DURHAM — Voters at the Durham town meeting Saturday opted to stay with Pine Tree Waste to provide residents with curbside recycling and solid waste collection, Town Administrator Ruth Glaeser said. The town received bids from two companies. Pine Tree Waste’s bid was 10.49 percent at $619,834 for a three-year contract. But two Durham panels, selectmen […]
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Cars collide on Route 136 in Durham
Two cars collided Thursday morning on Route 136 in Durham. Traffic was delayed as crews cleaned up the scene. Police said no injuries were reported.
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Keep Durham affordable
It is time, once again, for Durham’s town meeting, ironically on Saturday, April Fool’s Day. Anyone who has read the town warrant might wonder if the joke is on us, the taxpayers, as once again the slate is set to increase town taxes by 11 percent if all articles pass as recommended. That does not […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
RSU 5 budget error means higher taxes, possible program cuts
FREEPORT — A $500,000 error in the proposed fiscal year 2018 school budget will increase the expected tax impact from 4 percent to almost 6.5 percent. It may also require nearly $280,000 in spending cuts to programs including nutrition, music and math. Regional School Unit 5 Superintendent Becky Foley and the RSU5 Board of Directors […]
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Durham engineer taking the light switch into the future
DURHAM — Jon Hanson figures the lowly light switch is due for a makeover. He’s going halfway around the world to help make it happen. The freelance engineer was en route Thursday to the MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Brisbane, Australia, to refine his idea for a smarter light switch. The trip was paid for in […]
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Beverly G. Reynolds
FREEPORT — Beverly G. Reynolds of Durham passed away on Wednesday, March 8, at the Freeport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Freeport. She was born in Winslow on Sept. 15, 1929, the daughter of William and Anocia (Huard) Glidden. She graduated from Winslow High School, in the Class of 1947. Beverly was an accomplished pianist […]
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11 men arrested in Freeport prostitution sting
FREEPORT — Eleven men were arrested Thursday by Freeport police for the crime of engaging a prostitute. Freeport police, working with neighboring police agencies, conducted an undercover “John” operation at a hotel on Route 1. The operation targeted customers of prostitution. The Times Record said “the purpose of such an operation is to target customers or “Johns” […]
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Briefly
Lewiston Winter Farmers Market LEWISTON — The last Lewiston Winter Farmers Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at the YWCA, 130 East Ave. FMI: 207-513-3848, [email protected], facebook.com/lewistonfarmersmarket. Society planning Sweet Talking series MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society is launching Sweet Talking, a series of meetings for people to […]
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House destroyed in Durham fire
DURHAM — A Hallowell Road house was destroyed Wednesday afternoon in a blaze believed to have started when a propane tank exploded. Fire crews from several towns battled the fire at the small house on Route 9, directly across the street from Durham Community School. A witness said the man who lives in the house […]
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RSU 5 voters OK $1.5 million bonds for Freeport High School
FREEPORT — Voters in Regional School Unit 5 on Tuesday approved borrowing more than $1.5 million to build an artificial turf field and a running track at Freeport High School. The project, which was presented to voters in two separate bond questions, was rejected in Pownal and Durham, but overwhelmingly approved in Freeport. Overall, the first bond […]