Regional School Unit 5 – intact following a close Freeport vote against withdrawal – will take up some important old business when its board meets on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Durham Community School. Freeport voters narrowly rejected withdrawing from the school district, 2,228-2,152, Nov. 4. During the meeting, the board is likely to begin to […]
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Community effort fills dinner needs
FREEPORT – The Freeport Rotary Club, as usual, and L’Ecole Francaise du Maine are stepping up to the plate with donations to the Freeport Community Services Thanksgiving Food Fund. Also, as in the past, Azure Cafe? on Main Street is offering a free Thanksgiving Day dinner from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Susan Mack, family services coordinator […]
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Freeport family buoyed by support for nurse
People have come to know that Kaci Hickox, the nurse who fought Ebola quarantines and is staying with her boyfriend’s family in Freeport, does not pose a public health threat, a relative of Hickox’s boyfriend said Tuesday. Tom Wilbur, uncle of Hickox’s boyfriend, Ted Wilbur, acknowledged that the couple has been staying at his residence […]
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Looking Back – 11/6
Nov. 8, 1989 Louise Waycott and children filed suit last week against her brother, Lyman K. Woodbury Jr., asking the court to put into trust the lands along Westbook’s Mill Brook he was given by their father in 1978. If successful, her court action will halt the Woodbury Estates housing development along the brook. The […]
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Freeport election results
Freeport residents on Tuesday reversed themselves from a December vote to explore withdrawal from Regional School Unit 5, voting against withdrawal by a tight 2,228-2,152 margin in voting at Freeport High School. It was a much larger turnout than in December, in which residents voted 953-768 to explore withdrawal. The 4,380 votes cast also eclipsed […]
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Gorham ‘good guy’ retires
Officers from all over southern Maine gathered on Tuesday to honor Gorham Police Chief Ronald Shepard, who retired after serving the town 42 years. Shepard, 66, was the chief for the past 19 years and only the town’s sixth chief since the department was founded 50 years ago. He retired on Election Day and ran […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: What have you bought?
I’m not saying Jack Frost is a waste of public money. But if you happen to come away from this column with that impression, I’ll understand why. The Frost in question isn’t the mythical character famed for nipping noses. This Frost is from Anson and was the Democratic candidate in state House District 112, which […]
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Yarmouth News – 11/5
Library closed for month Merrill Memorial Library will be closed for the month of November while operations are moved back to the newly renovated home at 215 Main St. The bookdrop will remain at 65 Forest Falls during the closure. A grand re-opening will be held in early December. See www.yarmouthlibrary.org or call 846-4763. Residents […]
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On Veterans Day, some young help for Freeport Flag Ladies
FREEPORT – Preschool children at Little Friends Early Learning Center in Freeport are beginning to learn about community and their involvement in it. On Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, the youngsters and their families, along with anyone else who cares to participate, will join the Flag Ladies on Main Street across from the intersection of […]
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Cross country: Freeport, Merriconeag take Class B, C titles
Runners from Freeport High School and Merriconeag-Waldorf High School had title-winning races last weekend at the cross-country state championships held in Belfast. The Freeport boys pulled off an impressive upset, coming from behind to take first in Class B and surprise everyone except, perhaps, themselves. Greely won on the girls’ side, a victory much more […]