The Windham Town Council is poised to approve an emergency moratorium on retail marijuana establishments next Tuesday. The vote anticipates that Question 1, a citizen’s referendum to approve the use of marijuana for recreational purposes, officially wins. As of Nov. 16, the Secretary of State’s Office said the question appears to have passed by a […]
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Windham departs bracket after fall to Portland
Kyle Houser and Griffeth Hebert added TDs to keep Windham on pace with Portland through the first half of Friday night, Nov. 11’s A North Championship. The Bulldogs, however, pulled away in the late going, securing a 27-14 W on big, fourth-quarter efforts by Jake Knop and Dylan Bolduc. The result, which played out at […]
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Lessons to be learned in the community
Gray-New Gloucester Middle School students are helping to collect and prepare Thanksgiving food baskets. Eighth-graders at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School say they are thinking differently about Thanksgiving now that they’ve been working on a project to help provide holiday meal gift baskets to people in their community. Each fall, students in the National Junior Honor […]
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Lessons to be learned in the community
Gray-New Gloucester Middle School students are helping to collect and prepare Thanksgiving food baskets. Eighth-graders at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School say they are thinking differently about Thanksgiving now that they’ve been working on a project to help provide holiday meal gift baskets to people in their community. Each fall, students in the National Junior Honor […]
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Sports Roundup
Local runners compete at New Englands Forecaster Country was well represented at Saturday’s New England cross country meet in Foster, Rhode Island
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Brunswick football one win from Gold Ball; Mt. Ararat runners compete at New Englands
Brunswick’s football team is heading back to the state final and with the conclusion of the cross country season at last week’s New England meet, is the Mid-Coast’s only fall sports team still standing. The Dragons were untouchable the first nine games of the season, but finally had a serious test in Friday’s Class B […]
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Bowdoin loses to rival Colby
Bowdoin’s Liam Ford leaps to make a touchdown catch during the Polar Bears’ game at rival Colby Saturday. Despite Ford’s TD, Bowdoin lost, 32-16. Bowdoin’s Patrick Fabrizio prepares to sack the Colby quarterback during Saturday’s game. The Polar Bears finished the season 0-8, but still lead the all-time series against the Mules, 70-49-8. The teams […]
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Portland tree lighting to launch holiday fun
PORTLAND — The city’s Christmas tree will be lit Friday, Nov. 25, as the annual Light Up Your Holidays Festival kicks off at 5 p.m. in Monument Square. The 40-foot blue spruce was donated by David and Barbara Ripley of 43 Harris Ave., and will be the centerpiece of a party that includes a visit from Santa […]
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Thursday’s college roundup: No. 3 Louisville stunned by Houston
The Cardinals’ playoff hopes are all but dashed with a 36-10 setback.
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Thursday’s college basketball roundup: UConn keeps streak alive
The Huskies tops Baylor 72-61 for their 77th straight win.