durham and Owen McCarthy […]
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Animals feared lost in North Yarmouth barn fire
NORTH YARMOUTH (AP) — Authorities said a barn housing dozens of sheep and hundreds of chickens has been destroyed in an early morning fire in North Yarmouth. The exact number of animals that died has yet to be determined. The fire in the West Pownal Road barn was reported by the owners just after 2 […]
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Yarmouth man, 70, indicted for murder in connection with fatal shooting near bee farm
NORTH YARMOUTH — A 70-year-old man has been indicted for murder in connection with the Oct. 6 shooting death at a North Yarmouth bee farm. Timothy Feeley of the Maine attorney general’s office confirmed the indictment of Merrill “Mike” Kimball of Yarmouth The shooting of Leon Kelley of Georgetown occurred at about 3:15 p.m., at […]
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Lawyer: Maine bee farm shooting was self-defense
NORTH YARMOUTH — The lawyer for a man police say shot and killed another man during a confrontation at a beekeeping business in North Yarmouth says his client acted in self-defense. Police allege 70-year-old Merrill Kimball shot 63-year-old Leon Kelley multiple times Sunday at Brown’s Bee Farm, which is co-owned by Kelley’s father-in law. Kimball […]
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Gunshot kills North Yarmouth beekeeper
NORTH YARMOUTH — Stan Brown, the 93-year-old North Yarmouth man known across state and national beekeeping communities for his longevity, said he believes his son-in-law was fatally shot Sunday trying to protect his landmark bee supply shop from his business partner’s husband. The shooting attracted heavy media attention and was described as a “shock” by […]
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Man dead after shooting at business in North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — A relative of one of two owners of a well-known business was shot to death Sunday afternoon during a confrontation at the business. Leon Kelley was shot by the husband of the other co-owner of the business, and the shooter was questioned by police and released, according to a news release by […]