Gorham locked up a 2-1 win at South Portland with mere minutes remaining on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12. The Rams capitalized on a disorganized Riots moment, rushing a tiny tap of a corner kick onto the field before shuttling the ball outward to Tyler Richman, whose shot cruised low-left past Riots keeper Riley Hasson for […]
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Football: Red Storm edge Scots in back-and-forth battle
It’s difficult to say whether Scarborough’s offense or their defense in the second half of Friday’s bout with Bonny Eagle proved more important, but if the Red Storm’s comeback W hinged on a single play, it was QB Jack Hughes’s 47-yard hookup in the last minute with wide receiver Griffin Madden. Or maybe it was […]
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Guest Column: Question 1 choice is simple
The only people politicians should ever owe any favors to are their constituents. Not wealthy special interests. Not lobbyists. Not rich campaign contributors. That was always my belief when I served as a Republican State Senator in the Maine Legislature and it continues to be my belief today, which is one of the reasons why […]
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No candidates file papers for District 4 council seat
Freeport residents who step into the ballot box at Freeport High School on Nov. 3 will see no District 4 Town Council candidates on their ballots, marking the first time in decades a council seat has gone uncontested. There’s plenty of interest, however, for positions on the Freeport Sewer District Trustees, a quasi-municipal board. Town […]
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Faces & Places
Students gather in a circle outside Freeport High School for freshman initiation.Courtesy photoBrent Franklin delivers fresh merchandise from Oakhurst Dairy to the walk-in at Durham Community School one day last week.Melanie Sachs, right, executive director of Freeport Community Services, accepts a ceremonial check from Brooks Brothers Factory Store officials last Thursday at the store, located […]
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School razing ends era
Several months of town labor during tough times 85 years ago in Buxton were reduced to a pile of rubble in one day on Tuesday when the Samuel D. Hanson School was demolished. “This is a very sad day for Buxton – a great waste of resources,” said Jan Hill, president of the Buxton-Hollis Historical […]
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Farm to host barbecue
What Knot Farm on River Road in Standish is sponsoring a barbecue at the Steep Falls Farmers Market, located at the Steep Falls Gazebo, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The farm will be offering their slow-cooked beef brisket, hamburgers and beef and barley soup. The event will help raise money for children […]
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Buxton Notes
Historical dedication The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society will dedicate memorial plantings and new landscaping at the Elden Store at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, as part of an extensive project to repair and preserve the building, corner of Route 22 and Haines Meadow Road. Elden Store, also known as the Hanson Coat Factory, has been […]
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City shows off ‘Best in ’Brook’
Those involved with Westbrook’s first “Best in the ’Brook Fest,” which will feature a sidewalk sale, an outdoor painting event and live music, are hoping to attract visitors in the city Saturday for the Insane Inflatable 5K. The Downtown Westbrook Coalition, which is working to revitalize the downtown, is using this Saturday to showcase artistic […]
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Students return after fire clears Gorham dorm
A fire Wednesday morning evacuated a University of Southern Maine dormitory. “Robie-Andrews Hall on our Gorham campus was evacuated this morning due to a fire in a student’s room on the second floor,” Christopher Quint, university spokesman, said in a statement Wednesday. “The resident is unharmed and there are no injuries.” Gorham Fire Department responded […]