FREEPORT – Freeport filmmaker Walter Skold is asking viewers to define patriotism through his film, “One Tuesday Morning,” a documentary on the Flag Ladies of Freeport, three women who turn out each Tuesday morning to show their support for those who sacrifice for American freedom. The film, which is scheduled to air twice next week […]

Parade, ceremony to mark Memorial Day Plans are under way for Freeport’s annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony, Monday, May 27. The parade forms at 9:15 a.m. on Holbrook Street, and begins at 9:30, coming down Main Street to School, down School, and crossing by Hilton Garden to the town park for the ceremony. As […]

GORHAM – The Gorham Police Department appears to be moving closer toward an arrest of those responsible for two bomb threats last week in the vicinity of Gorham Middle School, 106 Weeks Road. “We have identified people of interest and the investigation is ongoing at this time,” Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson of Gorham police said […]

WESTBROOK – A cardboard box containing a dozen wild duck eggs and the nesting mother, situated on a busy strip off Main Street in Westbrook at the Bank of America sidewalk on Friday, has gone missing. According to Phil Hebert, the animal control officer with the Westbrook Police Department, it is a federal violation to […]

WESTBROOK – In danger of toppling, a huge tree that survived more than a century of hurricanes and blizzards finally fell to chain saws in Westbrook on Wednesday. The giant silver maple that had started to rot was taken down for safety’s sake at 26 Longfellow St. The city’s Public Services Department teamed up with […]

WESTBROOK – A local housecat turned unofficial school mascot, Simba is one of the most recognizable faces around Westbrook High School – and lately, even more so. Simba has been featured in an art display in the third-floor hallway as part of the school’s annual art show. Simba, “the superintendent of cool,” according to the […]