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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Bad job blues

Bruce Poliquin, former state treasurer and unsuccessful candidate for governor and U.S. senator, has decided he doesn’t want to be the new chairman of the Maine Republican Party. Smart move. (Please note the preceding paragraph marks the first time I’ve ever written anything even vaguely complimentary about Poliquin. I doubt it’ll happen again.) One good […]

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Tri-Town Weekly calendar – 7/17

Upcoming events Program on tick- and mosquito-borne infections, by Kate Colby, field epidemiologist from Maine Center for Disease Control & Preventon, Wednesday, July 17, 5-6 p.m., Freeport Town Hall. Program sponsored by the town and Cumberland District of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Free. Stories in Stone, July 17, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s […]

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Durham News – 7/17

Office hours The new town office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday. For more information 353-2561. Meetings Durham selectmen will meet Tuesday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m., in the Durham Town Office. CEO available The codes enforcement officer is available on Wednesdays, July 17, 24 and […]

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Jameson Tavern redux: Quiet debut pleases owners

FREEPORT – After abruptly closing this February, longtime Freeport eatery Jameson Tavern quietly re-opened July 7 under a new ownership group headed by Maine restaurant veterans Christian Erdmann and Tom Hincks. Hincks, who has 32 years of experience in Maine kitchens, signed a five-year lease on May 21 from longtime Jameson Tavern owner Jack Stiles, […]