SCARBOROUGH — The spotlight at Scarborough Public Library this month goes to recently translated Russian literature. Bowdoin College Russian instructor Lisa Hayden Espenschade will present works of fiction and nonfiction at the library at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Espenschade received her master’s degree in Russian literature from the University of Pennsylvania and lived in […]
February 2012
Posted inThe Forecaster
Sunset on the sound
A clammer finishes his day on the flats near the Town Offices in Harpswell, as the fading sunlight bathes Harpswell Sound.
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LePage: Parts of bipartisan budget deal ‘unacceptable’
The $140 million budget, which would close an immediate shortfall at DHHS, was passed unanimously by Democrats and Republicans on the Appropriations Committee.
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Topsham selectmen approve crosswalk move
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on Feb. 2 unanimously approved moving a Bridge Street crosswalk about 100 feet south, to where it used to be. The board also called for a sign to be installed that warns traffic of the crosswalk. Resident Jeff Deletesky, who proposed the move, said a crosswalk at the intersection […]
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Westbrook's talented teachers: fundraiser shows off staff’s other side
WESTBROOK – If last year’s staff fundraiser at Westbrook High School was modeled on TV’s “Dancing With the Stars,” this year’s event is more like “America’s Got Talent.” Next week, the high school is bringing back for the third year what has become a tradition to raise money for the senior class, while also giving […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook's talented teachers: fundraiser shows off staff’s other side
WESTBROOK – If last year’s staff fundraiser at Westbrook High School was modeled on TV’s “Dancing With the Stars,” this year’s event is more like “America’s Got Talent.” Next week, the high school is bringing back for the third year what has become a tradition to raise money for the senior class, while also giving […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Extreme makeover: Westbrook hoping to rehab Maine Rubber site
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council gave preliminary approval this week to contributing $4,000 to the design for a new building project at 942 Main St., otherwise known as the former Maine Rubber property. The vote represents a significant step in renewed negotiations that began late last year, and is the first real evidence in […]
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Extreme makeover: Westbrook hoping to rehab Maine Rubber site
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council gave preliminary approval this week to contributing $4,000 to the design for a new building project at 942 Main St., otherwise known as the former Maine Rubber property. The vote represents a significant step in renewed negotiations that began late last year, and is the first real evidence in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Extreme makeover: Westbrook hoping to rehab Maine Rubber site
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council gave preliminary approval this week to contributing $4,000 to the design for a new building project at 942 Main St., otherwise known as the former Maine Rubber property. The vote represents a significant step in renewed negotiations that began late last year, and is the first real evidence in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
State trail spraying leading to frustration
GORHAM – Faulting local volunteer work, the state declared last week in a letter its intentions to resume spraying chemicals to kill weeds and bushes along a defunct rail line adjacent to a walking trail used by hundreds of hikers, bicyclists and pets. In response, a Gorham citizens group battling the bureaucracy to halt the […]