FREEPORT – Correcting a longtime historical inaccuracy, the Freeport Town Council has officially removed the town motto, the “Birthplace of Maine,” from the town seal. The accuracy of the motto came under scrutiny in February after longtime Freeport eatery Jameson Tavern closed, drawing attention to a Daughters of the American Revolution plaque commemorating the tavern […]
2013
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Tri-Town Weekly calendar – 6/26
Upcoming events Durham codes enforcement officer, available Wednesday, June 26, 5-7 p.m., town office. Music on the Mall, featuring Blacklash, classic rock and blues, Wednesday, June 26, 6-8 p.m., Town Mall, downtown Brunswick. Thursday rain date when possible. Free. Presented by Brunswick Downtown Association. For more information, see http://www.brunswickdowntown.org/MOTM. New Books and New Series Day, […]
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Tri-Town Weekly calendar – 6/26
Upcoming events Durham codes enforcement officer, available Wednesday, June 26, 5-7 p.m., town office. Music on the Mall, featuring Blacklash, classic rock and blues, Wednesday, June 26, 6-8 p.m., Town Mall, downtown Brunswick. Thursday rain date when possible. Free. Presented by Brunswick Downtown Association. For more information, see http://www.brunswickdowntown.org/MOTM. New Books and New Series Day, […]
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Tri-Town Weekly calendar – 6/26
Upcoming events Durham codes enforcement officer, available Wednesday, June 26, 5-7 p.m., town office. Music on the Mall, featuring Blacklash, classic rock and blues, Wednesday, June 26, 6-8 p.m., Town Mall, downtown Brunswick. Thursday rain date when possible. Free. Presented by Brunswick Downtown Association. For more information, see http://www.brunswickdowntown.org/MOTM. New Books and New Series Day, […]
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Pownal News – 6/26
Upcoming meetings Pownal selectmen will meet on Mondays, July 1, 15 and 29, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall. The Solid Waste Committee will meet Monday, July 8, at 6 p.m., at Mallett Hall. Church hosting bean, spaghetti supper The North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, will be holding a public baked bean […]
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Freeport News – 6/26
Alumni field hockey team practicing The Freeport High School alumni field hockey players have begun practices for the second annual Field Hockey Alumni Fundraiser. All practices are on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. at the high school field hockey field on Holbrook Street. All are welcome to participate. The next practice is July 1. Program focuses […]
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Tax hike hits Durham hard
DURHAM – Durham residents are facing a whopping 12 percent increase in taxes this year. “I’ve only been here a few years, but this is the highest I’ve seen,” said Janet Smith, Durham’s administrative assistant, on June 21. Durham’s tax rate had been $13.35 per $1,000 of valuation. It will now be $14.95 per $1,000 […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Hoping for disaster
The best thing that could happen to independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler is a state shutdown. I’m not saying Cutler, who lost a close race for governor in 2010, is sitting in a secret chamber in his enormous Cape Elizabeth mansion burning incense, sacrificing chickens and sticking pins in voodoo dolls that look like Speaker […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Hoping for disaster
The best thing that could happen to independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler is a state shutdown. I’m not saying Cutler, who lost a close race for governor in 2010, is sitting in a secret chamber in his enormous Cape Elizabeth mansion burning incense, sacrificing chickens and sticking pins in voodoo dolls that look like Speaker […]
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Durham reviving scholarship fund
DURHAM – Good news for students in Durham – the town has revived awarding a yearly $1,000 scholarship to one or two worthy local recipients. “It’s been a number of years since we’ve done this,” said Kendra O’Connell, co-chairwoman of the newly resurrected Durham Scholarship Fund Committee. “I wasn’t even living in town the last […]