Minimal damage from four-alarm Sappi blaze A four-alarm fire at Sappi Fine Paper on Friday, July 25, caused minimal damage, according to Westbrook Fire Department Deputy Chief Andrew Turcotte. The blaze was caused by sparks coming from a dump elevator in a building that houses wood chips, said Turcotte. He said the fire was problematic […]
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30 years after Olympic win, Samuelson still has Midas touch
It’s been almost 30 years to the day since Joan Benoit Samuelson took gold in the inaugural women’s Olympic marathon, exploding gender barriers in the running world. And in that time, she’s used her fame as strictly a means of improving life for countless others. It’s common knowledge that she’s the founder of Maine’s premier […]
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RSU 5 board ratifies Freeport withdrawal agreement
By unanimous decision late Wednesday night, the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors ratified a Freeport withdrawal agreement that could be sent to the Commissioner of Education for consideration. Peter Murray, chairman of the Withdrawal Committee, said Thursday morning that he would call a meeting of the committee later Thursday, to vote on the […]
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‘Best and final’ deal on table
The Freeport Withdrawal Committee, hoping for approval of a withdrawal agreement with Regional School Unit 5 at an RSU 5 board meeting this week, has made its “best and final offer.” The RSU 5 board meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. July 30, at Freeport High School. Following public comments, a vote on withdrawal is on […]
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Tri-Town Calendar – 7/30
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. Wild Relatives, Wednesday, July 30, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get […]
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Council asked to support Metro bus idea
FREEPORT – At its District 3 workshop meeting on Aug. 5, the Freeport Town Council will consider a resolution of support for Portland Metro to provide regular bus service between Freeport and Portland. The meeting, to take place at South Freeport Congregational Church, begins at 6:30 p.m. Public comment will be invited. Greg Jordan, general […]
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Q&A with Cooperative Extension's Kate McCarty
FREEPORT – Kate McCarty, food preservation community education assistant for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cumberland County, will be among experts on hand for a guided tour of back yards in Freeport and Brunswick during the sixth annual Backyard Locavore Day on Aug. 9. McCarty 31, of Portland, teaches food preservation workshops and manages […]
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Petitioners seeking council term limits
STANDISH – A group of Standish petitioners, including former long-serving town councilor Lou Stack, is calling for Town Council term limits. The group’s proposed charter amendment would limit councilors to a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. After serving the two terms, councilors would have to wait three years in order to run again. The […]
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Tough questions on time capsule
WESTBROOK – Even before guests eyed the contents of the 1914 time capsule, unveiled at Westbrook’s bicentennial celebration in June, plans for a new capsule were under way. During the celebration on June 9, city officials displayed the new capsule, which, at about four-times the size of the century-old rusted tin box pulled out of […]
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Westbrook downtown team mobilizing
WESTBROOK – Organizers say a coalition of Westbrook business and property owners looking to join a statewide downtown revitalization effort has achieved “buy-in” from local merchants and is nearing the final hurdles in the application process. The coalition, spearheaded by Bill Baker, Westbrook’s assistant city administrator, recently adopted bylaws, chose a three-member executive committee and […]