DURHAM – The slums of Kenya may be worlds away from Durham, Maine, but one local resident is helping to improve the lives of hundreds of orphans in the African country. The Kakamega Orphan Project was started in 2002 by Kakamega native Dorothy Selebwa, who visited various Quaker meetinghouses in the Northeast to bring attention […]
2013
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Some Friends without borders
DURHAM – The slums of Kenya may be worlds away from Durham, Maine, but one local resident is helping to improve the lives of hundreds of orphans in the African country. The Kakamega Orphan Project was started in 2002 by Kakamega native Dorothy Selebwa, who visited various Quaker meetinghouses in the Northeast to bring attention […]
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Some Friends without borders
DURHAM – The slums of Kenya may be worlds away from Durham, Maine, but one local resident is helping to improve the lives of hundreds of orphans in the African country. The Kakamega Orphan Project was started in 2002 by Kakamega native Dorothy Selebwa, who visited various Quaker meetinghouses in the Northeast to bring attention […]
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Durham News – 7/10
Office hours The new town office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday. For more information 353-2561. Meetings Durham selectmen will meet Tuesdays, July 16 and 30, at 6:30 p.m., in the Durham Town Office. The Durham Planning Board meets Wednesday, July 10, at 7 p.m., in […]
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Durham News – 7/10
Office hours The new town office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday. For more information 353-2561. Meetings Durham selectmen will meet Tuesdays, July 16 and 30, at 6:30 p.m., in the Durham Town Office. The Durham Planning Board meets Wednesday, July 10, at 7 p.m., in […]
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Freeport officials face budget questions following state cuts
FREEPORT – Freeport officials are weighing budget options after learning that the town faces a substantial decrease in state revenue sharing, though not as severe as initially feared. The state treasurer’s earlier projection of revenue sharing for Freeport was $543,137, and the new projection is $361,231, said Town Manager Peter Joseph during a July 2 […]
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Q&A with George Denney
For many Freeport residents, George Denney is a man who needs no introduction. Considered one of the founding fathers of modern-day Freeport, Denney was responsible for the success of Cole Haan, a shoe manufacturer he took from relative obscurity in 1975 to international success in the 1990s. After selling Cole Haan for $95 million to […]
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Astronauts tackle chore backlog on spacewalk
York’s Christopher Cassidy joins an Italian astronaut in checking off NASA’s to-do list.
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South Portland officials call Color Run a success, ready for more
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland officials say Sunday’s “Color Run,” which brought 5,000 runners to the city’s east end in a fundraiser for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, was such a hit, they’re ready planning to repeat the event next year. “I was there for several hours and all I saw was smiling faces and […]
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'Tar sands' ordinance set for hearings in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – While recent events, including a very public show of support from Mayor Tom Blake, have given the grassroots group Concerned Citizens of South Portland cause to celebrate, acceptance of its petition for a Waterfront Protection Ordinance by the City Council July 1 presented opponents an opportunity to throw a few barbs. The […]