Kelly Wentworth’s last day as director of finance and human resources is Monday, Nov. 21, and budget time is fastly approaching for Regional School Unit 5. Superintendent Becky Foley and the school board isn’t waiting around to replace Wentworth, a Pownal resident who left RSU 5 to take a job with the Brunswick School Department. […]
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XC standout Jaques takes 19th at New Englands
Freeport No. 1 runner Henry Jaques and head Falcons coach Brian Berkemeyer at this past weekend’s New Englands competition in North Scituate, R.I., where Jaques finished 19th of 253. Freeporter Henry Jaques – the Falcons’ top runner this year and the State’s No. 2 Class B runner two years running – finished 19th out of […]
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Current Calendar
Community Events Scarborough Garden Club, will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, in the recreation hall at the Hillcrest Retirement Community off Route 1. The program will be a greens and bow-making workshop. Call 510-1371. Buy Local Scarborough, will hold its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, at Camp Ketcha. […]
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Dinner guests: Scarborough volunteers are cooking the town’s first free Thanksgiving meal
Focusing on the concepts of what creates community, several organizations in Scarborough are coming together for the first time to offer a free Thanksgiving dinner for all. The Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Wentworth School. The organizers are promising a quality meal, featuring china […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Local voters follow north-south split in Clinton vs. Trump
Mainers flooded polling places last week as they voted on candidates for federal, state and local office, as well as a handful of referendum questions. Although president-elect Donald Trump did take one of the state’s Electoral College votes, the popular vote in Maine went to Hillary Clinton. Statewide most of the referendum questions passed, except […]
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WMC, RSU5 announce fall award-winners
The Western Maine Conference and Regional School Unit 5 recently bestowed their athletic and academic awards for the fall season on an impressive group of students from Freeport High School, Freeport Middle School and the Durham Community School. These include members of the up-and-coming varsity soccer, football and field hockey teams, as well as the […]
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Cape schools adopt transgender policy
Like other local school districts, the Cape Elizabeth School Board has adopted a new policy designed to make transgender students feel safe and supported. The policy, which was approved on Nov. 8, is nearly identical to one adopted this past summer by the Scarborough Board of Education. The goal is to create a safe learning […]
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Wells cuts down Capers for C South title
Cape QB Jen Boeschenstein hooked up with fellow senior Ben Ekedahl for a first-half TD vs. visiting Wells in Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, and the boys swapped roles late in the fourth, Ekedahl pitching a surprise long-bomb to Boeschenstein for another spectacular score. But two flashy tallies weren’t enough to lift the Capers past the […]
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Wells cuts down Capers for C South title
Cape QB Jen Boeschenstein hooked up with fellow senior Ben Ekedahl for a first-half TD vs. visiting Wells in Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, and the boys swapped roles late in the fourth, Ekedahl pitching a surprise long-bomb to Boeschenstein for another spectacular score. But two flashy tallies weren’t enough to lift the Capers past the […]
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Durham News
. Office hours The Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The office will be closed Friday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. For more information, call 353-2561. Meetings The Durham Historical District Commission Photo Survey Group will meet Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 […]