Freeport
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RSU 5 budget passes, despite failing in Durham, Pownal
FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5 voters Tuesday approved a $32.2 million budget for fiscal year 2018 that will increase the district tax rate 5.25 percent. Nearly...
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Freeport Police Beat: June 15
Arrests 6/10 at 11:49 p.m. Mohamed S. Muhamud, 21, of Lisbon Street, Lewiston, was arrested at Durham and Curtis roads by Officer Rebecca Kavanaugh on...
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Freeport extends pot moratorium, weighs prohibition
FREEPORT — The Town Council on Tuesday extended a moratorium on retail uses of recreational marijuana for another 180 days. Councilors also held a late-evening...
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Maine Women’s Summer Expo comes to Freeport
FREEPORT — Exhibitors will offer advice on everything from home decor to retirement savings to cross-fit training at the Maine Women’s Summer Expo from 1-5 p.m. Sunday,...
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Vote in RSU 5 includes added funding for teacher
FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5 voters will decide June 13 whether to approve a $32.2 million budget that would mean a 5.25 percent increase...
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Softball: G-NG charges past Freeport on a big second inning
NEW GLOUCESTER – Leadoff batter Mikaela Ryan knocked a double to spark a huge, five-run third inning for the Patriots vs. visiting Freeport on Saturday...
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Lawmakers vow to fight for ranked-choice voting
FALMOUTH — Maine’s highest court issued an advisory opinion Tuesday that the ranked-choice voting act approved by voters last November is unconstitutional. The court’s action...
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Baseball: G-NG downs Freeport for the second time this season
NEW GLOUCESTER – The Patriots put up the only two runs – Tanner Mann and Jake Winchester did the honors, both in the fifth –...
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Memorial Day parades, more on tap in towns north of Portland
FALMOUTH — The communities north of Portland will celebrate Memorial Day with parades and other activities Monday, May 29. Falmouth will host a Memorial Day...
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LePage pesticides bill dies in committee
AUGUSTA — A bill backed by Gov. Paul LePage that would have voided local pesticides ordinances failed in the Legislature when it was unanimously rejected...
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Freeport revises voting districts
FREEPORT — Councilors unanimously approved updated voting districts Tuesday night, placing equal numbers of registered voters in the town’s four districts and moving split streets to single...
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Freeport Police Beat: May 18
Arrests 5/10 at 10:26 p.m. Michael Koulianos, 25, of Kentucky Place, Merriville, Indiana, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Sgt. Paul Powers on an...
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Gideon bill aimed at reducing child poverty
FREEPORT — Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, has introduced a bill aimed at reducing child poverty in Maine. Considered her signature legislation and...
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Freeport seeks to have resident’s lawsuit dismissed
FREEPORT — The town is asking Cumberland County Superior Court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by a South Freeport Road resident because proper legal...
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Baseball: Falcons fall to Patriots in extra innings
FREEPORT – Colby Wagner’s solo shot in the bottom of the first inched the Falcons out front of visiting G-NG on Friday afternoon, April 28,...
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Freeport Police Beat: May 4
Arrests 4/25 at 11:28 a.m. A 16-year-old male, of Freeport, was arrested on Holbrook Street by Officer Thomas Gabbard on charges of assault and carrying...
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Pownal student lands Clukey award for courage
FREEPORT — Matt O’Shea of Pownal reported to the Freeport Middle School auditorium along with other students for an all-school assembly April 28. No one, including...
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LePage plan would bar local pesticide rules
AUGUSTA — A Washington lobbyist, golf course managers, pesticide company owners and environmentalists crowded into a legislative hearing room Monday to debate a proposal that...
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Freeport cemetery seeks waiver of town fee
FREEPORT — The Town Council will review a request by the caretaker of a family cemetery to have a road impact fee of almost $5,000 waived...
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Freeport Police Beat: April 27
Arrests 4/20 at 1:37 p.m. Leah Yacknin-Dawson, 25, of Montgomery Street, Portland, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Paul Chenevert on a charge of...
