🌱 Could Fryeburg voters soon gain new power to remove select board members?

Hello Fryeburg! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Could Fryeburg voters soon gain new power to remove select board members?
• Why did a parent’s outburst force SAD 72’s meeting into recess?

Also on today's calendar: Eugene Onegin.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 43 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 43.
• Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 48 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Fryeburg weighs Recall Petition Ordinance (tncontentexchange.com) — Fryeburg officials are considering a new ordinance that could force select board members to forfeit their seats for poor attendance or serious misconduct, but some residents argue a formal recall process is also needed. At an April 9 hearing, longtime former selectperson Tom Klinepeter and others pressed for a citizen-driven recall option, while the board delayed discussion until its April 23 meeting deadline for the June Town Meeting warrant.
   

• Parent's profane comments cause SAD 72 school board to recess (tncontentexchange.com) — A tense SAD 72 school board meeting in Fryeburg was recessed after Brownfield parent Trish Burnell used repeated profanity while protesting a Democratic candidate event held at Molly Ockett Middle School. Board chair Beth Bosworth later clarified that administrators, not the board, approve facility rentals and said she skipped the rally to avoid conflicts of interest, urging more civil, policy-respecting dialogue.
   

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📸 Around Fryeburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fryeburg

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Met Opera Live in HD: EUGENE ONEGIN
  Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley St, Fryeburg
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• Eugene Onegin
  Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center , 18 Bradley St , Fryeburg
  1:00 pm

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📣 Fryeburg Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Somatic Liberation Movement & Dance
  The Ballroom , 50 Main St , Harrison
  6:30 pm
• Movie Night: Hamnet — Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell, Maine {Incorporated 1901}
  Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library , 227 Main St , Lovell
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Carlos Angeles Olmeda
  The Back Burner Restaurant , 109 Main St , Brownfield
  1:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Closed-Patriots Day
  Harrison Village Library , 4 Front Street , Harrison

Wednesday April 22

• Spring/Summer Wreaths- Made with Realistic Faux Flowers
  Bridgton Community Center , 15 Depot St , Bridgton
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Mahjong — Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell, Maine {Incorporated 1901}
  Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library , 227 Main St , Lovell
  3:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Smooth Feather Film Premiere! — Smooth Feather
  Smooth Feather Theater , 21 Main St , Porter
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• Maine Chapter TACF Annual Meeting
  Camp Pondicherry , 85 Rd , Bridgton
  1:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Homeschool Group
  Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library , 227 Main St , Lovell
  1:30 pm

Wednesday April 29

• NYA Varsity Softball @ Sacopee Valley
  Sacopee Valley High School , 115 S Hiram Rd , Hiram
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on SR-119 reported at...
  There is road construction on SR-119 reported at 2:22 PM. (Nextdoor )

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Bridgton. Apply here.
• Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Bridgton Hospital in Bridgton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fryeburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bridgton

• Norway Savings Bank, Bridgton organization helping kids in need thrive in the ‘Long Run' (bangordailynews.com)
• Bridgton Historical Society Nears Historic Day (conwaydailysun.com)
• Bridgton Community Center April 16-24 (tncontentexchange.com)

Norway

• Norway's Fare Share market grows partnerships, local connections (sunjournal.com)
• Greely boys hockey coach Barry Mothes steps down after 32 years (sunjournal.com)

Oxford

• Top 10 things to do this weekend in Cincinnati, April 17-19 (dispatch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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