Coaching opportunities at middle school
Freeport Middle School is seeking qualified applicants for the following athletic vacancies: Grade 8 boys soccer, Grade 7 boys soccer, assistant football coach, Grade 7 field hockey and after school student supervisor.
Those interested should contact Regional School Unit 5 Athletic Administrator Craig Sickels, at 865-4706, ext. 228.
Nomination papers due Sept. 11
Nomination papers are available in the Town Clerk’s Office for residents interested in seeking the following Freeport offices: Councilor at large, one seat; District 1 councilor, one seat; RSU 5 board of directors, two seats; sewer district trustee, two seats; water district trustee, one seat.
Nomination papers are due back to the Town Clerk’s Office no later than 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. For more information, call Tracey Stevens at 865-4743, ext. 123.
Back to school
The Regional School Unit 5 first day of school is Tuesday, Sept. 3, for students in grades K-9. The upper level high school students return to school on Wednesday, Sept. 4. This gives the ninth-graders and new students time for an orientation to the building and schedule at the high school.
Free camping next month
Winslow Park will offer more for free camping for Freeport residents, Sept. 16-22.
The campground closes for the season on Monday, Oct. 7. For more information, call 865-4198.
Hours tweaked at library
As of Sept. 3, hours for the Freeport Community Library will change. The total number of hours the library is open will not change, but the hours of operation will alter slightly. This change is based on both resident input and usage statistics, and is intended to allow the library to be open at times when it will be more useful to residents.
New hours as of September will be: Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday (through May), 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Also at the library, story times for toddlers and pre-schoolers – and caregivers – will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays starting Sept. 3.
Programs focus on health-care history
Four special programs are planned in conjunction with the Freeport Historical Society’s examination of Freeport’s (and surrounding communities) health-care history. The program titles and presenters are:
Native American Medicine Walk, with George Neptune, Sept. 8, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Plants to Pharmaceuticals, with Dr. Tom Feagin, Sept 22, 1:30 p.m.
Civil War Medicine, Myths, and Minie Balls, with Carolyn E. Lawson, Oct. 13 1:30 p.m.
Phrenology: Quackery or the Science of the Mind? with Tom Kelleher, Nov. 3, 1:30 p.m.
All programs take place on Sundays, are approximately one hour in length, and take place at Freeport Community Library. The exception is the Medicine Walk, a two-hour program that will take place at the society’s historic Pettengill Farm.
Tickets are $5, and$7 for the Medicine Walk.
For more information, call 865-3170 or see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.
Building business
The new Business to Business Connection, the Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s own networking organization, was designed specifically to increase business among its members by facilitating the exchange of referrals. A preliminary organizational meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Meetings will then be held every Thursday from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Volunteers welcome
The Friends of the Freeport Community Library is an all-volunteer group formed in 2011 that offers support to the library’s many activities. Since their inception, they have provided free museum passes for patrons, hosted a book sale preview night for members, advocated for the addition of a technology librarian at the town budget meeting and honored the dedicated staff of librarians with flowers during National Library Week. The group meets monthly and invites new members to join their efforts and attend the next meeting. For a meeting schedule, call the library at 865-3307.
Upcoming meetings
Town Council, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers.
Planning Board, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m., Council Chambers.
Board of Appeals, Thursday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m., Council Chambers.
Winslow Park Commission, Monday, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Services.
Project Review Board, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m., Council Chambers.
Coastal Waters Commission, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.
Regional School Unit 5 directors, Wednesdays, Sept. 11 and 25, 6:30 p.m.. Freeport High School.
Active Living Task Force, Thursday, Sept. 12, 7:30 a.m., Council Chanbers.
Shellfish Commission, Thursday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.
Town Council, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers.
Conservation Commission, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Services.
Recycling/Solid Waste Committee, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Services.
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