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Bottle drive raises funds for RSU 5 Community Programs

Harraseeket Harriers are collecting bottles at County Redemption in Freeport to benefit Regional School Unit 5 Community Programs, supporting students in need with scholarships. Bottles can be dropped off at 155 Durham Road through Oct. 16. This initiative by the youth running program teaches members leadership and community service, according to a prepared release from […]

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Lisbon Credit Union establishes George Roy Community Grant to benefit nonprofits

Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union recently announced the establishment of a community grant to support local nonprofit organizations that directly impact people in the credit union’s field of membership. This grant is created in honor of Lisbon Credit Union President/CEO George Roy, who retired July 1 after 38 years of dedicated service. “We are honored […]

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Trout Unlimited to host fishing expert at first meeting in new location

Author, life-long angler and L.L. Bean casting instructor for 20 years, Sue Daignault, will address the October gathering of the Merrymeeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Members and the public are invited to attend the free Merrymeeting Bay monthly meeting of this national cold-water conservation organization Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Sea Dog Brewing, 1 Bowdoin […]

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Joe Guzzardi: Baseball’s first Jewish superstar

Lipman Emanuel (“Lip”) Pike was baseball’s first Jewish superstar and arguably the game’s first professional player. “The Big Book of Jewish Baseball” wrote that in 1866 Pike agreed to accept $20 per week to play third base for the Philadelphia Athletics. Before he turned professional, Pike debuted with the Brooklyn Athletics in 1865, one of […]

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Pet Prattle: When disaster strikes

I have often said that I am three easy steps to the apocalypse at any given point. Anticipating what could go wrong and course correcting to prevent problems is a big part of animal sheltering. When contemplating disasters, I always thought that my worst nightmare was my shelter catching fire. It’s a plausible fear; many […]