WESTBROOK – A Westbrook High School teacher spent five days in jail this week after pleading guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court to a charge of furnishing a place for minors to consume liquor. A second charge against Timothy Gillis, 43, of Portland, furnishing liquor to a minor, was dismissed, according to court documents. In […]
February 2012
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Westbrook teacher jailed for five days in plea deal
WESTBROOK – A Westbrook High School teacher spent five days in jail this week after pleading guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court to a charge of furnishing a place for minors to consume liquor. A second charge against Timothy Gillis, 43, of Portland, furnishing liquor to a minor, was dismissed, according to court documents. In […]
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Gorham notes – 2/29
Blasting boilers business Demonstrating ingenuity, the crew at North American Service Group in the Gorham Industrial Park recently built themselves a $250,000 trailer and associated equipment that is now part of the company’s fleet utilized in industrial cleaning. A national company, North American Services Group offers a variety of services to industries including cleaning boilers […]
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'Westbrook Idol’ contestants get extra week to prepare
WESTBROOK – “Westbrook Idol” organizers have postponed the semi-finals event scheduled for Thursday, March 1, due to the weather, but the latest batch of competitors will only have to wait another week to strut their stuff. On Thursday, March 8, 16 semi-finalists will put on their best performances at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center, according […]
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Westbrook notes – 2/29
Woman’s club to meet Westbrook Woman’s Club will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, in Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St. Members are reminded to take socks to be wrapped for the domestic violence project. In addition, items will be accepted for sunshine baskets to be filled for delivery to Westbrook seniors. Light […]
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Rose Antonecchia, 102
BATH — Rose Antonecchia, 102, died Feb. 25 at HillHouse in Bath. She was born to Donata and Orazio Simone on Dec. 23, 1909, in Tuckahoe, N.Y. She spent her childhood in both Tuckahoe and Lake Mahopac, N.Y., where her family owned Lake Mahopac Market and Lake Mahopac Liquors. She was a 1927 graduate of Manhattan […]
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Democrats' turn to caucus
State Sen. Philip L. Bartlett, D-Gorham, speaks to the Democratic caucus on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 26, at Brunswick Junior High School. More than 4,500 people attended caucuses in more than 400 Maine municipalities, surpassing the 2010 caucus turnout by almost 2,000, the Maine Democratic Party said. The participants selected delegates to the state Democratic convention, […]
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Mildred "Millie" J. Weed, 87
BRUNSWICK — Mildred “Millie” J. Weed, 87, died Feb. 23. Weed was born on Sept. 4, 1924, in Hartford, Conn. She was the daughter of Jerry and Marion Crosman. She was educated in Brunswick schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1934. She met and married Lawrence S. Weed in Everett, Wash., on July 23, […]
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Otto Pizza opening new restaurant in Mass.
The new full-service restaurant in Brookline will have 60 seats and serve pizza, salads, desserts, beer and wine.
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Baldacci joins scramble after Snowe decision
Former Gov. John E. Baldacci, a Democrat, has taken out nomination papers for the U.S. Senate, joining the scramble among candidates for the U.S. Senate and House.