ATLANTA, Ga. — Stella Tirone, of Freedom, has been named to the 2019 fall semester dean’s list for academic honors at Oglethorpe University. Tirone, a freshman Communication Studies major, is a graduate of Mount View High School in Thorndike To be named to the dean’s list, students must achieve at least a 3.50 term grade […]
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Bird rescue group in Freedom reports death of five eagles since start of 2020, all with elevated levels of lead in blood
It takes a piece of lead the size of a grain of rice to fatally poison a bald eagle, according to the state’s raptor specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Lasell University fall dean’s list
Avore, Redwin, Plaisted and Maxim recognized for academic performance.
Mount View High School evacuated after staff detects smell of gas
Within one minute of the initial call to Thorndike, fire departments from Freedom, Unity and Montville also responded.
Amy Calder: There are a lot of odd, quirky, peculiar road names
Central Maine is home to lots of unusual street and road names, but the town of Skowhegan takes the cake for the most whimsical, columnist Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: The magic of The Lost Kitchen
Amy Calder sings the praises of the farm-to-table eatery in the tiny town of Freedom that has a huge following nationally.
Lasell College dean’s list
NEWTON, Mass. — The following local students have been named to the 2019 spring semester dean’s list at Lasell College. They are: Abbey Coughlan, of Randolph; Mariah Lang, of Gardiner; Alison Linscott, of Waterville; Samantha Grandahl, of North Monmouth; Deanna Plaisted, of Pittston; Malcolm Avore, of Farmingdale; Grace Redwine, of Freedom; and Emma Vierling, of […]
Freedom to hold recall vote on two selectmen Tuesday
Few residents stood up to speak against the officials and a special town meeting Thursday.
Bald eagle, the oldest documented in Maine, is euthanized after a fall
The staff at Avian Haven is ‘beyond sad’ to say goodbye to the bird rescued two years ago in Washington County.
Birding: Avian Haven plays critical role in rehab of injured birds
Since 1999, the nonprofit in Freedom has treated more than 26,000 birds, many of them victims of cats and collisions.