Officials in Lakes Region towns were disappointed to learn this week that proposed weekday bus service from Harrison to Portland will not become a reality. David Willauer of the Greater Portland Council of Governments sent a memo to town officials Monday saying that higher estimated operating costs and only five towns voting to pay a […]
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10 years after – Frye Island celebrates
The town of Frye Island will celebrate its tenth anniversary as an independent town with three days of activities July 4-6. Through votes in the Maine Legislature and by island residents, Frye Island separated from the town of Standish in 1998. The town operates a ferry to the mainland in Raymond during the summer, but […]
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Politics and Other Mistakes
Let’s see if I can fill a whole column by making jokes about violent sex offenders. Question: Why did the violent sex offender cross the road? Answer: To get to the other side – where there was a park full of little kids he could ogle, follow, abduct and violate. No laughs? This might be […]
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We Love Yard Sales
Yard sale – Saturday, July 5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Grange, Sabbathday Road, New Gloucester. Various items for sale, including books, cutlery and sewn items. A light lunch will also be available. We are renting tables for $10 each. To reserve space call Pam Dyer at 657-4612. Yard sale – Saturday and Sunday, July […]
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Council delays setting vote on White Rock
The Gorham Town Council decided Tuesday to hold off on setting a date for a referendum on a bond to replace the White Rock School so that town councilors could hear a presentation on the project at a special council meeting July 15. Councilor Michael Phinney was concerned that the council was expected to set […]
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Pike, Idexx fail to reach expansion agreement
Negotiations between a gravel pit operator and one of the city’s largest employers took a step back Tuesday night as Pike Industries took a compromise plan off the table and resubmitted the company’s original expansion plans for a new gravel pit and asphalt plant. The plans had caused Idexx Laboratories to halt a multi-million-dollar plan […]
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dirigo vintage base ball cuts
Bob Hubbard 1: Bob Hubbard of the Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club fields a grounder like they did back in the 1860s – without a glove. Staff photo by Tom Minervino Jake newcomb 1: Jake Newcomb of the Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club takes a swing during Saturday’s game. Staff photo by Tom Minervino John […]
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State Archives full, no new plan for now
The State Archives are full with no room for any more documents and legislators and other state officials are being asked to hold onto their records for now – a request that is bound to renew the debate over a new cultural office building that could cost taxpayers $80 million or more. Legislative leaders were […]
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Warren Library is booked for summer
Along with the sunny weather comes a full schedule of summer events and programs at Warren Memorial Library. Every fourth Friday of the month, as part of Westbrook’s new art walk, will be a free concert in the library auditorium. And even though the summer’s already underway, there’s still time for people of all ages […]
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Car crashing into home stuns neighbors
Hours after a car ran into a house on High Street in Westbrook Friday, neighbors were still outside of their homes looking at the accident scene in disbelief. “Anyone see my fence?” Tim Delaney, who lives in an apartment building on the corner of Brown and Myrtle streets, asked his neighbors. “It’s buried in my […]