More spaces on Falcons Football grades 2-12 Football season is already here, but it is never too late to sign up for Falcons football. Spaces on football teams are available for the following grades: Pee wee, grades 2-3; youth, grades 4-6; middle school, grades 7-8 and high school, grades 9-12. The Pee Wee and Middle […]
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Westbrook drowning victim identified
The victim in last Thursday morning’s drowning in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook has been identified as 35-year-old Christopher Jehlicka of Westbrook. According to police Capt. Michael Nugent, no further information is available pending a report from the State Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Durham News – 8/26
Office hours Regular town office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday; and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The office will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, for Labor Day. For more information, call 353-2561. Meetings Durham selectmen will meet Tuesdays, Sept. 9 and 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Office. CEO […]
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Westbrook Superintendent Gousse is doused
Westbrook Superintendent of Schools Marc Gousse got drenched Tuesday morning after he accepted a challenge from high school science teacher Robert Johnson to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising phenomenon that has raised millions of dollars for the ALS Association. Gousse was doused at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center in front of the entire […]
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Community remembers longtime police sergeant
WESTBROOK – Friends and former colleagues of Sgt. Allen Tundel, a retired police officer who served Westbrook for nearly four decades, are remembering him this week as a caring man and an outstanding officer. Tundel, 69, died Aug. 15 after a short illness. Tundel was a U.S. Air Force veteran who joined the Westbrook Police […]
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Tri-Town Calendar – 8/22
Upcoming events “You Can Get There from Here – How Transportation Defined Freeport,” Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Freeport Historical Society Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport. $3 donation suggested. Exhibit open through Feb.1, 2015. For more information, see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org. Community Spay-Neuter Clinic, offering $20 spay/neuter rates for pit bull terrier-type dogs during August, during PetSmart […]
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Pownal News – 8/22
Meetings The Planning Board will meet Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall. Among the items on the agenda is a search for a new board member. Pownal selectmen will meet Monday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m., at Mallett Hall. The Conservation Commission meeting is Monday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m., at Mallett […]
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Yarmouth News – 8/22
House hazwaste collection scheduled A household hazardous waste collection day for residents has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at the North Road Fire Station. Household hazardous waste is any product that is classified as toxic, corrosive, flammable, or reactive (explosive). Many products are found in most homes, garages or workshops. […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: How does U.S. measure up?
Depending on who’s counting, there are between 192 and 196 sovereign countries in the world. Let’s split the difference and say there are 194. What’s my point? Of all the countries in the world, only three have not yet adopted the metric system of measurement. One is Liberia, another is Myanmar (Burma) and the third, […]
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LETTERS: Warped mind
Warped mind I just read the Crash Barry article about marijuana (Aug. 13). I have been in recovery for 26 years, not marijuana or other drugs, but alcohol. I continue to attend AA meetings almost daily, not because I want to drink, but I do want to try and help people who have been trapped […]