Bill Diamond (D) Age: 69 Address: 10 Crown Point, Windham Occupation: Small business owner – 34 years Political Experience: Three-term state representative, six terms in the state Senate, and eight years as Maine Secretary of State Q: How do you plan to make a difference for your communities if elected to the Legislature? A: The […]
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?Short move in works for Gray Family Dollar?
GRAY – The Gray Family Dollar store is relocating, but not very far away. The discount merchandiser located in the Gray Plaza Shopping Center, will move a fraction of a mile north to 5 Portland Road, a 2-acre property across the street from NAPA Auto Parts. The company is constructing an 8,320-square-foot, one-story building on […]
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?Gorham’s Chief Shepard retires from ‘ringside seat’?
GORHAM – Retiring from his job in one month, Gorham Police Chief Ronald Shepard this week reflected on his more than four decades of protecting his hometown. Shepard, 66, was hired as a Gorham police officer in 1972. In those earlier times, he carried a 6-shot pistol and patrolled miles of country roads in the […]
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Interim chiefs compliment Pardue’s work
WESTBROOK – Interim Police Chief Janine Roberts, as well as interim Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte, were sworn in by City Clerk Lynda Adams Monday morning at the Westbrook Public Safety building on Main Street. The interim positions were announced two weeks ago following the resignation of Michael Pardue, the director of public safety, after nearly […]
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Freeport News – 10/1
Fall fest at Wolfe’s Neck Farm Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, will hold its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The family festival features activities and demonstrations, live music, hay-bale climbing, face painting, animal interactions, local food and more. Pumpkin hayrides will run during the festival, when visitors can […]
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Withdrawal top of mind for RSU 5 candidates
Along with the question of withdrawal from Regional School Unit 5 on Nov. 4, Freeport voters will decide on two openings on the RSU 5 Board of Directors. Incumbents Nelson Larkins, the chairman, and Beth Parker – who both have spoken publicly against withdrawal – are on the ballot. Their challengers, Charly Haversat Matheson and […]
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LETTERS: Support for Anne Graham
I am an independent voter and I support Anne Graham for a third term in the Maine House. Traits like character, work ethic and dedication are important to me. I have known Anne for over five years and she has shown that she possesses these traits. She works hard and is truly dedicated to representing […]
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LETTERS: Assumptions questioned
Assumptions questioned Thank you for your continued coverage of Freeport’s proposed withdrawal from RSU 5. The Freeport Withdrawal Committee has proposed that only one budget scenario is relevant for Freeport’s Town Council and its citizenry to evaluate prior to the vote of separation in November, and that is a budget based on maximum student population. […]
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Football: Bonny Eagle picks up steam, squashes Red Storm
Bonny Eagle traveled to Scarborough Saturday afternoon, where Zach Dubiel and Matt Smith (as they’re wont to do) turned in stellar performances – that’s a hat trick of rush TDs for the former and a pair for the latter. Their points alone would’ve more than sealed the deal, though a number of other Scots also […]
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Boys Soccer: Falcons look strong in loss to Rangers
In a tight game Friday afternoon – a game that showed No. 11 Freeport to be a match for even the best – Jack Davenport pulled the Falcons level with the first-place Rangers early on. Some 40 minutes later, though, with the second half beginning to wind down, Greely’s Dylan Fried recaptured the advantage, and […]