St. Dom’s Caroline Gastonguay tries to split the defense of Freeport’s Izzy Masison, left, and Mikaela Dorsey Friday at Freeport High School. Also in on the play is St. Dom’s Emma Theriault. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) FREEPORT — St. Dom’s had several ways to explain its slow start in Friday’s regular-season finale against Freeport. The Saints […]
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Gardiner man killed in 3-vehicle crash on I-295 in Freeport
FREEPORT — A Gardiner man was killed in a three-vehicle accident Saturday morning on Interstate 295 in Freeport, Maine State Police said. Raymond Bisson, 50, died when his southbound car went out of control and struck two other vehicles, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. It was the first […]
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Gardiner man killed in three-vehicle accident on I-295 in Freeport
A Gardiner man was killed in a three-vehicle accident Saturday morning on Interstate 295 in Freeport, Maine State Police said. Raymond Bisson, 50, died after his southbound car went out of control and struck two other vehicles, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. It was the first Memorial Day […]
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H.S. baseball: Gray-New Gloucester earns key win over Freeport
FREEPORT — The schedule facing the Gray-New Gloucester baseball team coming into the week was daunting, with Wells, York and Freeport on the slate. With the Patriots clinging to the 11th and final Class B South playoff spot, a tough week might have meant doom. Instead, Gray-NG put together two solid wins: a nip-and-tuck 4-3 […]
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Durham, Freeport, Pownal voters pass school budget
DURHAM — Regional School Unit 5’s $33 million budget proposal is going to referendum with no changes to the spending proposal. Only 50 voters showed up during Wednesday’s annual budget meeting — 28 from Freeport, 16 from Durham and six from Pownal — and without debate, approved 20 budget articles within 30 minutes. The budget […]
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Lawn chairs away! L.L.Bean announces 2018 free concert lineup
FREEPORT — Get your lawn chairs ready. L.L.Bean announced its free summer concert series lineup on Tuesday. The shows kickoff July 4 with Devon Gilfillian, a singer-song writer who lives in Nashville and released his first album last year, and wraps Sept. 1 with The Fray, a Grammy-nominated and Billboard Music Awards-winning rock band out […]
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Beulah E. Dunton
FREEPORT — Beulah E. Dunton, 97, formerly of Lisbon Falls, passed away Tuesday, May 15, at The Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born in Bath on Dec. 31, 1920, a daughter of the late Elias Melvin and Mary Pratt. She was educated in Bath schools, graduating from Morse High School in 1939 as a National […]
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Local Cub Scouts welcome girls
LEWISTON — At her first Scout-O-Rama in Freeport on Saturday, 8-year-old Shannon Nielsen said she loved being a Cub Scout and that this was her favorite scouting event so far. She is one of six girls who have joined Lewiston Cub Scout Pack 116 this year, with three more registered to join in the fall. […]
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Twenty-four-year-old motorcyclist dies in Freeport collision
A 24-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle and truck accident in Freeport on Friday afternoon. Freeport police identified him as Matthew MacMillian, 24, but did not release his hometown. The driver of the truck was identified as Jonathan Thomas, 63. Police also did not release his address. MacMillian was driving a motorcycle northwest on […]
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Freeport man charged with trying to murder his parents
Police charged a 34-year-old Freeport man Tuesday with the attempted murder of his parents following an assault that may have been the result of a schizophrenic episode. Garrett M. White was ordered held on $10,000 bail and will undergo a mental evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. He is charged with […]