Historical society reception May 14 The opening reception for the Freeport Historical Society’s new exhibit, “Cobblers to Capitalists,” centering on two centuries of Freeport shoemaking, is Thursday, May 14, at 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Shoemaking was an important industry in Freeport for more than 100 years, beginning with the Davis brothers’ factory on […]
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Board whittles budget ahead of May 13 vote
Regional School Unit 5 directors this week will vote to approve the 2015-2016 budget that goes to voters in the annual town meeting budget vote on May 27. The school board will start out Wednesday, May 13, with a budget proposal that is 7.2 percent more than approved by voters last year, or about $29.4 […]
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Girls Lacrosse: Cape fends off Gorham Rams for win
Emma Landes’s five-goal afternoon led her Capers to a 13-8 win over visiting Gorham on Saturday. The Rams managed to stick within striking distance for most of the game, but Cape cleaned up some early mistakes to pull away in the later going. The team advanced to 4-1 on the win and ranks fourth in […]
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Gorham woman to serve four years for double fatal
Candice Tucker of Gorham, who had been indicted on manslaughter charges in the death of her teenage son and her boyfriend last year, was sentenced to prison on Monday. In a court plea agreement in Cumberland County Court in Portland, Tucker received 12 years in prison with all but four years suspended with four years […]
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Girls Tennis: Freeport Falcons recap
The Freeport girls tennis team suffered a 4-1 loss to visiting Fryeburg on Monday, May 4, and then a pair of 5-0 losses on Wednesday and Thursday, the first at Falmouth and the second at Greely. Fryeburg match Catherine Ashley (Fryeburg) defeated Lindsey Dealman (Freeport) 6-3, 6-4 Lauren Carter (Freeport) defeated Nevena Mitie (Fryeburg) 4-6, […]
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It Happened in Windham: Lillian Hawkes, the favorite teacher
Many of us have memories of a teacher who was our favorite. Some of us have more than one favorite, but that’s another story. An unsigned article in a publication called “Windham 1976: Bicentennial Issue” describes the writer’s favorite teacher. She was tall, thin, had a long nose, keen eyes, and shiny brown hair piled […]
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City works to counteract image woes
Results from two recent surveys indicate Westbrook is still trying to shrug off a reputation as a “dirty” mill town struggling with drugs and crime. However, the city’s recent surge forward as a community “reinventing” itself, with growing economic activity and new businesses, was also cited. Now, Bill Baker, Westbrook’s assistant city administrator for business […]
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?Emery fallout sparks council response
A vote urging Westbrook City Councilor Paul Emery to resign was seen as a necessary move by the rest of the council – even though Emery has no intentions of leaving. The 6-1 vote Monday, with Emery opposed, was the council’s reaction to his comments made last week directed toward Gov. Paul LePage. Emery, at […]
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Track & Field: Red Storm handily defeats Gorham, Westbrook, Windham
The Westbrook Blue Blazes played host to the Gorham Rams, the Windham Eagles and the Red Storm on Monday, and Scarborough emerged as the day’s big winner, winning on both the boys’ and girls’ sides by solid margins. Boys team scores 1. Scarborough 117 2. Gorham 63 3. Windham 56 4. Westbrook, 39 Girls team […]
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Baseball: Windham blisters Gorham to earn season's first win
Windham’s Mike Gilman is just a freshman, but he leads off in the Eagles’ batting order, and he led their offense as the team captured its first victory of the year Tuesday afternoon, going 3-4 and scoring once as the Eagles cruised to a 7-0 W over the Rams. The road win bumps Windham to […]