FREEPORT — Flying Point resident Kathy Biberstein is running for state House District 48, the seat held by Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, who is running for U.S. Senate. “As I speak to the people in our community about their priorities, I have been inspired by their passion for our towns and their vision for Maine’s […]
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Seeing is Perceiving: Freeport library incorporates sign language into reading program
FREEPORT — The doors swung open, and the pitter-patter of tiny feet signaled that Tuesday morning storytime at the Freeport Community Library was about to begin. But it was storytime with a twist for the babies and toddlers. Ali Reddy read the books while fellow youth service clerk Brandi Lemieux followed along using sign language. […]
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Bowdoin library exhibit highlights challenges of Maine’s early statehood
“State of Maine” is on display both at the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library and online.
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Goodbye Mustard Seed, Hello Mockingbird: Bath book shop changing hands
Terri Schurz, a Mustard Seed Bookstore employee, will take over from Julie Shea and Susan Shipsey.
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Bath arts center to feature comic Johnny Ater
BATH — Stand-up comic Johnny Ater performs at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 15. The comedian, a lifelong Mainer, offers up stories about life, family, relationships, and his colorful local friends, whom he brings to life on stage for all to meet. He also offers light-hearted jibes and himself and fellow Mainers, […]
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Brunswick bookstore offers talk by Portland writer, former POW
BRUNSWICK — Kifah Abdulla is due to read from his new book “Mountains without Peaks” at Gulf of Maine Books on Saturday, Feb. 15. Abdulla, who reads at 3 p.m. at the 134 Maine St. store, is a Portland writer, poet, artist, performer, social activist and world citizen. He is involved with the “Rebel: Take […]
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Brunswick talk to delve into mapping 18th century Midcoast
BRUNSWICK — Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fifth presentation of its 23rd annual Winter Speaker Series is “George Sproule’s Mapping the Mid-Coast, 1770.” The talk, which features Matthew Edney, a cartography history professor at the University of Southern Maine, takes place in the Morrill Meeting Room of Curtis Memorial Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. […]
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Cumberland looks to save $20K in first year with new solar field
The 1,248-panel array is expected to produce more than 630,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year for town facilities.
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Freeport board to hold talk on sustainable communities
FREEPORT — The Freeport Sustainability Advisory Board will host “Building Sustainable Communities,” a panel discussion with sustainability officials from Falmouth, South Portland and Portland, on Monday, Feb. 10. The event will be held at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more information, visit Freeport’s website at freeportmaine.com or the town’s […]
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Pine Tree Society expands specialized children services to Bath
BATH — Pine Tree Society, which works with Mainers with disabilities and their families, has expanded its children’s case management services to its 149 Front St. office in Bath, allowing new referrals to be accepted within an hour radius of Bath. The 84-year-old nonprofit already offers services to 55-60 families at its Scarborough and Auburn […]