William Spengler ambushed and killed two firefighters, and he’s also suspected of killing his 67-year-old sister Cheryl Spengler.
2012
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Phyzgig rings in year with laughs
Phyzgig, the year-end series of vaudeville shows produced by Westbrook-based Acorn Productions,will use multiple venues this year to present all its performances. At the Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., in Westbrook, matinees are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 29, and Sunday, Dec. 30. Saturday’s shows, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., feature […]
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Phyzgig rings in year with laughs
Phyzgig, the year-end series of vaudeville shows produced by Westbrook-based Acorn Productions,will use multiple venues this year to present all its performances. At the Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., in Westbrook, matinees are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 29, and Sunday, Dec. 30. Saturday’s shows, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., feature […]
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Greeting 2013, Gorham style
With only a dusting on Christmas Day, organizers of the annual New Year Gorham have been hoping for more snow for its festivities. “We have added an afternoon event – a snow-sculpting contest – although with today’s weather it’s hard to imagine we will be able to pull that off,” New Year Gorham founder Virginia […]
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Hindus buy city church
WESTBROOK – A Hindu temple has purchased the former Unitarian Universalist Church of Westbrook building at 719 Main St., making it the second Hindu temple in Maine. Westbrook Housing sold the 124-year-old building for $75,000 to Maine Hindu Temple on Dec. 21, Susan Eldridge, interim executive director of the housing authority, said on Wednesday. With […]
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Hindus buy city church
WESTBROOK – A Hindu temple has purchased the former Unitarian Universalist Church of Westbrook building at 719 Main St., making it the second Hindu temple in Maine. Westbrook Housing sold the 124-year-old building for $75,000 to Maine Hindu Temple on Dec. 21, Susan Eldridge, interim executive director of the housing authority, said on Wednesday. With […]
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Hindus buy city church
WESTBROOK – A Hindu temple has purchased the former Unitarian Universalist Church of Westbrook building at 719 Main St., making it the second Hindu temple in Maine. Westbrook Housing sold the 124-year-old building for $75,000 to Maine Hindu Temple on Dec. 21, Susan Eldridge, interim executive director of the housing authority, said on Wednesday. With […]
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Intersection light focus of meeting
WESTBROOK – Westbrook and the Maine Department of Transportation are continuing discussions regarding how to improve the intersection of Duck Pond and Hardy roads with Route 302. City Councilor Mike Sanphy said that on Jan. 2, he, along with Mayor Colleen Hilton, City Administrator Jerre Bryant, a representative of the Westbrook School Department and State […]
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‘A lot of work, but a lot of fun’
Normally, an ambulance is used to transport sick or injured people, but last Friday, a Westbrook ambulance left City Hall with a much happier cargo – bags of gifts for Santa to bring to some of the city’s underprivileged children and families. The toys and gift cards, some donated by residents and the balance purchased […]
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‘A lot of work, but a lot of fun’
Normally, an ambulance is used to transport sick or injured people, but last Friday, a Westbrook ambulance left City Hall with a much happier cargo – bags of gifts for Santa to bring to some of the city’s underprivileged children and families. The toys and gift cards, some donated by residents and the balance purchased […]