I am writing this piece to ask the question is Westbrook becoming over developed in certain areas? It seems to me everywhere you go in Westbrook, you see houses jammed in between other houses. We have seen housing developments in places where there used to be woods and fields. But still our roads and infrastructure […]
2006
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook getting overdeveloped
I am writing this piece to ask the question is Westbrook becoming over developed in certain areas? It seems to me everywhere you go in Westbrook, you see houses jammed in between other houses. We have seen housing developments in places where there used to be woods and fields. But still our roads and infrastructure […]
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Budget season begins
Mayor Bruce Chuluda has asked the Westbrook School Department to limit spending growth to 4 percent over last year’s budget. However, a preliminary budget released by the School Department is over $400,000 higher than the limit requested by the mayor. Last year, the school system received about $2 million more from the state than it […]
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Ramblings 0215
Endowment renews photographer’s ties to MFA That headline in the Feb. 2 Living/Arts section of the Boston Herald refers to the endowment for the curator of photography recently presented to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts by Estrellita Karsh, widow of the famous photographer, Yousuf Karsh. Karsh, born in 1908, left his native Armenia for […]
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Ramblings 0215
Endowment renews photographer’s ties to MFA That headline in the Feb. 2 Living/Arts section of the Boston Herald refers to the endowment for the curator of photography recently presented to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts by Estrellita Karsh, widow of the famous photographer, Yousuf Karsh. Karsh, born in 1908, left his native Armenia for […]
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Buxton loses a legend
To racing fans around New England, Phil Libby of Buxton was a legendary racecar driver. To his family and those who knew him, he was a dedicated father and friend. Libby died on Friday, Feb. 10, at 78. Libby drove in the first race ever at Beech Ridge Speedway in Scarborough in 1949. He went […]
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Gorham man named bank president
TD Banknorth has named Gorham’s David Ott as the bank’s new president, replacing outgoing president Mike McNamara. “I haven’t seen too many people running out the door yet,” said Ott said, laughing, when asked about the transition. “Mike McNamara has done just a fabulous job. He’s going to be a tough act to follow.” Ott […]
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Plow breaks through ice
Shortly before noon on Monday, a plow from the Westbrook Recreation Department fell through the ice while clearing the snow from Sunday’s storm off a skating rink on East Bridge Street. Public Services Department Deputy Director John Emerson said the plow broke through a soft portion of the ice and the wheels sunk in a […]
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Rams hold off Scots in playoff tune-up
Jeff Manchester lit up the court from every angle and almost every distance, scoring 23 points Friday as Gorham (15-3) held off a late surge from Bonny Eagle (10-8), 56-52, in Standish. The senior guard seemed to have complete control of the game, played on the Scots’ “Senior Night,” especially during the third period, dumping […]
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Sex and violence aren
Use logo for “THE OTHER COLUMN” Talk about a marketing nightmare. Suppose you’d spent more than 10 years researching and writing a laudatory biography of a fascinating historical figure, one who’s mostly been overlooked by other writers. You send the finished product to a publisher, but even as it’s being considered, world events conspire to […]