Over the years I’ve gotten more than a few emails from readers in and out of Maine who want to know if there are any cold-weather stories about Maine’s “summer complaints,” or summer visitors. The latest of these emails got me to thinking, and I believe I may have found one. Up north around Greenville, […]
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Recount proves Rixon the winner in Freeport vote
FREEPORT – His victory confirmed Monday via a recount, William Rixon was set to be sworn in Tuesday night as a new at-large Freeport Town Council member. Longtime incumbent Rich DeGrandpre picked up one vote in the recount, leaving Rixon, a retired schoolteacher, with a five-vote victory. The final tally had Rixon winning, 2,076-2,071. There […]
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New England Rebels prove football is about heart
If you’ve never heard of the New England Rebels, well, don’t worry; you’re not the only one. The semi-pro women’s football team, a member of the Independent Women’s Football League since 2004, has struggled to spread the word about the opportunity it presents: to feel the unique thrill that comes, rushing into the end zone; […]
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Site walk puts 180-unit project in perspective
WESTBROOK – About 20 people spent a beautiful fall morning last Saturday traversing the 48-acre farmland of the former Clarke Farm off Spring Street in Westbrook, and they made the effort for different reasons. For Rene Daniel and the rest of the Westbrook Planning Board, the walk was necessary in order to get a firm […]
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City to welcome holistic pet store
WESTBROOK – The Animal House, a midcoast-based pet store offering all-natural and locally made products, is opening a second location in Westbrook Saturday, Nov. 15. The store will open this weekend in the Westbrook Crossing plaza off Main Street, across from Kohl’s and next to U.S. Cellular. Operating in Damariscotta since 2005, the store sells […]
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Downtown group rolls out first event
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Downtown Coalition, a group working toward downtown revitalization, is keeping momentum going by rolling out its first event. Coming off the recent hiring of a coordinator to lead the group, and officially being named a Maine Downtown Network, the coalition is moving ahead with a holiday window-decorating contest, designed to give […]
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Freeport schedules ballot recount for Nov. 17
The town of Freeport has scheduled a recount of its contested Nov. 4 election for an at-large council seat for 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, in the Town Council chambers. Challenger William Rixon received six more votes than incumbent Rich DeGrandpre, 2,076-2,070, in the Nov. 4 voting. There were 547 blank ballots. All the […]
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Curtain going up for FHS musical, ‘Chicago’
FREEPORT – Freeport High School students will cavort on stage portraying bawdy 1920s characters when they present a four-day run of the musical, “Chicago.” Simon Skold, school drama teacher and play director, has 40 actors ready to play the romantic musical about two actresses who commit murder in jazz-age Chicago, and a prison matron and […]
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DeGrandpre asks recount
A recount for the disputed at-large Town Council race between Rich DeGrandpre and Bill Rixon is tentatively scheduled for 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17 in the council chambers. Town Clerk Tracey Stevens said this past Monday that the Nov. 17 date depends on whether a Freeport recount is requested on any statewide races. She […]
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Uncertainty of future seen as factor in vote
FREEPORT – Uncertainty might have played an important role in Freeport’s close decision last week to remain with Regional School Unit 5, residents contacted by Tri-Town Weekly say. The margin was a mere 76 votes out of the 4,380 cast on the question, in which a yes vote would have meant withdrawal from RSU 5, […]