Sun, May 19, 2013 ●
Bath • Harpswell • Topsham • Brunswick • Cumberland • North Yarmouth • Falmouth • Freeport • Portland • Cape Elizabeth • Scarborough • South Portland • Chebeague Island • Yarmouth

News in Freeport

Immigrants seen as vital part of Maine economic growth

PORTLAND — After a Brown University study recently showed Maine is one of the most racially homogenous states in the nation, representatives of businesses, faith communities, and cultural organizatio...

Marena Blanchard • News •
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 10:50 am

Fair-weather event in Cumberland

The Cumberland Fairgrounds midway is packed with people on Sunday, Sept. 23, opening day of the Cumberland County Fair.

• News •
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 10:10 am

People and Business

Appointments  Tom Federle has been appointed by the Yarmouth Town Council to serve as a member of the Yarmouth Planning Board. Federle is an attorney with extensive experience in land use law and zoning and works in the Portland office of Federle Maho...

Community •
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 9:40 am

Arts Calendar: Sept. 26-Oct.7

Greater Portland Auditions/call for art Bizarre Masquerade Bazaar, call for masks, drop off Oct. 1-3, The Art Department, 611 Congress St., Portland, the.art.department.me@gmail.com Books & Authors

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Community Calendar: Sept. 26- Oct. 7

Greater Portland Benefits Beards B-cause, participants grow beards from September to March to benefit the Cancer Community Center, visit MyStacheFightsCancer.com, beardsbcause@gmail.com.  Coffee by Design

Community •
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Letter: Gideon will fight for Democrats' ideals

If, as a Democrat, you are looking for someone who will fight for the issues we care deeply about, I hope you will join me in voting for Sara Gideon in House District 106. I am upset that Gov. LePage is calling hard-working state government employees “corrupt,” and blaming our ...

• Opinion •
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 12:00 pm

No Sugar Added: May the (work)force be with you

My middle teenager began his foray into the workforce this past summer, and on my weekly excursions to fetch him from his job, somewhere between 11 p.m. and midnight, I’ve had plenty of time to reminisce about my own teenage employment adventures. I mean, do we ever forget our first ...

Sandi Amorello • Opinion •
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 10:50 am

Unsung Hero: Edith Aronson, bringing educational vision to Freeport

FREEPORT — Edith Aronson, the daughter of a successful international businessman, grew up in a world of privilege. She lived in London and New York, was educated at elite independent schools, and graduated from Harvard with a history major. “We had a close family with a ...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 9:50 am

The Universal Notebook: The rich versus the rest of us

Mitt Romney is so out of touch with the lives of everyday Americans that he thinks middle income means people who earn between $200,000 and $250,000. My guess is he is so far off simply because he doesn’t know anyone who earns such a paltry sum. And he can’t begin to imagine ho...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 9:40 am

Global Matters: Don't let the political sleaze-mongers take Maine

It pains me to say it, but something fundamental has changed in Maine. The muck and mire of gutter politics has traversed the Piscataqua River, oozed its way up Interstate 95 and settled brazenly into our political discourse. Today, even in Maine, candidates must overcome not only their ba...

Perry B. Newman • Opinion •
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 9:20 am
Read More . . . »