WESTBROOK – Westbrook police have declared a snow emergency parking ban on all city streets due to today’s storm. The parking ban takes effect at 9 p.m. and continues through 7 a.m. Thursday. The forecast currently calls for heavy snow through late this afternoon, ending sometime this evening. Police said Westbrook public services crews would […]
2011
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Westbrook declares parking ban
WESTBROOK – Westbrook police have declared a snow emergency parking ban on all city streets due to today’s storm. The parking ban takes effect at 9 p.m. and continues through 7 a.m. Thursday. The forecast currently calls for heavy snow through late this afternoon, ending sometime this evening. Police said Westbrook public services crews would […]
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Too much emphasis on collegesays Lewiston school board member
Lewiston educators say they have no plan of backing away from using the word college.
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Boys basketball: Blazes win fifth straight
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook boys basketball team is riding high right now and breathing down the necks of league leader Cheverus, thanks to a five-game winning streak. The Blazes extended their streak at home on Tuesday night with a 51-40 win over struggling Biddeford (1-6). In the latest Heal Point standings released on Jan. 12, […]
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Boys basketball: Rams can’t overcome Scots
GORHAM – The Bonny Eagle boys basketball team stretched both the lead and its three-game winning streak on Tuesday night, laying into Gorham (1-6) early and never letting go. Thanks to dominant outside shooting from senior captain Steven Simonds – who had a team-high 16 points – and freshman phenom Dustin Cole (13 points), the […]
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Hyland returns to New England, to play at UVM
After going west, young man, Keegan Hyland is bringing his immense basketball talents back to New England. Hyland, the former South Portland talent, 2009 South Portland Winter Male Athlete of the Year and all-time leading Red Riots’ scorer, gave traditional Division I power Gonzaga the old college try, but in the end, has decided to […]
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Brunswick councilors consider 'vision' of downtown master plan
BRUNSWICK — Town councilors expressed their initial reactions to the newly minted Downtown and Pleasant Street Master Plan at Monday’s Town Council workshop. Councilor Margo Knight, who chaired the committee that drafted the plan, encouraged councilors to “focus on the vision, and how we can get there,” rather than getting caught up on the details. […]
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There's a new sheriff in town
Former Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion, left, helps swear in his replacement, Kevin J. Joyce, in a ceremony at the Cumberland County Courthouse on Jan. 7. Joyce started in the department 25 years ago as a reserve deputy and is the first sheriff to work his way all the way up the ranks.
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Portland Meetings: Jan. 12 – 18
Portland Wed. 1/12 5 p.m. Community Development Committee CH Wed. 1/12 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Sub-Committee 109 Middle St. Thu. 1/13 5 p.m. Parks Commission 55 Portland St. Thu. 1/13 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Public Hearing CH Thu. 1/13 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee CH Tue. 1/18 5 p.m. Transportation Committee CH
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Achieve your New Year's resolution: Make it a "must"
Raise your standards and develop a vision in order to achieve the goals of a healthier life. (ARA) – A fresh cycle starts fresh every year on Jan. 1. We promise ourselves we’ll start eating better, work out, save more money, or otherwise improve upon the way we live our lives. However, statistics show that […]