Coming into the state American Legion tournament, Saco-Biddeford Savings of Westbrook’s manager Greg Souza knew that pitching was his squad’s indubitable strength. On Wednesday, Keenan Lowe proved him right. Lowe was dominant over eight innings on Aug. 1, limiting Zone 5 champions Fayette-Staples of Saco to one run as Zone 4 champion Westbrook took a […]
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Baker: ‘Nobody a better No. 2 than a former No. 1’
WESTBROOK – Bill Baker certainly made an impression on Westbrook as its police chief from 2007-2011, and many people will remember a fundraising stunt in November 2007, when he paddled in a raft down the Presumpscot River. While he is not sure if he will be trying that again soon, as Westbrook’s new director of […]
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Westbrook Tuffy Football starts new era
WESTBROOK – As the football season starts kicking off all over the state, Westbrook Tuffy Football will be starting a new era. Longtime President Louie Lampron has stepped down from that post and has handed the reins to Danielle Higgins. Higgins, who has two sons that recently graduated the program, has been involved in the […]
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Freeport chooses new town manager
FREEPORT – Peter Joseph, 30, the town manager in Lincoln, N.H., since 2008, is the new town manager of Freeport. Joseph signed a three-year contract with a starting salary of $95,000 on Friday, which the Board of Selectmen will ratify at their next meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 6:30 p.m., at Freeport Town […]
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Freeport vet will 'Primp your Pit’
FREEPORT – The Community Spay-Neuter Clinic of Freeport wants to “Primp your Pit” this month. Thanks to a grant from PetSmart Charities, the clinic, at 475 U.S. Route 1 in Freeport, will be offering $20 spay/neuter operations (along with a free nail trim) for pit bulls and pit bull mixes for the first 50 dogs […]
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Checking speeds – Durham road commissioner taking down incorrect signs
DURHAM – Life in Durham is about to get faster (or slower, as the case may be). That’s because Shawn Bennett, the road commissioner for Durham and Pownal, has been taking a look at the speed limit signs throughout the town. He’s found some of them are wrong, and has crews taking down the improper […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Everything in its place
I was sitting in my yard the other day watching a guy build a stone wall in front of our neighbor’s house. It’s probably not something you’d pay to watch, but for what I paid it was a great show. I saw how gracefully this stonewall craftsman worked as he took a stone from a […]
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Durham Notes – 8/1
RSU exit panel looking for input The Durham Educational Exploration Committee is studying educational options for the town, including withdrawal from Regional School Uni 5. The committee will report to the Board of Selectmen with pros and cons of each option, and will report to the town at a public hearing prior to any referendum […]
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Guest Column – An experience to remember
It began on a sunny afternoon June 10 at 4 p.m. I was cleaning debris at my home on Long Lake that were left by receding floodwaters after torrential rains had pummeled the area for days. As I raked sodden grass and drowned flowers, a pair of loons swam quietly by me. I retreated to […]
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Inside Bridgton – 7/27
Late July days always remind me of what my grandmother called “High Summer,” when there was as much of summer ahead of us as behind. In Nashville that meant the peaches were ripe enough to pick off the tree and eat right then and there, and we would take a basket full to our family […]