Despite this morning’s heavy rainfall, no roads in Westbrook and Gorham had been closed by noon, according to reports. However, catch basins in both communities have experienced difficulty in handling runoff. Eric Dudley, director of Westbrook Public Services, said the city has had some minor flooding including some front yards of homes. “So far, so […]
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Freeport News
Korean War photos on display A photo exhibit, “My Dad’s Perspective: Preserving Beauty Amid War,” will be on display at the Freeport Community Library during October. The exhibit includes 50 images out of a collection of more than 300 taken in South Korea during the Korean War by photographer and Maine native Galen E. Leavitt. […]
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Durham News
Office hours The Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. For more information, call 353-2561. Meetings The Board of Selectmen meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the Durham Town Office. The Durham Planning Board meets Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m., […]
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Durham fire chief to remain on job
“As far as I know, (the issue) is all done with,” says Jeff Wakeman, chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Bill St. Michel, longtime Durham fire chief, will stay on the job for “the foreseeable future,” he told the Tri-Town Weekly in an email last Wednesday. St. Michel, who had threaten to resign due to […]
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Land ownership raised as issue for clam farming
The proposal to implement clam farming in Freeport is facing some significant hurdles. The Shellfish Conservation Commission must decide at its Oct. 8 meeting if it wants to recommend to the Town Council an amendment to the town’s shellfish ordinances, calling for the town to lease mud flats to individuals, thus creating clam farming. Then, […]
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Withdrawal petition lags
A petition drive aimed at getting Durham to withdraw from Regional School Unit 5 has yet to meet the minimum number of signatures needed to move the issue forward. On Monday, about a month since the papers appeared at the Durham Get & Go, the petition was still short 45 signatures. Town Clerk Shannon Plourde […]
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Especially for Seniors: Beware bogus medical-alert system call
Last week, as usual, I received perhaps seven or eight phone calls (not live) telling me I was qualified for a free medical alert system. One enthusiastic female told me that I had been referred to them by a “friend” who is now on my bucket list. Another senior freebie I was delighted to hear […]
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Westbrook Notes
Longtime AJ employee dies at 91 Florence B. Wing of Westbrook, died at age 91 on Sept. 19 surrounded by her family. Wing worked at the American Journal in Westbrook for a number of years and was widely known in the city. She had served as office manager and also wrote the Westbrook local news […]
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Community Calendar
Upcoming events “Cobblers to Capitalists: Two Centuries of Freeport Shoemaking,” Freeport Historical Society exhibit, runs through Jan. 15, 2016, Harrington House, 45 Main St. $3 admission. Open Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Labor Day; open Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Labor Day to Memorial Day. For more information, see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or call 865-3170. Freeport Project Review […]
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Scarborough teen featured at fair
Jessica Flaherty, who has tamed a wild horse, will display her skills next week in Cumberland. The upcoming 144th annual Cumberland County Fair, packed with a rodeo, horse racing and a variety of entertainment, is a fall agricultural classic that will also showcase the skills of 4-H kids and Grange gardeners. This year’s edition, which […]