Durham News

On November 3, Maine voters will be asked, "Do you want to repeal the 2007 law on school district consolidation and restore the laws previously in effect?" It's Question 3 on the ballot, and has garnered a lot of attention from around the state.

LIVERMORE FALLS a ' Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday to buy two pieces of communications equipment from Durham for $1,600 as part of the switch to having the county dispatch local police, fire and ambulance personnel next month.

LISTEN NOW Martha Martin of Durham, Maine, works three jobs and still can't keep up with her family's medical bills.

Freeport - The Town of Freeport is pleased to announce that in conjunction with The Freeport Creative Arts and in partnership with Freeport Square Gallery, LL Bean, Freeport Community Improvement Association, Berenson Associates and Key Bank that it has received a 2009 Artists in Maine Communities grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an ...

NORTH YARMOUTH a ' Several months after Scott Tilton's contract was not renewed by the Board of Selectmen, new Administrative Assistant Marnie Diffin took to her new office Monday.

FREEPORTA a ' Town Councilor Genie Beaulieu on Tuesday announced she will resign from the council effective Nov.

FREEPORTA a ' Residents ratified a $23.5 million budget Tuesday night at the second Regional School Unit 5 town budget meeting.

Voters in Freeport, Durham and Pownal have a new school budget to consider after rejecting a previous version nearly a month ago.

DURHAM a ' Police Saturday night were investigating the cause of an early-morning garage fire at 253 Quakermeetinghouse Road, which caused about $50,000 in damage, fire Chief St.

Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Ken Carll II takes a swig of Moxie to cool off in the hot afternoon Sun Saturday afternoon at the Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls.

Ken Carll II takes a swig of Moxie to cool off in the hot afternoon sun Saturday afternoon at the Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls.

The 6-mile Chief Worumbo canoe race on the Androscoggin River begins in Durham and ends in Lisbon.

A motorcycle attempting to pass several vehicles on Pinkham Brook Road collided with one that was taking a left-hand turn Friday morning in Durham.

NORTH YARMOUTH a ' The Board of Selectmen Tuesday unanimously appointed Damaris Marnie Diffin as the town's administrative assistant.

The six-mile Chief Worumbo canoe race on the Androscoggin River starts in Durham and finishes in Lisbon.

FREEPORTA a ' Voters rejected the Regional School Unit 5 budget by a 79-vote margin Thursday, 661-582. The budget validation referendum held in Freeport, Pownal and Durham on June 25 brought out about 11 percent of registered voters from all three towns.

Voters rejected a school budget for RSU 5 that would have affected taxes differently in its three member towns.

FREEPORTA a ' Nearly 500 Freeport, Pownal and Durham residents attended the first Regional School Unit 5 town budget meeting Tuesday night and ratified a nearly $23.5 million budget that will increase Pownal's property taxes by more than 25 percent.

Hundreds of people packed the Freeport High school gym Tuesday night, pouring over the Regional School Unit No.

A barn fire in Durham, Maine, led to a power outage that affected more than 4,000 homes and businesses.