The century-old park that has seen its share of heart-stopping Red Sox wins and crushing defeats is being listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
March 2012
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High court asks for briefs on Poliquin questions
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is asking the House and other interested parties to submit briefs by March 16.
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Westbrook Historical Society officially re-opens
WESTBROOK – Dozens of supporters were on hand Wednesday evening for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new home of the Westbrook Historical Society. The society, founded in 1976, has moved twice before Wednesday’s opening at the Fred C. Wescott Building on Bridge Street. Hundreds of artifacts of the city’s history were on display, from clothing […]
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Yarmouth Town Council chairman seeks Senate seat
YARMOUTH — The field of independent candidates looking to replace Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, expanded today as Town Councilor Steve Woods announced his intention to run. Woods, who also is the president and CEO of Falmouth-based TideSmart Global, joins former Maine Gov. Angus King as an independent candidate for the six-year term in the U.S. […]
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Obama urges shift to new energy technologies
“Next time you hear some politician trotting out some three-point plan for $2 gas, you let him know we know better.”
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Yarmouth executive to run for Senate as independent
Yarmouth Town Council Chairman Steve Woods is president and CEO of TideSmart Global, a group of six companies, including marketing firm emg3.
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Westbrook memory-care center fills need
WESTBROOK – Experts on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia agree that a new facility planned in Westbrook will help address a growing problem among the elderly, both in Maine and nationwide. Members of the Westbrook Planning Board, as well as invited abutters, are doing a site walk on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at 449 […]
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Election changes top Westbrook charter talking points
WESTBROOK – Westbrook voters who approve the proposed changes to the city’s charter this fall would support, among other things, three-year terms for city councilors that would be staggered so the public can’t approve – or remove – the entire top tier of city government in a single year. That was the message Charter Commission […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
New Westbrook budget keeps spending down, but job losses predicted
WESTBROOK – Westbrook officials are preparing to unveil a proposed 2013 municipal budget that could include some layoffs, though little to no increase in spending is predicted. The City Council will hold a special meeting Monday to get its first look at the budget, followed immediately by a meeting of the council’s Finance Committee, where […]
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Proposed Gorham school spending up $1.2M
GORHAM – Gorham Superintendent Ted Sharp is proposing a $32.4 million budget to operate the town’s schools, up from last year’s $31.2 million. If approved, it could hike taxes for Gorham property owners. “This budget represents a $1,205,642 increase in expenditures,” Sharp told School Committee members in a workshop Feb. 29. The proposed budget represents […]