FREEPORT — Maine’s only early childhood-through-grade-12 Waldorf school has completed a $6.3 million addition to its campus. Maine Coast Waldorf School dedicated a new high school building Oct. 10. The two-story, 10,600-square-foot building is on the school’s 75-acre Desert Road campus. The high school includes a student center, faculty and administrative offices, conference rooms for teachers and students, and seven […]
freeport maine
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Wind, rain storm batters greater Portland
PORTLAND — Thousands of southern Maine residents and businesses remained without power Tuesday and roads, government offices and schools were still closed after a record-setting wind and rain storm battered Maine Sunday night and Monday. More than a third of Portland’s Central Maine Power customers remained without electricity Tuesday morning. Specific outage information by town […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News
Freeport event aims to collect spare change for social change
ChangeFest will be held Saturday afternoon at L.L. Bean.
Posted inLocal & State
Waldorf school dedicates new building in Freeport
The new construction brings together the school’s 260 students on one campus.
Posted inLocal & State
Fate of Island Rover could be decided during special Freeport council meeting
A ruling earlier this month found the vessel continues to be in violation of the orginal consent agreement.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Freeport Police Beat: Oct. 26
Arrests 10/19 at 2:51 p.m. David Libby, 47, of Wellesley Estates, Portland, was arrested on Bow Street by Officer Thomas Gabbard on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release. 10/20 at 10:55 a.m. Jaclyn Beaton, 33, of Berrys Mill Road, West Bath, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Thomas Gabbard on an […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
World of Change hopes to change the world, a few cents at a time
FREEPORT — A new nonprofit that converts spare change into social change is hoping to set a world record for coins collected for charity. The final collection for the first ChangeFest will be Saturday, Oct. 28, from noon-6 p.m. at L.L. Bean, where six, 55-gallon collection barrels will be situated for attendees to donate loose change […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
The Forecaster earns 17 Maine Press Association awards
BAR HARBOR — Staff of The Forecaster received 17 awards for journalism excellence at the annual conference of the Maine Press Association, including third place for General Excellence and second place for Freedom of Information. The newspaper’s honors included 10 first-place awards, three for second place and four for third. The awards were presented Saturday, Oct. […]
Posted inFeatured Property, Real Estate
Thoroughly, artfully renovated farmhouse retains wonderful traditional character
An Open House will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15.