TURNER — If Ashley Mathieu took the time to glance over her shoulder before swatting the ball into the cage for Leavitt’s third goal Tuesday afternoon, it wouldn’t have counted. The scoreboard at the opposite end of the field, dealing only in whole numbers, read all zeroes. But a referee’s stopwatch confirmed that Mathieu beat […]
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Army Guard member sues G.H. Bass alleging he was fired after training schedule changed
PORTLAND — A member of the Maine Army National Guard has sued the owner of the G.H. Bass store in Freeport in federal court, alleging the company refused to keep him on after his annual training was rescheduled because of a unit change. The company claimed Zachary Grant, 25, of Pownal, quit, then tried to […]
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Field hockey: Falcons turn away Knights
POLAND — Heart-wrenching, pulse-pounding games have been the norm for Poland this season. Thursday was no different. The Knights watched the ball tiptoe along the goal line behind Freeport keeper Morgan Karnes with time winding down in regulation. Some players in the goalmouth started to celebrate, but the ball never crossed the line. Karnes dove […]
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Football: Phoenix land on Falcons
LIVERMORE FALLS — Any opening-game jitters quickly disappeared and those penalties and occasional turnovers were just annoyances as Spruce Mountain rolled out the red carpet at Griffin Field with a 59-14 victory over Freeport in a football game on a balmy Friday evening. The Phoenix lost five yards on their opening play of the season, […]
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L.L.Bean’s new Home catalog has 30 shades of blue and counting
FREEPORT — The new L.L. Bean Home catalog celebrates the blues. The pop culture website Jezebel ran a story this week that was entirely a list of colors in the new L.L.Bean Home catalog, no other words, just 151 shades and among them, more than 30 names for variations of the color blue. Foggy Blue. […]
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Have RV, will travel for Habitat
FREEPORT — For two people who have been living in a motor home for the past two decades, Diane and George Gravlee sure like to build houses for other people. “We’re living in 300 square feet but building simple, 1,300-square-foot homes for others,” Diane Gravlee said last week. Diane and George Gravlee, ages 71 and […]
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James Carville speaking at fundraiser
FREEPORT — Democratic strategist James Carville is the keynote speaker at the Maine Democratic Party’s annual summer fundraiser. The Muskie Lobster Bake is being held Sunday at the Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport, where party faithful are getting a chance to hear from Carville and meet Democratic candidates. On hand for the event are Mike […]
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Freeport considers impact of a plastic bag ban
FREEPORT — A town committee wants more information before its starts considering an ordinance that would ban plastic shopping bags. Members agreed, however, that there are three possible scenarios to consider: a plastic bag ban, a bag tax like the one recently approved in Portland, or no action. The ordinance committee had its first meeting Tuesday to […]
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L.L. Bean home to get historic makeover
FREEPORT — The house where L.L. Bean raised a family and started the iconic outdoors outfitter that bears his name is getting a makeover to restore it to its historic state. The work, which includes repairs and replacement of siding, roof shingles, porch columns, windows, doors and a coat of paint, is scheduled to be […]
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USM proposes selling historic Stone House in Freeport
FREEPORT (AP) — University of Southern Maine officials want to sell the John Calvin Stevens-designed Stone House in Freeport in an effort to cut costs at a time the entire state university system is dealing with budget struggles. President Theodora Kalikow said in an email Monday “it no longer makes financial sense” to hold onto […]