News
Center Maine - An affordable senior housing community, described as
"Maine's first affordable senior housing community with programs and
services for LGBTQ+ and older adults," opens Wednesday. Equality Commons is
a 54-unit community that is opening next to the Equality Community Center (ECC) at 25
Casco Street in downtown Portland, according to a release from the Equality
Community Center. The community for residents aged 55 and older will
provide "affordable homes and a safe, inclusive place for LGBTQ+ older
adults and their allies to age with grace and dignity," the release
stated.
Maine Morning Star - Incarcerated Mainers are pushing back against a longstanding loophole in the Department of Corrections disciplinary policy that allows staff to issue punishments before and regardless of a finding of guilt. “It flat out just denies incarcerated people their due process rights,” said Foster Bates, president of the Maine State Prison branch of the NAACP.
Language to this effect can be found in the department’s
disciplinary policies dating back to at least 1991, but Bates and other
incarcerated residents are bringing it up as the department is accepting public
comment on proposed changes to the rule, which is set to close Friday.
Discretion in prison discipline is a common feature across
the country, though it is not always explicitly written into policies as seen
in Maine, prison policy experts said.
FREEPORT
WHOM - The Polo Ralph Lauren outlet store in Freeport is closing its doors for good this week, with the final day of business set for Friday, August 21, according to WMTW. The store has been a very familiar part of Freeport’s shopping scene for decades, making the announcement a notable change for both locals and visitors who have made a habit of browsing its racks for classic Ralph Lauren styles.
Looking for high school or college students to move a truck full of stuff from Freeport to Portland. Stuff is currently in garage and will need to be carried up 4 flights of stairs. Might take two trips with a pick up or two. Will pay by hour or… (Nextdoor Cushing Briggs-Pleasant Hill)
JOBS
- Desert of Maine posted a job opening for Housekeeping
at Luxury Campground - Part-time/Seasonal in Freeport.
Apply here.
- Regional School Unit 05 posted a job opening
for Substitute Custodian in Pownal. Apply here.
- You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.
UPCOMING
Freeport Farmers Market - Saturdays now through October: Through October 8:30am – 12:30pm at the BTLT Saturday Farmers Market at Crystal Spring Farm. 277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick. The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust. Farmers Market was established in 1999 to advance the Land Trust’s mission of supporting local agriculture. With over forty vendors, many of whom have been with the Market since its inception, the Saturday morning market offers a variety of local, fresh produce
AUG 21
Free Coffee
Friday! In-Person Curtis Memorial Library Library Lobby (below the
mezzanine) 9:00 am
Summer
Sunset Dinner: Music, Meals, and Drink for Charity → Replenova Farm, LLC, 1252 Royalsborough Rd, Durham 5:00 pm
Cook’s Lobster & Ale House, 68 Garrison Cove Rd., Bailey Island: Travis James Humprey, 5-8
AUG 23
Town Manager's Office Drop-In → 30 Main Street, Freeport 4:00 pm
Annual Meeting with Bustins Island → 30 Main Street, Freeport 5:00 pm
Art Afloat Closing Celebration Harraseeket Inn 5–7 PM RSVP
Bandstand By The Sea, 1410 Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell: Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations, 6-7:30
Brickyard Hollow Brewing, 149 Maine St., Brunswick: Vanessa Jones, 6
Cook’s Lobster & Ale House, 68 Garrison Cove Rd., Bailey Island: Travis James Humprey, 5-8
Vesta, 424 Walnut Hill Rd., North Yarmouth: Bess Jacques Trio (Bess, piano/vocals; Evan Haines, guitar; Sheldon Perkins, drums), 4-6
SEP 2
Twin Keys: A Love Story: Thomas Wolf with Jessica Chow Shinn and Michael Shinn, duo-pianists 2 PM Crewe Center for the Arts