DURHAM — “Mongolia is a place where you can see how successful the species of the horse actually is,” said Amanda Charlton Herbert after completing the longest horse race in the world. Herbert, 26, of Poland was among 42 riders who had up to 10 days to ride 1,020 kilometers, about 633 miles, on 28 […]
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Street Talk: Eclipse 2017: Weird scenes inside the shoebox
Not many people know this, because it hardly got any media attention at all, but on Monday, the moon passed between the earth and sun, causing what we semi-professional astronomers call a “solar eclipse.” There was virtually no hype for this event, which likely caused common laypeople like yourselves to miss it entirely. Fear not, […]
Durham sports boosters cope with mismanagement of club funds
DURHAM — The Athletic Booster Club of Durham has recovered more than $12,000 from the former club president after he admitted misusing organization funds. The club is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by seven volunteer members. It provides recreational softball, soccer, and basketball for kindergarten through fifth grade at Durham Community School, which is part […]
Poland rider finishes Mongol Derby, the world’s longest horse race
KHANGAL NUUR, Mongolia — Amanda Charlton Herbert, 26, from Poland, has finished the longest horse race in the world, the Mongol Derby — a test of horsemanship and survival skills. The derby, which is roughly 1,000 kilometers or 620 miles, started near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday, April 9. At 6:05 p.m. local time on Thursday, […]
Walter F. Parker
LISBON FALLS — Walter F. Parker, 95, a resident of Frost Hill Avenue, passed away at home in the care of his loving family on Saturday, July 8. The son of Clarence and Mary (Moses) Parker, Walter was born at “The Parker Homestead” in Durham on Aug. 8, 1921, and lived there with his family until […]
Weird, Wicked Weird: A lighthouse? In Durham? Ayuh.
DURHAM — Back in 1975, Bob Hackett wanted to live in a lighthouse, so he built one, 10 miles from sea. It went on the market June 14 looking for a new keeper. The Lighthouse, as it’s called, is generating plenty of interest — 7,981 clicks on the real estate listing just last week, the most-clicked house […]
Malcolm A. Libby
DURHAM — Malcolm A. Libby, of Durham, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 3, following a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 28, 1964, in Lewiston, the youngest of 12 children, to Arlene Jennis Brown and James Bartlett Libby. He was a graduate of Freeport High School. Mac’s work consisted […]
Mary E. Naugler
PORTLAND — Mary E. Naugler, 81, formerly of Durham, peacefully passed away at Fallbrook Woods in Portland on Friday, May 26. She was born on April 5, 1936, in Durham in the same home that she would reside in until 2014, the only child to the late Laurence T. and Marion (Pepin) Brown. She grew up […]
RSU 5 budget includes tax increase
FREEPORT — There will likely be no cuts in classroom offerings or school programs in the fiscal year 2018 Regional School Unit 5 budget. But property owners in Freeport, Pownal and Durham can still expect to see an increase in taxes to support the proposed budget. The proposed operating budget is $32.2 million, up from […]
Two elected by write-in to Durham Budget Committee
DURHAM — Two write-in candidates elected Friday to the town’s Budget Committee have agreed to fill those positions. Brian Pike and John Simoneau were elected, while Chairman Milton Simon was re-elected. In other results, Kevin Nadeau and Todd Beaulieu were elected to the Board of Selectmen, with 242 and 197 votes, respectively. Richard George was […]