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. “Precious Not Parents” spay-neuter for kittens and puppies, 3-6 months old, $20 through June, Community Spay […]
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LETTERS: Held hostage
Hostages. A word you hear on the evening news. Right now in our quaint town, we are hostages. While we go about our lives, RSU 5 is attempting to prevent Freeport from having a chance to a fair vote on withdrawal. After countless meetings, a consultation with the Maine Department of Education and five expensive […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Inside game
The University of Maine System (motto: You Get Less Stoopid If You Gradooate … Uh … Grudulate … Uh … Get Outta Here) has image issues. A lot of people think it has a bloated bureaucracy, campuses rife with waste and duplication of programs, and lousy Division I basketball teams. Obviously, what’s needed is a […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Freeport’s principles
The past several months have produced little progress on negotiating an agreement to create a Freeport Community School District. The road forward has been blocked by the repeated demand that an independent Freeport High School be required to act as the “school of guaranteed acceptance” for all of the students in Pownal and Durham. Whether […]
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Boys Lacrosse: Developing Rams program earns high honors
The Gorham boys lacrosse team closed out their 2014 season a couple weeks back with a semifinals loss. In fairness, though, it wasn’t just any loss; it was a loss to South Portland, the monster squad who went on to win States, and focusing on it risks ignoring the Rams’ progress. Because they have made […]
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It Happened in Windham
Last weekend, the North Windham Union Church celebrated the 20th anniversary of the construction of a new church. The new church replaced the one shown in this grainy old photo. The photo was taken long ago by someone standing in the North Windham Cemetery (now known as Arlington). The gravestones clearly show the location. We […]
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Morton honored by Maine Legion
WINDHAM – The Maine American Legion has named Donna Morton State Educator of the Year, providing a celebratory ending to the fourth-grade teacher’s 37-year career at the Manchester School in Windham. The Legion honored Morton at its 96th annual state convention in Bangor on June 14, just four days before her official retirement. “A dynamo, […]
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Westbrook gives 50 acres to land trust for stewardship
WESTBROOK – The city of Westbrook handed over 50 acres along Mill Brook to the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust last week, in a deal that the group says will help maintain a vital and rare coldwater stream. According to Michael Parker, president of the land trust’s board, Mill Brook provides an important connection for alewives […]
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Gorham disaster averted
GORHAM – A swift response by two Gorham departments prevented an environmental catastrophe last week when a big rig loaded with thousands of gallons of fuel oil rolled over in Gorham. A tractor-trailer owned by J.P. Noonan Transportation Inc., which has a terminal on lower Main Street in Gorham, tipped over on the roundabout on […]
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Westbrook High School Top 10
Amber L. Wallace The daughter of Edward and Danica Wallace is valedictorian. Activities and honors include: National Honor Society-11,12 (president); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal; Class Treasurer-11,12; All-State Band-11; Honors Band-9,10,11; SMAA All Academic; Most Improved Swimmer-11,12; awards in Mathematics and Social Studies; Envirothon-9,10,11,12 (co-captain); Jazz Ensemble-9,10; Key Club-11,12 (treasurer); Marching Band-10,11,12 (section leader-12); Math Team-9,10,11,12 […]