DURHAM – Police do not anticipate filing charges related to the spray-painting of swastikas on Route 136 in Durham, State Police Trooper Paul Casey said Monday. A Department of Transportation crew painted over the two hate symbols last Friday, a week after a resident reported seeing them to state police. Casey said that covering the […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Not an idiot
There are some really stupid people in Maine politics. But Mike Michaud isn’t one of them. Michaud, the Democratic U.S. representative from the 2nd Congressional District and his party’s candidate for governor, is never going to be invited to join Mensa. But the myth that he’s a dope stems from misinterpretations of a couple of […]
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Field Hockey: Freeport challenges Falmouth, comes up short
The Freeport Falcons hung with the Yachtsmen of Falmouth on Friday afternoon in a way they’ve not been able to do in recent years, maintaining a 0-0 tie into the second half. But the teams’ history wasn’t ready to reverse itself quite yet, and Dani Foster’s lone Freeport goal with 20 to play couldn’t keep […]
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Lakes Region News Briefs- 9/19
Try the Y for free From Sept. 22-Oct. 3, all four branches of YMCA of Southern Maine (Pineland, New Gloucester; Casco Bay, Freeport; Greater Portland, Portland; and Northern York, Biddeford) are opening their doors to the public to try out for free what is offered. This includes exercise classes, gym and weight rooms, pools, etc. […]
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Inside Windham – 9/19
At the fair The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals will have a booth at the Cumberland Fair, Sept. 21-27 in the Exhibition Hall, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. To help keep it staffed, volunteers are needed. Call Kathy at 892-3040 for more information. There is no selling – it’s an information booth. […]
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LETTERS: Vote for Warren
I have just learned Kaile Warren is being put forward for public office by the Republican Party. The state of Maine cannot afford to lose a man of Mr. Warren’s integrity. This man will give to our people the same dedication and attention to detail he has given to battling the Maine state courts defending […]
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Sprinkler leak floods Gray library
GRAY – Despite a sprinkler head leak that flooded the recently renovated Gray Public Library with several thousand gallons of water, the library’s collection has emerged from the damage nearly unscathed. At 4 p.m. on Sept. 9, library staff called in a repairman from the HiTech Fire Protection Co. in Poland to repair a minor […]
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Martin’s Point opens $5M home
GORHAM – The new Martin’s Point Health Care facility in Gorham is ready, and officials will celebrate completion of the $5 million project with a ceremony this week. Relocating to its new facility from a short distance up the street, doctors and nurses will begin seeing patients on Monday, Sept. 22, at its new address, […]
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Metro plan could eliminate 18 Westbrook bus stops
WESTBROOK – A new project to update and consolidate all the Greater Portland Metro bus stops in its coverage area could eliminate 18 bus stops in Westbrook and reposition 10. Leading up to any official changes, Metro officials have been meeting with both municipal leaders and residents in Westbrook, and approval by Metro’s board of […]
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Window company buys former downtown church
FALMOUTH – Window restoration company Bagala Window Works of Falmouth said Monday that it had closed on its purchase of 677 Main St. in downtown Westbrook, a former church. The company first came to city officials in July about purchasing a small strip of city-owned land next to Riverbank Park. The City Council approved a […]