Event celebrates ‘Night Tree’ A holiday tradition children, the “Night Tree” event at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Saturday, Dec. 3, is inspired by Eve Bunting’s book, “Night Tree.” Her story is about a family that feeds the forest animals by making decorations for a special tree. Each hour during the day, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., the […]
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Arts calendar
THEATER Friday, Dec. 2-Saturday, Dec. 3 “Oath Breakers,” presented by Naked Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Michael Levine, 7 p.m. at The Ballroom at Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. Free First Friday Event; Saturday, 7 p.m., $10 all ages. Tickets, visit wwwacorn-productions.org. Saturday, Dec. 3 “The Nutcracker,” presented by the Studio of the Living […]
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Monthly potlucks staple of Wolfe’s Neck Club
The Wolfe’s Neck Club may no longer make root beer in a large bucket outside the former one-room schoohouse in Freeport, as it once did, but it still holds on to a 75-year-old tradition, its monthly potluck suppers. Every second Sunday of the month at 6 p.m., old friends and new bring dishes to enjoy, […]
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Dorothy “Dot” Fern Phinney, 95, died peacefully Nov. 12, 2016, at Southern Maine Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was born in Casco, on Nov. 22, 1921, one of 13 children born to William and Mary Maines. She attended Casco schools. In her early years, she was an accomplished seamstress making draperies and beautiful […]
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Historical society launches online museum
Moving with the times, the South Portland Historical Society has just launched a new online museum, giving the public 24-7 web access to thousands of photographs, documents and other materials related to the city’s history. With the support of Kaplan University, the historical society has already uploaded more than 6,500 photos, and it will continue […]
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New track and field will bring RSU together
Having returned to Maine in 2014, we’re relative newcomers to the Freeport and RSU 5 community. But we immediately fell in love with the town, its schools, its residents, and the can-do attitude of our many new friends and neighbors. With three boys going through Freeport Middle School and Freeport High School and the contact […]
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New track and field will bring RSU together
Having returned to Maine in 2014, we’re relative newcomers to the Freeport and RSU 5 community. But we immediately fell in love with the town, its schools, its residents, and the can-do attitude of our many new friends and neighbors. With three boys going through Freeport Middle School and Freeport High School and the contact […]
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Durham gets its chance to air name-change questions
Durham residents will get their turn to weigh in on the idea of changing Freeport High School’s name when Regional School Unit 5 directors meet at Durham Community School, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. As it did at Freeport High School on Nov. 2, the school board will hold an informal question-and-answer period […]
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Yarmouth News
Masons to host bean supper A public baked bean supper will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 5-6:30 p.m., at the Casco Masonic Lodge, 20 Mill St, Yarmouth. Served will be three kinds of baked beans, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, pies and biscuits, all made from scratch, and hot dogs and beverages. The cost […]
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Yarmouth News
Masons to host bean supper A public baked bean supper will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 5-6:30 p.m., at the Casco Masonic Lodge, 20 Mill St, Yarmouth. Served will be three kinds of baked beans, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, pies and biscuits, all made from scratch, and hot dogs and beverages. The cost […]