FREEPORT — Lawyer F. Lee Bailey will discuss his career in an interview with Bill Green of WCSH-TV on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Freeport Performing Arts Center at Freeport High School. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students. Bailey, 80, known for his criminal defense work on the cases […]
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Portland's Century Tire Co. rolling to a halt after 88 years
PORTLAND — Nearly as old as its name, Century Tire Co. will close on Friday. “Business, like a book, has a beginning and an end,” company President Dick Aronson said Tuesday after announcing the company will close after 88 years in business. Established on Washington Avenue in 1926, Century Tire grew to have four shops […]
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Falmouth veterans memorial funding campaign begins
FALMOUTH — A campaign is underway to raise $55,000 by Memorial Day for a veterans memorial. Established by the Town Council in March 2012, the ad hoc Veterans Memorial Committee has chosen a site and design for the monument, and developed a fundraising plan and construction schedule. The council heard a presentation from the committee […]
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Freeport panel's agenda doesn't include post-RSU budget
FREEPORT — The committee planning Freeport’s exit from Regional School Unit 5 is not charged with building a budget for a stand-alone school district, but some residents are going to want to see one anyway before they approve a withdrawal plan. That was the prevailing sentiment Feb. 6 at the committee’s public hearing. “I strongly urge […]
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North Yarmouth selectmen accept school, OK septic study
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Board of Selectmen has unanimously accepted possession of the town’s school, due to be closed in June, and approved a septic study for the property. The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors voted last December to transfer North Yarmouth Memorial School to the town after the school is closed. The […]
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Portland business ready for 'Sweetgrass' harvest
PORTLAND — Looking for some new tastes for Valentine’s Day? Keith and Constance Bodine are ready to greet customers at their new Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery tasting room and shop at 324 Fore St. The Bodines will host a grand opening at the shop near the corner of Fore and Pearl streets by pairing […]
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Cumberland creates zone in event of medical pot dispensary
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to allow registered medical marijuana dispensaries in part of town. The town code will be amended to allow dispensaries as a permitted use in the Office Commercial North district, which follows U.S. Route 1 from the Tuttle Road ramp north to the Yarmouth town line. Medical marijuana […]
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Deering High School chorus to lend voices to '80s rockers
PORTLAND — When vintage rockers Foreigner take the stage at the State Theatre at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, they will get a youthful boost from the Deering High School chorus. The band, known for its late ’70s and early ’80s hits “Feels Like the First Time,” “Jukebox Hero” and “Cold as Ice,” has […]
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Food, fuel need greater than ever for annual Freeport Freeze Out fundraiser
FREEPORT — Freeport Community Services this weekend will hold its 10th annual Freeze Out, a 24-hour drive to benefit the organization’s food bank and fuel fund. A small group of hardy volunteers will collect cash donations and non-perishable food items in front of First Parish Church on Main Street from 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, […]
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Solar-powered home on view in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — The public is invited to tour a solar-powered home during an open house from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at 160 Woodville Road. The home, which is owned by Claudia King and Lindsey Tweed, was built in 1975 from recovered materials such as posts and beams from a 19th-century mill. The home produces […]