WESTBROOK – The owners of a controversial strip club that opened for a day in 2010 before the city shut it down have lost their battle in federal court, just weeks after the club lost its Warren Avenue lease and moved out permanently. Larry Ferrante, owner of Dreamers Cabaret, tried to open the club in […]
2012
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Westbrook wins court fight with Dreamers club
WESTBROOK – The owners of a controversial strip club that opened for a day in 2010 before the city shut it down have lost their battle in federal court, just weeks after the club lost its Warren Avenue lease and moved out permanently. Larry Ferrante, owner of Dreamers Cabaret, tried to open the club in […]
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Monsanto lawsuit moves to pre-trial oral arguments
A judge has ordered pre-trial oral arguments in a case pitting organic farmers against agribusiness giant Monsanto. Headed by Maine potato farmer Jim Gerritsen, the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, with legal backing from the Public Patent Foundation, filed a lawsuit in March 2011 questioning the validity of Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seeds […]
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Civic Center trustees dig into renovation plans
The trustees must soon decide whether to shut down the arena for an extended period to get the work done quickly or do the work around events.
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Yahoo names PayPal exec as its CEO
Yahoo Inc. names Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.’s PayPal division, as its new CEO, the fourth in less than five years for the struggling Internet company . . .
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Westbrook economic development director steps down
WESTBROOK – Keith Luke has stepped down as Westbrook’s director of economic and community development. His last day on the job, which he’s held for 31?2 years, was Dec. 31. Luke said this week that, with resolution of some high-profile issues, including the dispute between Pike Industries and Idexx Laboratories, as well as the problems […]
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Cora E. Pennell, 89
BATH — Cora E. Pennell, 89, died in Brunswick on Dec. 22 after a brief illness. Born August 16, 1922 in West Bath, she was a daughter of Frank and Rita White Durant. She attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in 1941. After she graduated, she was employed by the safety department […]
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Gorham man accused of robbing Waterboro Hannaford
Christopher Dimastrantonio, 23, also is a suspect in similar robberies from businesses in Portland, Scarborough and Gorham.
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Portland School Notebook
Students selected for All-State Music Festivals PORTLAND — Six students from the Portland Public School system were selected by audition to participate in the All-State Music Festival. Dexter Morse, a student at Portland High School, and Nick Thompson-Brown, a Deering High School student, were chosen for the Jazz All-State Festival, which happens Jan. 5-7 at […]
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People & Business
New Additions Suzanne Johnson, attorney and partner at McTeague Higbee, recently announced the permanent addition of Longshore pulmonary and hearing loss claims and Social Security Disability to her areas of practice. Johnson has been with McTeague Higbee for 15 years, representing clients in elder law, probate, estate planning, and asbestos exposure claims. New Businesses Carol […]