The boat has been finished for at least two years, but neither party can agree on how to get it in the water. This quagmire, which has entrenched the Island Rover Foundation, the town of Freeport and majority owner Carter Becker for well over a decade, remains unchanged.
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Little movement as Freeport, owners remain at odds over Island Rover
The boat has been finished for at least two years, but neither party can agree on how to get it in the water.
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Northern Meetings: Oct. 1-8
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 10/6 6 p.m. School Committee Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Sat. 10/3 9 a.m. Ballot Referendum Public Hearing Wed. 10/7 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth Community TV Channel 1301 […]
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Freeport area school district will allow fall sports under MPA guidelines
Players and coaches say they’re happy to be back and are thankful just to be able to play, even if the season looks different than they expected.
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The Superintendent’s Notebook: Learning together – back again
It is safe to say that this fall is going to be one of the hardest, most anxious and most exciting school starts we have ever experienced. On March 14, superintendents in Cumberland County made the difficult decision to switch to remote learning for what we hoped would only be two weeks to help “flatten […]
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Desert of Maine offering hands-on homeschool program around history, science of the site
Marketed as a tourist attraction for nearly 100 years, Mela Heestand, who bought the property with her husband Doug Heestand in December 2018, is hoping to showcase instead the wide educational opportunities in the “desert.”
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Northern Meetings: Sept. 17-24
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Wed. 9/23 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Tues. 9/22 6:30 p.m. Board of Selectmen Thur. 9/24 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth Community TV Channel 1301 […]
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Letter: Collins’ tenure needs to come to an end
Are you better off now than you were 24 years ago? That is how long Susan Collins has served Maine in the U.S. Senate. The press describes Collins as a moderate. According to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight, she has supported Trump 67.9% of the time. During her tenure the U.S. has seen growing wealth disparity, […]
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Northern Meetings: Sept. 10-17
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 9/10 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Mon. 9/14 6 p.m. Planning Board Public Hearing Tues. 9/15 6 p.m. School Committee Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Mon. 9/14 7 p.m. Town Council Tues. 9/15 7 p.m. Planning Board Wed. 9/16 6:30 p.m. Prince […]