PORTLAND — Bridging a gap between bridge safety and funding will be vital to Maine’s future economic growth, according to a report released earlier this month. “Maine will need to maintain and modernize its bridges by repairing or replacing deficient bridges and providing needed maintenance on other bridges to ensure that they remain in good […]
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Freeport Police Beat: Nov. 9
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6. Fire calls 10/31 at 8:28 a.m. Traffic control on Winston Hill Road. 10/31 at 10:37 a.m. Lines down on Kendall Lane. 10/31 at 12:13 p.m. Lines down on Spar Cove Road. 10/31 at 1:49 p.m. Lines down on Pownal Road. 10/31 at 2:07 p.m. Lines down on […]
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Freeport elects Sterling, Vertenten to School Board
FREEPORT — Incumbent Lindsay Sterling and Maddy Vertenten were the winners in the Nov. 7 election for two contested seats on the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors. Sterling led the candidates with 1,635 votes, securing her second term on the board. Vertenten followed, with 1,340 votes. Sterling and Vertenten were challenged by Tiffany Jones, […]
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Freeport council denies permit to move Island Rover for launch
The 80-ton boat needs to be moved down multiple roads to reach the ocean.
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Sterling, Vertenten prevail in contested RSU5 board race
FREEPORT — Incumbent Lindsay Sterling and neophyte Maddy Vertenten won seats on Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors on Tuesday. Sterling and Vertenten defeated Tiffany Jones, who was making her first run for a seat on the board. Freeport residents awarded 1,635 votes to Sterling, 1,340 to Vertenten, and 1,108 to Jones. Three seats on the […]
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CMP in homestretch of restoring power
Communities make contingency plans in case electricity is still out at polling places on Election Day.
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Freeport Police Beat: Nov. 2
Arrests 10/25 at 11:11 p.m. Pamela Cline, 58, of Spring Street, Yarmouth, was arrested on Lambert Road by Officer William Brown on a charge of operating under the influence. 10/27 at 5:39 p.m. Anthony Dehaas, 47, of Oatway Lane, Winthrop, was arrested on northbound Interstate 295 by Officer Keith Norris on a charge of operating under the […]
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Freeport Waldorf school completes $6.3M addition
FREEPORT — Maine’s only early childhood-through-grade-12 Waldorf school has completed a $6.3 million addition to its campus. Maine Coast Waldorf School dedicated a new high school building Oct. 10. The two-story, 10,600-square-foot building is on the school’s 75-acre Desert Road campus. The high school includes a student center, faculty and administrative offices, conference rooms for teachers and students, and seven […]
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Wind, rain storm batters greater Portland
PORTLAND — Thousands of southern Maine residents and businesses remained without power Tuesday and roads, government offices and schools were still closed after a record-setting wind and rain storm battered Maine Sunday night and Monday. More than a third of Portland’s Central Maine Power customers remained without electricity Tuesday morning. Specific outage information by town […]
