DURHAM – The Durham Planning Board is scheduled to continue reviewing the application from the founder of Casco Bay Brewing Co. to open a small brewery in Durham. The board’s meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5., in the Durham Town Offices. Deb Larrabee, the […]
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Windham bicycling committee works for safe roads
WINDHAM – Sparky Hurgin lives in a section of Windham that is surrounded by narrow, twisty roads that make bicycling difficult. High speeds, discourteous drivers and a lack of shoulders near Swett Road combine for difficult recreational bicycling for Hurgin and his wife, Helen, and two grown children, Max and Marta, who come home many […]
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West Nile virus found in Standish
STANDISH – According to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, mosquitoes found in Standish have tested positive for the West Nile nirus. According to Standish Town Manager Gordon Billington, the mosquitoes were found on Portland Water District property near the Otter Ponds off Route 35 near Sebago Lake Village. He received notice from […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Take time to save our Sebago
There is an important and urgent matter that impacts all of us who own property on Sebago Lake – summer and fall lake levels. Perhaps you know that the Eel Weir dam on Sebago goes through periodic licensing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Once granted, these licenses dictate lake levels for decades. Currently, […]
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Westbrook notes – 8/30
Historians to hear Daicy Michael Daicy, Portland Fire Department historian, will speak when Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 426 Bridge St. Daicy’s topic will be the great Portland fire of 1866. Daicy will discuss the book “Portland’s Greatest Conflagration” that he co-authored with Don Whitney. Class of ’55 […]
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Principal: Durham values education
Talking to Durham Community School Principal Will Pidden, it’s easy to figure out that he’s not a native Mainer – the British accent quickly gives that away. Pidden, 48, is originally from Canberley, England, a town about 35 miles southwest of London. Pidden came to Maine on a kind of circuitous route, getting involved in […]
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RSU 5 bus routes and schedules
Please allow 10-15 minutes before scheduled pick up time to allow drivers to become familiar with all stops Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted as the school year progresses Please direct questions to the Director of Transportation at 865-0928 ext. 2 Freeport Middle School day begins at 7:40 AM and ends at […]
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Freeport's streetlights could dim in cost-saving measure
FREEPORT– Freeport may pull the plug on 25 streetlights, but add a half-dozen more. The Town Council will hold a public hearing regarding a recommendation from the Traffic and Parking Committee regarding changes to existing streetlights on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers. According to a memo by Town Manager […]
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LETTERS TO EDITOR – Updates on Durham withdrawal study
The Durham Educational Exploration Committee would like to thank everyone who came to the public meeting on Aug. 13 at the Durham Community School. The feedback and input is sincerely appreciated. Please continue to send us your input by sending email to [email protected] . Our mission is to provide the town as much information as […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Good advice for seniors: Hang onto your money
Many senior citizens are in a financial position of being unable to donate to charity, but some of the phone calls we receive do tug at your heartstrings, especially if the glib caller mentions veterans groups or public safety organizations. Sometimes, you just can’t refuse – or can you? The more you know about who’s […]