Freeport High School juniors who take the American Studies course were assigned a project recently – pick a topic they were concerned about and write a letter. The letters had to be modeled on the structure of the Declaration of Independence, to include rhetorical devices they had been taught. Concerned about protecting their driving rights, […]
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2015 Holiday Helpline under way in Freeport
Sign-up has begun for the Freeport Community Services Holiday Helpline program for Freeport and Pownal residents. The Holiday Helpline program is designed to provide warm clothing and toys, thanks to a partnership with the Press Herald Toy Fund (formerly called the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund) to needy residents. Freeport Community Services is hoping to find […]
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RSU 5 Good for Kids: Nick Lyons’ strategy – fun, fitness, learning
Congratulations to Nick Lyons, physical education and wellness teacher at Durham Community School. The school recently learned that he has won the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Teacher of the Year Award. Hiram Sibley, assistant principal at Durham Community School, tells us that Nick is an amazing educator, and an asset […]
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Yarmouth News
Magazine history topic of talk Kathleen Fleury, a Yarmouth native and editor-in-chief of Down East Magazine, will speak Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., at the Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St. She will discuss the history of the longstanding Maine magazine. This event is free for members of Yarmouth Historical Society and $5 […]
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Filling a need, Beansprouts expanding facility in Freeport
Angela Garrison had what she thought was a winning business model when she began planning an early childhood education and care center. Now, just two years later, Garrison’s Beansprouts Early Learning Childcare Center, on Lower Main Street in Freeport, broke ground Nov. 4 on an expansion of 2,200 square feet. Bouffard and McFarland Builders of […]
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Police warn of Bridge Street traffic
Westbrook police are advising motorists to avoid Bridge Street in downtown Westbrook Tuesday due to the ongoing construction of the Bridge Street bridge. According to Westbrook police Capt. Sean Lally, delays will run from 3 p.m. through 12 a.m. “Bridge Street in Westbrook from Main Street to Brown Street will experience significant traffic delays due […]
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Inside Windham
Heather Masse concert On Saturday, Nov.7, Heather Masse of The Wailin’ Jennys will be in concert at North Windham Union Church at 7 p.m. This is a Music with a Mission concert and Masse has selected to support SMART Child and Family Services with the community proceeds from the concert. Tickets are $15 for all […]
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Inn shuts restaurant, works to meet code
A Gorham innkeeper, who closed his high-end dining facility Friday, is still upset about demands fire inspectors are requiring of his business, but a meeting Tuesday with the fire chief may have tempered some of the heat. At issue is a July inspection of Matt Mattingly’s PineCrest Inn, 91 South St., by town and state […]
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Naples men busted on heroin trafficking charges
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Naples men Tuesday night on charges of aggravated trafficking in heroin. Arrested were Lawrence Dyer, 51, and Kenneth Brown, 28. According to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland, MDEA agents and detectives from the sheriff’s office have been investigating the […]
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Letter: Benefits RSU 5 offers students
After reading the last few issues of the Tri-Town Weekly and learning that some Durham residents are interested in a withdrawal from RSU 5, I wanted to write and share my interest in keeping RSU 5 intact. My husband and I with our family just bought a house in Durham. We moved here from Portland […]