HARPSWELL — In light of continuing access disputes at Hildreth Road Landing, the town is proposing to clarify the boundary between the public and private sections of a beach on Harpswell Sound. Margaret McMahon Hickey owns part of a gravelly beach shared by the town, and has objected to shellfish harvesters and boaters who park […]
2011
Posted inAmerican Journal
Former manager back at Westbrook pool
WESTBROOK – Lisa Wohl, the former manager of the Davan Pool at the Fred C. Wescott Building, is now back on the job, but as the head lifeguard at the pool. “It feels great to be back,” Wohl, 52, said Wednesday in between swimming lessons. “My seniors were very supportive.” City Administrator Jerre Bryant said […]
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Brunswick Planning Board says no to radio tower on Pleasant Hill Road
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board has derailed a local radio station’s latest attempt to bring back community radio. First Wave Media, the name of the group that operates WMCE 900 AM, petitioned the board on Tuesday for a zoning change that would allow construction of a 199-foot AM radio tower at 400 Pleasant Hill Road, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Money crunch slows traffic fix
GORHAM – As thousands of commuters stream bumper-to-bumper daily in rush hour traffic along the overlap of routes 22 and 114 in South Gorham, the possibility of relief in the next few years has dimmed considerably. A multi-million dollar new road alternative was one of two highway options developed in Phase 1 of the Gorham […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook charter panel gets more time
WESTBROOK – The city’s Charter Commission at the moment is trying to figure out how to create terms for elected officials that make more sense, eliminate needless and confusing bureaucratic layers of government, and eliminate conflicts that contributed, in at least one case, to a high-profile lawsuit against the city. So naturally, commission members feel […]
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South Portland Police Beat: July 13
Arrests 7/1 at 1:07 a.m. Kyle S. Leighton, 21, of South Portland, was arrested on Sawyer Street by Officer Kevin Theriault on a charge of operating under the influence. 7/1 at 3:12 a.m. Christopher C. Chambers, 25, of South Portland, was arrested on Western Avenue by Officer Jake Hall on a warrant. 7/1 at 3:36 […]
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Scarborough softball team wins district title
Scarborough’s 9/10 softball all-star team recently defeated Cape Elizabeth, 9-6, to win the district championship. Kneeling (left to right): Ava McDonald, Courtney Brochu. Front row: Sarah Berube, Hunter Greenleaf, Laura Powell, Felicia O’Reilly, Emily Jeffords, Sydney Michelson, Lilian Erickson, Mia Kelly, Marina Clough. Back row: Coach Mike Jeffords, general manager Mike O’Reilly, coach Michelle Powell.
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Jeanne B. Caouette, 89: Loved to garden, travel
LEWISTON — Jeanne B. Caouette, 89, died peacefully after a short illness on July 8 while surrounded by her family at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Joseph B. Morin and Bernadette L. Lebel. When her parents moved back to Brunswick, she attended St. John’s School and later on […]
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A Mainer at heart
SANFORD – Lincoln Sanborn might have left Maine to attend college, but unlike many ballplayers who spend their summers in some far-flung locality, he has returned home to play a little baseball. Sanborn, 20, graduated from Bonny Eagle High School in 2010, and is now one of the rotating third basemen for the New England […]
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Southern School Notebook: July 13
Scarborough NationalHonor Society inductees SCARBOROUGH — The following 30 Scarborough High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society for the 2010-11 school year: Carolyn Bennett, David Bibeau, Jonathan Blaisdell, Mackenzie Bowker, Zach Brown, Tara Buckley, Rebecca Carifio, Alexander Colville, Shauni Cowan, Michael Cyr, Charlie Doe, Daniel Farley, Kristen Felt, Garrett Hazelwood, John Herrman, […]