NEWPORT (AP) — The superintendent overseeing construction of a combined high school and middle school in Newport says the school’s Native American name likely will stay, but the image associated with its mascot likely will not. A $53 million facility to combine Nokomis Regional High School and three middle schools is expected to open next […]
September 2018
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Noise from airboats generating numerous complaints in Freeport
FREEPORT Airboat noise is generating an unusual number of complaints in town. Town Manager Peter Joseph told the Town Council last week that there have recently been between 15 and 30 complaints about noise created by the craft. The council also discussed what Chairwoman Sarah Tracy called a “new area of conflict” in the ongoing […]
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Having adults in the White House is supposed to be normal
We have been informed, twice now this week, that there are alleged “adults” in Donald Trump’s White House who are supposedly acting as a hedge against the 45th president’s worst impulses. And this, in some weird way, is both weirdly comforting and profoundly depressing. Comforting because it means that there are apparently some hardworking souls […]
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Question 1 would send Maine taxes higher than all other states
Imagine if the income of a mom-and-pop store in Maine was taxed at a much higher rate than the profits made by a global giant like Walmart. That wouldn’t seem fair or even make sense. Question 1, a November state ballot proposal to offer free “homecare for all” to people 65 or older, would send […]
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Letters
Collins fuels flames of discontent What upsets me most about the Kavanaugh hearing is the fundamental unfairness of the procedure. The president is under investigation for multiple transgressions, not the least of which is the possibility of collusion with the Russian government in their tampering with the election. He has been accused of serious campaign […]
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Calendar
MON/10 MISCELLANEOUS THERAPY DOG STORY HOUR 4-5 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport. Kids of all ages can read to an attentive, loving dog. For a special time with a therapy dog, call ahead to save a spot. FMI, call (207) 865-3307 or visit freeportlibrary.com. GIRL SCOUTS GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT, 5:30 p.m., Westbrook-Warren […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: There’s this woman I’ve known since I was a child. She’s a Jehovah’s Witness I’ll call Beatrice. She comes by my house every so often to share pamphlets and talk about her religion. She is a casual friend of my mother’s (who I live with), so I feel I have to let her […]