Freeport’s Carol Kaplan Fuel Assistance Fund could help about 60 households this winter.
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Freeport seeks volunteers for tree task force
FREEPORT — The Freeport Sustainability Board is looking for volunteers to serve on a new Municipal Tree Task Force, which will be responsible for determining the most pressing needs for the town’s public tree program. The task force will be responsible for creating a management plan, help establish standards for the selection, planting, maintenance and […]
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Casco Bay nonprofit awards environmental grants
PORTLAND — The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership has awarded almost $11,000 in annual grants to local organizations carrying out environmental awareness projects in Falmouth, Freeport, Chebeague Island and Cumberland. In one project a team of volunteers led by the Falmouth Land Trust will inventory vegetation in Mill Creek to inform future management decisions about the […]
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In photos: A Valentine’s Day tradition
A group of Maine couples have been celebrating the holiday together for almost 20 years. The men and women alternate who plans the evenings, and the plans are always a secret until the day of.
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Sande’s Picks: Treat your sweetheart to a special Valentine’s Day dinner
Food & Beverage Events in the Southern Midcoast Feb. 14 Bow Street Market tasting of the “Manager’s Picks of the Best Wines under $13,” 4-6 p.m., free, 79 Bow St., Freeport, 865-6631. Harraseeket Inn presents a special Valentine’s Dinner. Four-course menu with choices, $95/person plus tax and gratuity, reservations required, 865-9377, 162 Main St., Freeport. […]
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 13-20
Chebeague Island Mon. 2/17 6:30 p.m. Planning Board CIS Cumberland Tues. 2/18 5 p.m. Budget Workshop TH Tues. 2/18 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 2/19 6 p.m. Public Works Garage Meeting TH Freeport Thur. 2/13 6:30 p.m. Shellfish Commission TH Wed. 2/19 6 p.m. Project Review Board TH Wed. 2/19 7 p.m. Sewer District […]
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Freeport attorney announces run for state House District 48
FREEPORT — Flying Point resident Kathy Biberstein is running for state House District 48, the seat held by Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, who is running for U.S. Senate. “As I speak to the people in our community about their priorities, I have been inspired by their passion for our towns and their vision for Maine’s […]
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Seeing is Perceiving: Freeport library incorporates sign language into reading program
FREEPORT — The doors swung open, and the pitter-patter of tiny feet signaled that Tuesday morning storytime at the Freeport Community Library was about to begin. But it was storytime with a twist for the babies and toddlers. Ali Reddy read the books while fellow youth service clerk Brandi Lemieux followed along using sign language. […]
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Freeport woman seeks new horizons through Peace Corps
FREEPORT — Freeport native Eli Pier always knew she wanted to pursue a career with social impact, and she knew she wanted to live abroad after college. What she didn’t know was that her journey would lead her to join more than 50 Mainers now serving in the Peace Corps. Pier, 24, will depart on […]
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Freeport’s Brad Pattershall announces bid for Senate District 24 seat
Pattershall, a lawyer, is running as a Republican with a “significant Libertarian bend” in the long-Democratic district.