FREEPORT – Freeport Community Services has been managing to keep up with the public need for protein, despite the loss of approximately 50 turkeys when one of its freezers broke down due to a power failure on Nov. 4. Melanie Sachs, executive director at Freeport Community Services, said Monday morning that people who came to […]
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School-repair bond passes into limbo
FREEPORT – Officials at Regional School Unit 5 are taking a wait-and-see approach after tri-town voters narrowly approved a $14.6 million bond Nov. 5 for the renovation of Freeport High School. A separate $1.7 million bond pegged for a new turf field was defeated. Despite the victory, RSU 5 officials will wait to begin the […]
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Maine economist: Job growth to remain sluggish
The leading job sectors will be in professional and business services and leisure and hospitality, according to the outlook.
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Death toll could reach 2,500 in typhoon-ravaged Philippines
The enormity of the devastation slows relief efforts.
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Maine DHHS could reduce fines for dentists
Dentists complain about large fines by an auditor for minor clerical errors in MaineCare patient cases.
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Feature obituary: Carolyn Bennett, 72, shared love of arts with family
Carolyn F. Bennett’s love of the arts extended from the stage to the seats and beyond. Ms. Bennett, who died Friday in her native Rumford at age 72, performed with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, worked as an usher at Portland Players, volunteered at the Portland Museum of Art and worked as a docent at Portland’s […]
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Waning parrot popularity comes home to roost
Many owners of the loud and demanding birds are unprepared for the task, overwhelming shelters.
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Football programs working to rid Maine of bullying
Coaches and players support anti-hazing rules, saying they help foster team harmony.
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Original MTV VJ finds excitement of a new kind in Maine
Nina Blackwood says she moved here for the weather, for nature, and for a little more seclusion.
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Oxford fire leaves six homeless
The fire, which took seven hours to extinguish, destroys the home.