FREEPORT — State Police say one person has been killed and a second injured in the collision of a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on I-295 in Freeport. The tanker truck overturned in the median, which reduced north- and southbound lanes of I-295 down to one lane for six hours, disrupting traffic. State Police said […]
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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 […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gray-NG remains unbeaten with big win over Freeport
GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester knew the Freeport press was coming. The visiting Falcons’ plan worked for the first eight minutes of Tuesday night’s girls high school basketball game, but eventually, the Patriots’ half-court game took over. Gray-New Gloucester used a dominant second quarter and lock-down defense to pull away and remain undefeated with a 64-33 […]
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Freeport, Pownal, Durham to vote on school track-and-field project
FREEPORT — Voters on Jan. 10 will be asked to approve borrowing more than $1.5 million to fund a turf field and track at Freeport High School. The Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors in October scheduled the special election for residents of Freeport, Pownal and Durham. The proposal to build an artificial turf field and […]
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Kings, South Portland/Freeport/Waynlete settle for draw
AUBURN — Both teams’ coaches weren’t happy with the way things started Wednesday, and neither was particularly pleased with the ending, either. Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester and South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete battled through three periods and overtime with nothing decided, settling for a 3-3 tie at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “The key is you can’t play from behind […]
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RSU 5 will not change name of Freeport High School
FREEPORT — The Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors has decided not to change the name of Freeport High School. The board on Dec. 14 voted 9-2 against a change; members Kathryn Brown and Naomi Ledbetter were in favor of renaming the school. The decision was based in part on results from a survey […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain runs away from Freeport
FREEPORT — Four minutes decided Spruce Mountain’s 66-46 Western Maine Conference boys’ basketball victory over Freeport on Thursday night. After a tight first frame, the visiting Phoenix got hot, and got hot fast, with an 11-2 run in the second quarter that forced a Freeport timeout. The short break hardly slowed things down, though, as […]
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Girls’ basketball: Poland comes alive to top Freeport
FREEPORT — First-night jitters — and errors — got the best of both teams Friday night as Poland opened its 2016-17 girls’ basketball campaign at Freeport High School. The Falcons and visiting Knights struggled mightily out of the gate, combining on just five points in the first seven minutes of play. By halftime, both sides […]
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Girls’ hockey: Veilleux, Bogdanovich lead Scarborough past the Clippers
Each had a hat trick as the Scarborough Red Storm defeated the Yarmouth/Gray-New Gloucester/Freeport Clippers 9-2 Saturday afternoon in a girls’ hockey contest. The Red Storm got the offense rolling when Veilleux set herself in front of the Clippers’ crease. Lauren Topchick fed her the puck from behind the goal line for a goal at […]
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Brunswick takes out Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-NG in girls’ hockey opener
Facing Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester in Saturday’s high school girls’ hockey season opener at Travis Roy Arena, it was clear the now-sophomore unit hasn’t missed a beat. Brooks scored five goals and assisted on two others, while Labbe and Sage combined for five more points in a 7-2 Dragons win. Brunswick (1-0) will face defending state champion St. […]