WESTBROOK – The conflict between Dreamers Cabaret and the city of Westbrook seems destined to be resolved in court as continued attempts to reach an agreement about the status of the Warren Avenue strip club have reached a stalemate. The club recently passed an inspection, but is no closer to opening as the city has […]
2011
Posted inAmerican Journal
Woman charged after methadone clinic theft
WESTBROOK – Police were tight-lipped this week regarding a recent arrest of a Portland woman accused of stealing methadone from a Westbrook methadone clinic. Emily Sweeney, 32, 240 Harvey St., Apt. 707, Portland, was arrested Dec. 29 on a felony-level charge of stealing drugs, a Class C crime. Westbrook police Capt. Tom Roth said her […]
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Thatcher’s returning to Westbrook
WESTBROOK – An Old Orchard Beach woman who has spent 20 years spreading the Thatcher’s name around Maine liked Westbrook so much the first time around that she has decided to bring the pub back for another run. Thatcher’s Restaurant and Sports Pub could open in Westbrook later this month. Owner Cynthia Boulay has plans […]
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Thatcher’s returning to Westbrook
WESTBROOK – An Old Orchard Beach woman who has spent 20 years spreading the Thatcher’s name around Maine liked Westbrook so much the first time around that she has decided to bring the pub back for another run. Thatcher’s Restaurant and Sports Pub could open in Westbrook later this month. Owner Cynthia Boulay has plans […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham savors 2011 fete
GORHAM – Wasting no time following this year’s countdown, the chairwoman of New Year Gorham is already planning next year’s celebration. Virginia Wilder Cross said Monday she and other organizers would meet Wednesday, Jan. 12, for both a wrap-up and a preliminary meeting for next year. Without specific attendance numbers available, Cross said, she believed […]
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Northeast had a broiler of a year in 2010
In Caribou, the 44.2-degree average temperature was almost 2 points above the record set in 2006.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Dreamers subcontractor facing hate-crime probe
SACO – The Maine Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether a Biddeford man affiliated with Dreamers Cabaret committed a hate crime in Saco recently. Saco police recently referred the case of Adam Goodwin, 35, of 65 Main St., Biddeford, to the attorney general’s civil rights division after he was accused of assaulting a black male […]
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Dreamers subcontractor facing hate-crime probe
SACO – The Maine Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether a Biddeford man affiliated with Dreamers Cabaret committed a hate crime in Saco recently. Saco police recently referred the case of Adam Goodwin, 35, of 65 Main St., Biddeford, to the attorney general’s civil rights division after he was accused of assaulting a black male […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Dreamers subcontractor facing hate-crime probe
SACO – The Maine Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether a Biddeford man affiliated with Dreamers Cabaret committed a hate crime in Saco recently. Saco police recently referred the case of Adam Goodwin, 35, of 65 Main St., Biddeford, to the attorney general’s civil rights division after he was accused of assaulting a black male […]
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Paul LePage sworn inas Maine governor
AUGUSTA — Joined by his family on stage, Paul Richard LePage today completed a story of personal triumph and Maine’s political transformation as he was inaugurated before a joint session of the Maine Legislature, becoming the state’s first Republican governor in 16 years.
“My pledge to Maine people is very simple: It’s going to be people ahead of politics,” LePage said to a roar of approval from more than 5,000 spectators at the Augusta Civic Center.