The names of the candidates seeking seats in the Legislature representing Buxton are set, as the deadline for submitting nomination papers for the June primary has passed. Sen. Barry J. Hobbins, D-Saco, will be unopposed for his party’s nomination on the June primary ballot as a candidate to retain his Senate District 5 seat. But […]
2006
Posted inAmerican Journal
Looking Back
March 1981 South Portland’s Long Range School Planning Committee warns that a school budget without an increase would be “devastating.” The committee favors closing Hamlin and Skillins schools. Tenants of Hamlet Coach Park, the mobile home development in Westbrook, have organized and are negotiating with Bernard Shub, Marblehead, Mass., the park’s owner, over rent prices […]
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Gorham HS winter review
Boys Basketball 2006 Record: 15-4 Coach: Kevin Jenkins Season Highlights: A 15-game winning streak after starting 0-3 Seniors: Max Bass, Matt Trask, Jeff Manchester, Josh Tanguay, Colin Hurd, Craig Woodbrey, Rob Connolly and senior managers Scott MacDonald, Trevor Ross, Shaughn Allen, Jon Crawford. Awards: Team- SMAA Sportsmanship Award. Individuals: Jeff Manchester – SMAA MVP, SMAA […]
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Upset with City Council
If you’re tired or depressed and you need a good laugh or a good cry, there is a remedy, just tune in to Channel 3 on Monday nights and have a good listen to your City Council meetings. The last episode of this great drama involved the council issuing an agreement with the administration to […]
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Low's Variety opens new in Buxton
This week, the Low family opened their new store on Route 22 in Buxton, replacing the original one that served for more than three decades. The original store, opened by Dave and Carol Low in 1974 near Bonny Eagle middle and high schools, was to be torn down on Tuesday. The owners said the building […]
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Upcoming Windham library events
Book group meets: The Windham Library Book Group meets Tuesday, March 28 at 6 p.m. in the library meeting room. This month’s book choice is Wendy Wasserstein’s 1989 Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles. New members are always welcome. For more information, call Barbara at 892-1908. Health Chat: Wednesday, Apr. 5 at 6 p.m. […]
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Upcoming Windham library events
Book group meets: The Windham Library Book Group meets Tuesday, March 28 at 6 p.m. in the library meeting room. This month’s book choice is Wendy Wasserstein’s 1989 Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles. New members are always welcome. For more information, call Barbara at 892-1908. Health Chat: Wednesday, Apr. 5 at 6 p.m. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, Web
The Katrina family, six months later
The recent Mardi Gras festivities may have renewed a longing for their beloved city of New Orleans, but the Clements family of Naples is settling in nicely to their new life in Maine. Just over six months ago, on August 29, Hurricane Katrina muscled through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, leaving behind a course of destruction […]
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Celebration feast
Celebrating “National School Breakfast Week” at George E. Jack Elementary School in Standish are Dylan Ingalls, State Sen. Bill Diamond, and Shawn Welch. The students enjoyed hearing about laws Diamond helps to craft in Augusta, and in turn were asked what laws they would like to see enacted. Some of the students’ ideas included no […]
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Celebration feast
Celebrating “National School Breakfast Week” at George E. Jack Elementary School in Standish are Dylan Ingalls, State Sen. Bill Diamond, and Shawn Welch. The students enjoyed hearing about laws Diamond helps to craft in Augusta, and in turn were asked what laws they would like to see enacted. Some of the students’ ideas included no […]