FREEPORT — Once a week for the past 14 years, the Flag Ladies have stood on Main Street, waving American flags in support of U.S. troops. Once a week since Thanksgiving, Liza Moore has stood in the same area, at the same time, carrying a sign supporting refugees. She wanted to raise awareness about the […]
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True Grit: Brunswick program helps keep kids from falling through the cracks
BRUNSWICK — Mike Whitney, a trained therapist, is the first to admit middle school is harsh. “(Kids) have to put on their masks to go to school,” he said Dec. 17 from Seeds of Independence, a social services nonprofit based in an old U.S. Navy building at Brunswick Landing. “But they don’t have to put it […]
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Yarmouth school club puts digital media skills to work
YARMOUTH — A lot of kids use digital media in the classroom and at home. At Harrison Middle School, students have made it part of their extracurricular activities, too. The goal of the Digital Media Club is to “mostly just develop some skills around video production, but also to show them it can be fun,” said Mike […]
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Homeless lives lost remembered on longest night of the year
BRUNSWICK — Monday night was unusually warm for the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. But there was a chilling reminder at First Parish Church that even in Brunswick, people are struggling. About 45 people gathered at the church to remember the homeless who died this year. Tedford Housing, a nonprofit that operates two […]
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Mass. agency likely to recruit next Scarborough school chief
SCARBOROUGH — The School Board plans to hire the New England School Development Council to help search for a new superintendent of schools. A formal contract has not yet been signed because the board is waiting for a formal proposal and estimate from NESDC, Chairwoman Donna Beeley said Tuesday. The materials are expected by the first […]
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Topsham eyes Comp Plan update for 2016
TOPSHAM — A series of “Back to the Future” workshops is paving the way for an update to the town’s Comprehensive Plan. The series began in October and concludes March 9, 2016. Next up is “Topsham’s historic heritage: Can we build for the future without losing the past?” It will be held at the Topsham […]
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School Board sets Jan. 23 construction forum
BRUNSWICK — The School Board will hold a public forum from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Jan. 23, at Town Hall to discuss updates to school facilities. The board has discussed the option of building a new elementary school at the site of Jordan Acres, renovating Coffin Elementary school, or repairing Coffin and the junior high school.
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Brunswick council forms task force, resolves to oppose bias
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday night established a task force and adopted a resolution to deal with harassment and discrimination in town. Chairwoman Sarah Brayman said the proposed motion, which originally included just forming a task force, was the result of three meetings between councilors and community leaders. The meetings, held in August, October, […]
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Survey asks Bath residents about livability, public transit
BATH — The city is one of seven chosen by a Texas university to be polled about the community’s degree of livability and public transportation system. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, or TTI, is surveying a handful of cities as research for the U.S. Department of Transportation. The poll asks what makes those cities a […]
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''M.A.S.H.' meets 'Gone With the Wind'': South Portland filmmaker's Civil War drama heads to TV
SOUTH PORTLAND — As a documentary filmmaker, Lisa Wolfinger has the chance to do what many don’t: immerse herself in key periods of American history, from the conquest of the New World by early English explorers, to the Salem witch trials. Now, in Wolfinger’s first scripted historical project for TV, she has created a detailed examination […]