Saturday, March 15: A dance will be held at the Brownfield Lions Den on Routes 5 and 113 in Brownfield from 8 p.m.-midnight for adults 21 and older. Admission is $10 per person and there will be a bottle raffle and a 50/50 raffle. Music is by “The Echo Tones” and proceeds shall go to […]
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Inside Windham – 3/7
Tech Week at Library Activities during Teen Tech Week at Windham Public Library will be held at 2:30 every day from Monday, March 10, through Saturday, March 15. Topics or projects include Shelfie posters on Monday, marshmallow trebuchets on Tuesday, Techie Mystery (Tom & Dave show) on Wednesday, TNT Club on Thursday, Wii games on […]
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Gorham Notes – 3/6
Town Council plans workshop The Gorham Town Council will hold a workshop at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the council chambers at Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St. Updates on the comprehensive plan and the capital improvements will be discussed. Festival of Feet coming March 15 The Centre of Movement School of Performing […]
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MPTC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Brandon Rogan
My Place Teen Center has chosen Brandon Rogan as its March Member Spotlight. “Member Spotlight” is an opportunity for MPTC teens to be recognized by staff and their peers for their contributions to the My Place community. Brandon was selected to be this month’s Member Spotlight because he has been a good role model and […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: From here and there, a mixed bag
News from everywhere made it through the cold, snow, ice and other weather issues to my email box. Thanks to the half-dozen folks who had questions that we’ll try and answer. From the website of Southern Maine Agency on Aging, news about the delay of the popular and useful Maine Senior “Farm Share” program. The […]
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Hike seen in Freeport capital spending
FREEPORT – The first draft of a 2014-15 capital expenses budget – at nearly $2.7 million, a significant increase from this year – was scheduled to be presented to the Freeport Town Council on Tuesday night by Town Manager Peter Joseph. Joseph and Abbe Yacoben, the town’s finance director, huddled last Thursday night to put […]
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Freeport News – 3/5
‘Cupcake-bombing’ surprise at FCS A small group from Freeport Players surprised the staff of Freeport Community Services at the Community Center Feb. 25, with a “bombing” of 25 cupcakes to celebrate birthdays of both the Players (25 years) and FCS (40 years). “We wanted to thank FCS and the Community Center for partnering with the […]
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Durham News – 3/5
Office hours Regular Durham Town Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday closed and Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Meetings The Durham Planning Board will meet Wednesday, March 5, at 7 p.m., at Town Hall. The Durham Board of Selectmen will meet Tuesday, March 11 and 25, at 6:30 p.m., at the […]
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Training day
Firefighters and public safety personnel from Gorham and Standish fire departments took to the ice on the Sebago Lake Basin on Saturday for cold water rescue training with the Maine Warden Service. Above, a Maine Warden Service air boat cruises on the ice while others practice rescue skills on the ice in the foreground.
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GUEST COLUMN: Why we oppose tar sands
The recent letter to the editor by Capt. Bill Van Voorhis (“Jobs are in the pipeline, too”) followed the finalization of the Keystone XL EIS (environmental impact study) and took the position that if the Canadian tar sands are going to be extracted regardless of any opposition, then we might as well enjoy the benefits […]