Hires, promotions, appointments Brian Tarbuck was appointed to the Kennebec Savings Bank Board of Directors. He is an engineer, commissioner of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, on the Maine Board of Licensure of Water System Operators and has been a president of the Maine Water Utilities Association. Aleks Kazimierczak was named the […]
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Maine Beer Co. donates $30,000 to Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association for storm recovery
The funds will be used to help rebuild the working waterfront after the recent storms.
Northern Meetings: Jan. 25-Feb. 1
Chebeague Island Thu. 1/25 6 p.m. Building/Facilities Committee Zoom Cumberland Wed. 1/31 4:30 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Thu. 2/1 6 p.m. Affordable Housing Info Val Halla Falmouth Thu. 2/1 4 p.m. Long-Range Planning Town Hall Freeport Thu. 1/25 8:30 a.m. Project Review Board Site Walk Cedar Haven Tue. 1/30 7:45 a.m. Economic Dev. Corporation […]
Local climate protesters plan trip to D.C. to oppose natural gas facilities in the South
Bill Rixon and a handful of like-minded Mainers over the age of 60 are due in the Capitol in February to protest a new fossil fuel development.
Ecomaine challenges students to give discarded items new life
Ecomaine recently announced the launch of its Upcycle Challenge for 2024, targeted at students from grades 1-6 and 7-12 with the opportunity to win a $250 award in their respective age groups. The Upcycle Challenge invites students from ecomaine’s member communities — including Freeport, Brunswick and Woolwich — to transform discarded items into fresh, functional […]
Freeport Women’s Club hands out $1,000 student grant
The Freeport Women’s Club has awarded its annual Step-Up Grant of $1,000 to Anna Brown of Pownal. Brown, a graduate of Freeport High School, has a degree from Plymouth State University and is pursuing a master’s degree in mental health counseling from the same school. Brown has completed five of the 23 courses required, but […]
Third Act Maine plans to join protest in Washington, D.C.
The group of climate activists will demonstrate next month at the U.S. Department of Energy and call for the halt to approvals for liquified natural gas terminals.
Northern Meetings: Jan. 18-25
Chebeague Island Wed. 1/24 6 p.m. Finance Committee Public Safety Cumberland Thu. 1/18 6 p.m. Affordable Housing Info Val Halla Mon. 1/22 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 1/18 4 p.m. Comp. Plan/Long-Range Planning Town Hall Mon. 1/22 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Freeport Thu. 1/18 6:30 p.m. Shellfish Committee Town […]
RSU 5 Superintendent’s Notebook: Fulfilling district’s goals a key focus of second half of year
As we change the calendar from December to January, we have an opportunity to reflect on the previous year. Although we have much to celebrate, during the first few months of the school year we were faced with challenges that had a profound impact on our children and families. A swastika, a symbol of hate […]
Northern Meetings: Jan. 11-18
Chebeague Island Thu. 1/11 6 p.m. Climate Action Team Town Hall Mon. 1/15 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Rec Center Tue. 1/16 6 p.m. School Committee Island School Wed. 1/17 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Tue. 1/16 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Thu. 1/18 6 p.m. Affordable Housing Info Val Halla Falmouth Thu. […]