WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council has given its final approval to amendments to the city’s sign ordinance. The amendment, approved Tuesday by a 7-0 vote of the council, allows 100 square feet of signage for each 25 feet of a building’s road frontage, with the exception of buildings located in the city’s industrial park […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – 11/22
Working hard every day At the beginning of this year, I launched my campaign for State House and started a conversation with Gorham families about how to build a stronger future for our town and our state. Over the course of this campaign, we held 18 house parties, knocked on more than 4,500 doors and […]
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Some Mass. pantries hand out Thanksgiving chickens
The American Farm Bureau Federation says the average price of a 16-pound turkey has jumped from $18 to more than $22 in two years.
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A math class that clicks
FREEPORT – A visit to one of Alex Briasco-Brin’s eighth-grade math classes at Freeport Middle School shows a glimpse into a possible future of learning. Instead of rows of desks facing the front of the room and a teacher lecturing while students sleepily follow along in a textbook, the desks in Briasco-Brin’s classroom are arranged […]
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Pownal News – 11/21
Country Christmas in North Pownal The North Pownal United Methodist Church hosts its Country Christmas Fair on Friday, Nov. 30, from 3-8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the church, 851 Lawrence Road. It will feature the church’s biggest white elephant sale yet, a children’s craft corner, baked goods, crafts, hand-made […]
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State Championship Notebook: Four state finals would give MPA one-day problem
PORTLAND – With the probability of high school football moving to four classes in 2013, the face of Gold Ball Saturday also may change. The Maine Principals’ Association has held the championship games for all three classes at Fitzpatrick Stadium since 2002. And as Mike Haley, the executive secretary of the coaches’ association, noted, “We’ve […]
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Island takes deer problem by the horns
Islesboro residents will attempt to cull the herd to reduce the incidence of Lyme disease with their first-ever shotgun hunt.
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IKEA ‘regrets’ that past suppliers used cheap prison labor
BERLIN – Swedish furniture giant IKEA expressed regret Friday that it benefited from the use of forced prison labor by some of its suppliers in communist East Germany more than two decades ago. The company released an independent report showing that East German prisoners, among them many political dissidents, were involved in the manufacture of […]
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Recount in HD 94 confirms Hayes’ win
District 94 encompasses the towns of Buckfield, Hartford, Paris and Sumner.
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Inside Bridgton – 11/16
Many Thanks As grateful as I am for all of my wonderful friends and neighbors in Bridgton, I always love going back to my hometown for the holidays. Hopefully as you read this I’ve made it safely to Nashville and am celebrating a Tennessee Thanksgiving with my family. Southern cooking has hit the mainstream so […]