FREEPORT – Factors beyond Freeport’s control could add up to a $135 increase next year in the taxes paid by the owner of a $221,000 residence, the average value of a home in town. The Town Council on Tuesday night began deliberations on an $8,926,159 proposed municipal budget for next year. While that figure is […]
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Freeport News – 5/7
May 12 meeting for ‘Oz’ volunteers Freeport Players and Freeport Family Performing Arts need volunteers to assist in building sets and props and working on costumes for the upcoming production of “The Wizard Of Oz,” July 17-27 at the Freeport Performing Arts Center. Carpenters, sewers, crafters and tinkerers are welcome. An informational meeting will be […]
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Thanks to volunteers, Pownal road cleaner
POWNAL – A group of 22 children from Pownal and Freeport, led by adults, picked up and disposed of a whole bunch of trash along a half-mile stretch of Route 9 on April 22, in commemoration of Earth Day. Coren Wheeler of Pownal, a parent who organized the effort, said that the group, wearing gloves, […]
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Falcons best Warriors, continue season-opening roll
Freeport’s Sam Wogan scored his team’s first and last goals against Wells Thursday afternoon – and three others in between, leading the Falcons to an 11-6 defeat of the Warriors. The Falcons jump to 2-0 on the season, their best start in well, in recent memory. “2-0. Haven’t been here in a while,” said Freeport […]
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Westbrook Notes – 5/1
Historians to tour cemetery The Westbrook Historical Society is hosting a walk through Evergreen Cemetery off Stevens Avenue in Portland at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. The society notes that the cemetery includes the old Pine Grove Cemetery that once was located in Westbrook. It was established in 1855 in Saccarappa. The garden-style cemetery […]
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Foals a sign of spring
BUXTON – The spring foaling season is well under way at Hearts & Horses Farm, 63 Justin Merrill Road, in Buxton with two foals and two more expected soon. “People are welcome to come out and visit and bring a picnic,” Stephanie Keene, farm owner, said this week. At the farm, a mare named Laughlin […]
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Boys Lacrosse: Scots edge Eagles for first win
Windham fell behind early in their game at Bonny Eagle Monday afternoon – then came back; later, they fell behind all over again – and nearly came back all over again, too. It wasn’t to be, though. Jason Harmon’s fourth and final goal for the Scots would prove the difference-maker at the buzzer, giving his […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Branding iron
The buzzword of the day is “branding.” Which is odd, because the concept of infusing a product with a distinct identity has been around since prehistoric times (“Fire By Ogg: Twice The Heat For Half The Effort”) and has been actively used for centuries by the advertising industry and (somewhat less painfully) by cowboys and […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: What the well-dressed Mainer is wearing now
When I’m not sitting at my computer writing, I spend a lot of time traveling around New England, entertaining at banquets and conventions. Over the years I’ve noticed – among many other things – a change in what people choose to wear to such events. Not too long ago, if there was a nice dinner […]
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Voters likely to decide on public services facility rebuild
WESTBROOK – In Westbrook’s Public Services facility on Saco Street, a thin layer of dust lines the desks of the administrative offices and the windowsills in the employee lounge, but it isn’t due to a lack of cleanliness or organization. “It’s just not tight, so things get in here,” said Arty Ledoux, referring to the […]