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News in Freeport

Newcomer challenges long-time Freeport town councilor

FREEPORT — The Town Council election on Nov. 6 pits a seasoned veteran against a political newcomer, and leaves one race uncontested. Two Town Council seats are up for grabs, but the only contest is between decade-long incumbent Chairman Jim Cass...

Freeport Police Beat: Oct. 18

Arrests 10/10 at 7:05 a.m. A 17-year-old male was arrested at Main Street and Howard Plaza by Officer Thomas Gabbard on charges of eluding an officer, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, criminal mischief and operating a vehicle without a license...

Portland forum examines bias-based profiling in Maine

PORTLAND — Police and members of the public gathered last Friday to find common ground on bias-based profiling, a topic that affects Maine's diverse populations and general public safety. In 2009, a

Family business seminar in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — More than 80 percent of Maine's businesses are family-owned. Buying, selling or passing these businesses on are the topics of a forum beginning at 8 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Marriott at Sable Oaks.

Maine's public access ombudsman expects to be busy

FREEPORT — Public access and freedom of information advocates have long been calling for the appointment of an official to help the public navigate Maine's freedom of access laws. They got their wish in the last legislative session when two bills passed, fully funding the state's fir...

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Out & About: 'Good People' opens season at Good Theater in Portland

Drama, music and dance are all represented in this week’s picks of the tix in southern Maine. Under the rubric of drama there’s the New England premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Good People,” the season-opening show at Portland’s Good Theater. And &ldq...

The Universal Notebook: A clear choice in Maine Senate District 11

The race for the District 11 state Senate seat has gotten a great deal more publicity than local races usually get, in large part because there is such a contrast between the two candidates. Incumbent Sen. Dick Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, is a professorial economist. The only independent in the ...

The View From Away: 90 years of making everyone's life better

My mother-in-law, Annette Molar, turned 90 on Oct. 2. The following weekend we joined much of the extended family in her hometown, Columbus, Ohio, to help celebrate this milestone. Carol’s sister, Marilyn, and her husband, Alan, were the local hosts. They couldn’t have been mor...

Arts Calendar: Oct. 17-28

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 10/17