Rep. Gideon sets public office hours State Rep. Sara Gideon has scheduled public office hours in Freeport and Pownal. Gideon will be holding office hours the third Friday of every month at Edna and Lucy’s, 407 Hallowell Road in Pownal, from 7-9 a.m. On Saturday, Jan. 26, Gideon will be holding office hours from 10 […]
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Tri-Town Weekly Community Calendar – 2/06
Upcoming events – Freeport Planning Board public hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 6 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers, to discuss possible amendments to the zoning ordinance that would expand the definition of agricultural farm stand to provide more flexibility in setback requirements for farm stands that sell agricultural and animal products. “Bugs from Around the World,” Wednesday, […]
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Q&A with Sandra Oliver – 'Historian sheds light on food’s past'
In this culinary age of locally sourced ingredients and retro recipes, food historian Sandy Oliver can make an honest claim to being there first. The Isleboro resident began her career in food history in 1971 when she founded the fireplace-cooking program at Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut. Oliver teaches historic recipe research and provides training […]
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Freeport News – 2/06
Nomination papers available Nomination papers for a seat on the Town Council for District 2 area available in the Town Clerk’s Office, 30 Main St., Freeport. Nomination papers with no fewer than 50 signatures are due to the Town Clerk’s Office no later than 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13. The special election will be held […]
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Pownal News – 2/06
Town office notes The Solid Waste Committee will meet Monday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. The Board of Selectmen will meet Monday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. The Planning Board will meet Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Conservation Committee will meet Monday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. All meetings are at Mallett Hall. Keep […]
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Students make good on promise of relief
FREEPORT – Freeport High School students and staff made good on their promise to deliver school supplies to the Hurricane Sandy-battered schools in Freeport, N.Y. The initiative, dubbed Freeport to Freeport, was the brainchild of Freeport High senior Abigail Smith, who led a community-wide effort to gather notebooks, backpacks and other essential school supplies to […]
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DIAMOND…IN THE ROUGH – The $100 million prison plot
You won’t believe this, but it’s true. The governor’s new two-year budget calls for borrowing $100 million for renovation and to construct new buildings at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. Seriously? The proposal calls for demolishing and replacing eight of the 11 buildings in an effort to increase efficiency and capacity. That’s right – […]
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DIAMOND…IN THE ROUGH – The $100 million prison plot
You won’t believe this, but it’s true. The governor’s new two-year budget calls for borrowing $100 million for renovation and to construct new buildings at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. Seriously? The proposal calls for demolishing and replacing eight of the 11 buildings in an effort to increase efficiency and capacity. That’s right – […]
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Cost of sitting in U.S. traffic in 2011: $121 billion
AUSTIN, Texas — An annual study of national driving patterns shows that Americans spent 5.5 billion hours sitting in traffic in 2011. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute released a report Tuesday that found Americans are adapting to road congestion by allowing, on average, an hour to make a trip that would take 20 minutes without […]
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Two Calif. students lose fingers in tug-of-war game
The boy and girl had stable vital signs Tuesday after undergoing hours of surgery, but it’s not clear whether fingers were successfully reattached.