FREEPORT – Freeport’s latest “silver bullet” recycling location on Hunter Road features the colorful work of artist Sebastian Meade. The 33-year old Freeport native spent two months last summer creating the images, which feature wide-mouthed monsters eating each other’s tails. “Basically, the theme is to literally feed the monster,” Meade said during a Feb. 5 […]
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Get outside!
A Pownal trail extension preview, a Durham ?full-moon trek and other local events are on tap for a special weekend. POWNAL – As part of a planned expansion of the Bradbury Pineland trail corridor in Gray and North Yarmouth, Pownal could be connected to new mountain bike, equestrian, hiking and skiing trails sometime in 2013. […]
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Freezing to keep heat on
FREEPORT – Sue Mack is planning to stay cold to keep the community warm. As part of the 2013 Freeze Out, a 24-hour food and fuel drive is scheduled to begin Saturday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m., at the First Parish Church on Main Street. Mack, Freeport’s community services director, will stay outside and awake […]
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LETTERS TO MYSELF – Here’s why character matters
Character is one essential component to living life at its happiest. Who we are makes a difference. The way we treat others matters. he decency or indecency that fills our hearts and minds matters. Our values as expressions of what we believe and how we live our lives really do make a difference to our […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Governor's proposal wrong prescription for Maine
During my medical career, I was a firsthand witness to the importance of programs serving Maine people in need. As a physician, I saw the difficulties of patients lacking private insurance. As the medical director of a clinic that served many working-class patients, I saw how vital our safety nets are. When I ran for […]
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Inside Windham – 2/8
Community Theater Windham Center Stage Theater presents “I Love WCST,” live and silent auction, entertainment and dessert tasting on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 6-8 p.m. at town hall. All proceeds benefit the theater. $12 donation; $10 for students and seniors. Coin Drive will benefit fuel fund Windham High School’s Leo Club, Interact Club and Key […]
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Students to take part in police school-shooter training
GORHAM – Local police departments and about 100 area high school students will descend on the shuttered White Rock Elementary School in Gorham during February vacation to review and improve law enforcement’s tactics regarding school-shooter incidents. About 80 officers from Windham and Gorham police departments and deputies from Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office will cycle through […]
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Gorham notes – 2/7
Loughran retiring Town Clerk Connie Loughran said in a letter Jan. 14 to Town Council Chairman Phil Gagnon that she would be retiring on Friday, Sept. 6. “Working in the town clerk’s office these past 27 years has been a very rewarding experience,” Loughran wrote. “I can truly say that I always looked forward to […]
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bonny Eagle evens score with Westbrook
STANDISH – The third-place Bonny Eagle Scots hosted the fifth-place Blue Blazes of Westbrook Tuesday night. Both teams have demonstrated prowess on the court this season, beating other high-ranking squads, and when they met on Jan. 8, Westbrook’s margin of victory was narrow, only three points. Tuesday’s rematch could have been a nail-biter. It could’ve […]
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Agri-tourism tempts Freeport farmers
FREEPORT – For Laughing Stock Farm co-owner Lisa Turner, an expansion of agri-tourism in Freeport could potentially make a big difference for her small family farm. “This is not a genius business to go into if you want to make a lot of money,” Turner said. “Any additional revenue streams are always important to explore.” […]