Baseball Coach: Greg Souza Last year’s record: 10-8 Key players: Patrick Weimer (sr.), Blake Fillmore (sr.), Bailey Ryan (jr.), Keagan Sears (jr.), Jack McCullough (jr.), Corey Walker (jr.), DJ Henrikson (jr.), Josh Richards (jr.) Key games: “The one we are playing,” says Souza. Outlook: “To compete one pitch at a time, make the playoffs and […]
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Faces & Places
The performance team of Fusion Dance Academy in Freeport recently won several awards at the Dance Xplostion regional competition in Andover, Mass. Winners were, from left, front, Meredith and Brooke Brier; top, Amanda Vadnais, Zoe Konstantino, Sophie Calderwood, Alissa Hutchins, Isabel Konstantino and Marina MacKinnon. Courtesy photoSuzanne Duplissis, manager of the Hedgehog Mountain Road transfer […]
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Community Calendar
Upcoming events Art exhibit by Freeport High School students, on display through April, Freeport Community Library main reading room. Mixed-media exhibit showcases works by more than 70 area young people. Sponsored and juried by the Freeport Woman’s Club. Freeport Rotary, meets every Wednesday, 7 a.m., Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St., Freeport. Feel free to stop […]
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Feathered friends, up close and personal
Feathers over Freeport can be about exploring vernal pools, children assembling birdhouses and even ice cream. But mostly, the spring spectacular, set for April 25 at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal and April 26 at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park in Freeport, is about appreciating birds, many of them migrating from the south. The […]
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Inside Raymond
‘Into the Woods’ The Jordan-Small Middle School Drama Club will present “Into the Woods” on April 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. at the school. About 40 students from grades 5-8 will perform in the musical that is now a major motion picture. They hope you can join them. General admission is $5. Perform for […]
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Inside Windham
First Yard Sale of Season? Windham Historical Society’s first yard sale of the season will be on Saturday, April 11, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the old Grange Hall, corner of the rotary. There is parking behind the building and a handicapped ramp. Lots of unique treasures and something for everyone – no toys. Proceeds […]
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Enterprising girls raise money for Toby’s Dream
Windham’s Shiba Haddadi, 12, and Brooklynn Hennigar, 10, loved to ride the helicopter at Windham Summerfest with their Albion Road neighbor, Gene Hawkes. When Hawkes, 55, an aviation enthusiast who often rode in planes and helicopters with friends, died after falling into a diabetic coma in early February, the two girls decided to sell Easter […]
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Arts Calendar
Theater Friday-Saturday, April 10-11 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” presented by Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Stroudwater Street, Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. www.portlandballet.org. Through Sunday, April 12 “Red,” by John Logan, Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. www.portlandstage.org or 774-0465. “The Boys Next Door,” presented by the Portland Players, directed […]
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Westbrook Notes
Library trustees remember Broaddus Two Walker Memorial Library trustees, Marian Peterson and Fran Fritzsche Jensen, recently remembered a longtime volunteer and past trustee Marion Libby Broaddus, who died in February. Peterson and Jensen donated $100 to the library in memory of Broaddus. “Marion was well loved at the library, and her contagious smile warmed all […]
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Forum to focus on land conservation, public trails
A public forum led by Portland Trails and the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust will ask Westbrook residents this week to weigh in on the city’s protected land and the challenges and opportunities to grow its public trail system. The forum, to be held Thursday, April 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Westbrook Community Center, is […]