Variety of culinary classes offered RSU5 Recreation and Community Education will be offering a broad range of culinary classes this fall, ranging from farm-to-table cooking to gluten-free baking. Israel Buffardi of Cultivating Community will teach about cooking with local ingredients in the following family-friendly workshops: Homemade Fresh Pasta and Simple Sauces, Neapolitan Style Pizza for […]
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‘It’s not just a job’
FREEPORT – Tracey Stevens occasionally works on her day off, just to make sure things get done or someone gets served. Last Friday – which is a day off for Freeport municipal officials – was a case in point. A member of the military was in Freeport on short leave, and needed to obtain a […]
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Assessor: Freeport taxes hold steady
FREEPORT – Absent any significant changes in municipal spending or revenue, recently completed assessments of Freeport’s residential properties should have little impact on taxes that go out this month, assessor Robert Konczal said last week. Intern Rob Sutherland took the lead in visiting 2,400 pieces of property since spring. Sutherland and Konczal reviewed information on […]
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Freeport News -9/17
‘Almost, Maine’ continues on stage Freeport Players will be back on stage at the Freeport Performing Arts Center on Holbrook Street with “Almost, Maine,” a play by John Cariani. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. According to the Dramatist’s Play Service synopsis, “On a cold, clear, moonless night […]
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Looking Back
The electric railway came to Freeport in 1902 and ran from Brunswick to Yarmouth via Freeport village and South Freeport until 1929. This 1915 photograph shows trolley riders disembarking at Freeport Square on the day of the annual Merchant’s Day picnic. The scene is reminiscent of the crowds in that area of Freeport during summer […]
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Q&A with Gretchen Carroll
WESTBROOK – For Gretchen Carroll, who grew up in Westbrook and took part in the tradition of studying music in the city’s schools, music has continued to shape her life into adulthood. Carroll is on the first leg of a tour with a 16-member choir known as Northern Harmony that will eventually take her through […]
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Local dancers head to NYC for parade
WESTBROOK – Nine dancers from Drouin Dance Center in Westbrook will perform during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in November. According to a press release this week from studio owner Danielle Drouin, the group will join 600 dancers who were invited to perform by Spirit of America Productions, which is the […]
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American Journal Calendar – 9/11
Theater Friday, Sept. 19-Saturday, Oct. 4 “Avenue Q,” Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. For times and ticket information, see www.lyricmusictheater.org or 799-1421. Tuesday, Sept. 23-Sunday, Oct. 19 “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” by Neil Simon, Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave. For tickets and times, www.portlandstage.org or 774-0465. Friday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Oct. […]
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?Freeport's Sept. 11 ceremony moved inside
The Freeport Police Department is reporting on its Facebook page that the Sept. 11 ?remembrance ceremony will be moved inside the fire department equipment bays due to the expected bad weather. The event had been scheduled to take place at the World Trade Center Steel Monument at the Freeport Public Safety Building. It will start […]
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Freeport’s Tracey Stevens named state Clerk of the Year
Tracey Stevens, town clerk in Freeport, is the 2014 recipient of the Clerk of the Year Award, presented by the Maine Town & City Clerks Association. The award is presented to a municipal clerk who is nominated by his or her peers, and recognizes the clerk’s excellence both in contributions to the community as well […]