Winter sports for veterans Pineland Farms’ Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training cross-country skiing/snowshoeing program is available every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon now through March, weather and snow conditions permitting. The program is free to all veterans with physical disabilities, traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress, and is lead by Kristina Sabasteanski, an […]
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New Gloucester residents start petition to recall selectman
Following public outcry against George Colby’s comment at a Dec. 3 meeting, some residents have begun an effort to remove Colby from his post.
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New Gloucester Selectboard: Member’s comments were ‘offensive and inappropriate’
George Colby’s comments at a Dec. 3 meeting “do not represent our beliefs, nor do they represent the beliefs of our Town, our citizens and our employees,” read the Dec. 19 statement.
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New Gloucester selectman’s ‘racist’ comment edited out of meeting video
After a resident contacted town officials about a comment from Selectman George Colby, the offending sound bite was cut from the publicly available recording.
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Inside New Gloucester: Dec. 18
New ice skating rink A 50-foot by 100-foot ice skating rink has been constructed at Pineland Farms. The rink is located on the bocce ball court next to the tennis courts. Parking is available at the tennis courts. Ice skating is limited to 22 people at one time – subject to change. The skating rink […]
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Jon DiBiase hired as Gray-New Gloucester baseball coach
The son of longtime coach Tony DiBiase has been an assistant in three sports at multiple schools.
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COVID-19 outbreaks on the rise at area schools
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has designated two more schools as open outbreak sites, in addition to two open investigations at other schools in the Lakes Region.
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New Gloucester gets its library back
Residents overwhelmingly approve the $102K budget Tuesday in the third proposal to go before voters.
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New Gloucester fire chief resigns, steps down immediately
Toby Martin gave notice of his immediate resignation Dec. 6, said Town Manager Brenda Fox-Howard earlier this week.
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Forum: Time for Yarmouth council to remove local dams
Did you know that there are two dams on the Royal River in Yarmouth within a mile of the head of tide that block fish passage to the entire 141-square mile watershed? Both dams were purchased by the town of Yarmouth in the 1970s for a dollar each. The Bridge Street dam stopped producing power […]