Frank Mollins, 81, was las seen Tuesday.
2021
Sarah Lundin named Freeport Community Services’ director
Freeport Community Services has named Sarah Lundin its new executive director. Freeport Community Services supports the people in Freeport and Pownal with essential and emergency relief services. Lundin joined the Freeport Community Services staff in 2015 as a community services coordinator. In 2020 she was promoted to director of programs. Prior, Lundin worked as a […]
Complaints about dog waste piling up in Gorham
Failure of dog owners to clean up after their pets on town trails and other public properties is raising a stink in Gorham. Last week, an offender was spotted not picking up after a dog outside the municipal center, leaving a deposit right under the noses of town officials. Town Council Chairperson Lee Pratt said […]
Renowned New York chef to rock new food hall in Westbrook
Chef Akhtar Nawab supervises culinary endeavors nationwide and is a past winner of the James Beard Foundation’s Best New Restaurant Award.
Lawmakers commission probe of Maine’s child protective services
The deaths of several Maine children are a ‘call to action,’ said the state’s director of the Office of Child and Family Services.
Recreational pot sales, cultivation take step toward legalization in Lisbon
A public hearing on a proposed ordinance and vote is scheduled for Aug. 17.
Maine COVID-19 counts inch higher, with 5 deaths and 40 new cases
The Maine CDC is expecting to see a greater impact of the delta variant in the coming weeks and continues to encourage vaccination as the best form of protection.
U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
‘COVID has greatly exacerbated the crisis,’ says a public health researcher who tracks overdose trends.
The Maine Idea: Punishing newspapers makes a bad situation worse
Newspaper people rarely write about newspapers, but perhaps it’s time to make an exception. Louis DeJoy, the bull-like postmaster general appointed by Donald Trump to make the U.S. Postal Service function still more “like a business” – even though it’s not a business – has announced the latest round of punitive rate hikes and service cuts. Unless common sense […]
Local gleaners program now part of Mid Coast Hunger Prevention
Merrymeeting Gleaners, which provides fresh produce for those experiencing food insecurity, has become a program of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. The Merrymeeting Gleaners harvest and distribute surplus produce from farms and process local food for year-round distribution. It was launched by the Merrymeeting Food Council five years ago. It has, since 2016, gleaned […]
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