The School Committee will be holding a public hearing to discuss proposed changes to the junior high and high school’s sex education curriculum on Tuesday, March 7. The proposed changes include teaching contraception in the schools, moving away from the current program, which is an abstinence-based program. School health officials said the new curriculum is […]
2006
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Westbrook GOP to caucus
The Westbrook Republican Committee is inviting all registered Republicans to caucus at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, at the Wescott Junior High School cafeteria. The main purpose of this biennial caucus is for registered Westbrook Republicans to elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention. The convention this year will be held at […]
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Planning Board to discuss 'paper streets'
The Westbrook Planning Board will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed changes to city ordinances regarding so-called “paper streets” on March 7. The Westbrook Paper Streets Committee, which is comprised of residents and developers,spent several months examining the way Westbrook handles the question of paper streets. A paper street is a street that has […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Planning Board to discuss 'paper streets'
The Westbrook Planning Board will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed changes to city ordinances regarding so-called “paper streets” on March 7. The Westbrook Paper Streets Committee, which is comprised of residents and developers,spent several months examining the way Westbrook handles the question of paper streets. A paper street is a street that has […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Planning Board to discuss 'paper streets'
The Westbrook Planning Board will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed changes to city ordinances regarding so-called “paper streets” on March 7. The Westbrook Paper Streets Committee, which is comprised of residents and developers,spent several months examining the way Westbrook handles the question of paper streets. A paper street is a street that has […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Police point to software problem
A software problem is at least partially to blame for Westbrook Fire Inspector Lt. Charles Jarrett’s name being left out of the public arrest log following his Jan. 18 arrest, according to police. Police Chief Paul McCarthy said the problem is “tied into a bigger software issue” with a new system implemented about five months […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Police point to software problem
A software problem is at least partially to blame for Westbrook Fire Inspector Lt. Charles Jarrett’s name being left out of the public arrest log following his Jan. 18 arrest, according to police. Police Chief Paul McCarthy said the problem is “tied into a bigger software issue” with a new system implemented about five months […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
AJ Sports Digest 3-1-06
Lady Rams in hockey tournament The Maine Girls Ice Hockey Association’s postseason tournament takes place this week, and Gorham’s skaters were scheduled to meet Yarmouth in a prelim game Tuesday afternoon. A win would put the eighth-seeded Rams in a quarterfinal against top-ranked Falmouth today (March 1) at 8:30 at the Family Ice Center in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Protest clouds message
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state laws banning abortion in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, the debate over abortion has divided this country. In that time, both sides have held protests in the hopes of spreading their message, as is their constitutional right. A protest that took place this Saturday […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Ramblings 0301
Tea and music On Feb. 22, I was invited to Cliff and Evelyn Orman’s attractive apartment in Presumpscot Commons to hear their recording of Erwin Schulhoff’s “String Quartet No. 1.” I had written about it after hearing the DaPonte string quartet play it last April at the Noonday Concerts in Portland’s Unitarian Church. In my […]