Two days after shutting the town beach on Sebago Lake due to an unusually high E. coli count, Raymond health officials reopened the beach around 3 p.m. Friday after finding that the E. coli count had dropped to safe levels. On Wednesday, the Portland Water District, which tests different areas of Sebago Lake weekly, notified […]
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Policy change unexpected after ‘swatting’ incident
In the wake of about 40 law enforcement officials descending on a Standish home in a call that turned out to be a hoax, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon said first responders acted properly and that the sheriff’s office doesn’t plan to change its policies. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and other […]
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Yarmouth
Clam Festival next week The Yarmouth Clam Festival, July 17-19, marks its 50th anniversary. To honor this, there will be a special $500 cash prize for the most creative, Flashback Friday-themed parade float. The winner will be selected by the parade director. The parade is Friday, July 17, at 6 p.m. This year the Portland […]
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Durham News
Office hours The Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8: 30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. For more information, call 353-2561. Meetings The Durham Board of Selectmen will meet Tuesdays, July 14 and 28, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Office. On dean’s list Samantha L. Rideout of […]
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The fun hits high gear at L.L. Bean KidsFest
The L.L. Bean Summer in the Park series is always family oriented, but children will get special attention in the L.L. Bean KidsFest on Saturday, July 11. All events are free, and take place on the company’s big campus in the center of Freeport village. Events begin at 10 a.m., and run throughout the day. […]
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Freeport News
Researcher to talk on green crabs Researcher Jeremy Miller from the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, a coastal research center in Wells, will present photos and videos of invasive green crabs, and offer a few ideas on what to do about these marsh invaders, at a talk Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m., at the L.L. […]
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For crafters, clam festival has a lot of appeal
Liz Prescott of Freeport just likes the feel of the Yarmouth Clam Festival, the midsummer Maine classic that this year is celebrating its 50 anniversary. Prescott will sell her handmade jewelry and paintings at the Craft Show on the North Yarmouth Academy lawn for the fifth year. She knows most of the artisans who are […]
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Westbrook officials condemn another apartment building
Code enforcement officials condemned another Westbrook apartment building Tuesday after dangerous electrical issues were found on the property. On Tuesday afternoon, multiple residents of 683 Main St. were coping with the news that the building was condemned, forcing a dozen residents to leave their apartments by 2 p.m. David Fenochetti, a Westbrook code enforcement officer, […]
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Heartbroken newlyweds hope dog lost in Freeport is found
There was still no sign Monday morning of a dog that took off from a home on Baker Road in Freeport late last Friday afternoon. Popeye, a 2-year-old mini Australian Shepherd owned by a couple who had just married in North Haven, is shy and skittish, owners Ashley Perkins and Roderick Salguero say. Following their […]
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Century later, hero’s war legacy marked
On July 4, area veterans and dignitaries will commemorate Daniel Milliken, a Raymond farmer and Civil War soldier whose Riverside Cemetery gravestone does not indicate that he was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Milliken, born in Saco in 1841, served as a Union Navy quarter gunner on the U.S.S. New Ironsides during the Civil […]