Farmers say immigration reform, which would legalize their current workforce and create a guest worker program, could solve the labor shortage problem.
September 2013
We Love To Eat
Community meal – Thursday, Sept. 26, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken pie; suggested donation $5. Haddock dinner – Saturday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 Parker Farm Road (at the intersection of Rte112 and Rte 22, by Plummer’s Market), Buxton. Haddock and assorted casseroles, salads, veggies, desserts and beverages. […]
We Love To Eat
Community meal – Thursday, Sept. 26, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken pie; suggested donation $5. Haddock dinner – Saturday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 Parker Farm Road (at the intersection of Rte112 and Rte 22, by Plummer’s Market), Buxton. Haddock and assorted casseroles, salads, veggies, desserts and beverages. […]
Buxton animal owners facing cruelty charges
BUXTON – Two Buxton owners have been summonsed in connection with separate animal cruelty cases recently investigated by Buxton Officer Adam Ricci. Buxton police on Tuesday declined to release names of those who received summonses. Ricci said each animal owner was issued a summons for animal cruelty, a Class D misdemeanor. Ricci said on Tuesday […]
City Hall taken off the market
Westbrook’s City Hall, located at 2 York St., is no longer for sale, according to City Administrator Jerre Bryant. Bryant said at one point the entire 4.58-acre City Hall parcel was for sale. Now only the adjacent lot on the other side of York Street is listed, he said. Bill Baker, Westbrook’s assistant city administrator […]
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Keeping outcomes as they should be
Ask some people and they’ll tell you that Maine has a strong two-party system. Ask other people the same question and they’ll say, “Very funny.” The funny thing is, there are things about Maine politics that are pretty funny. Years ago, Maine was one of the most Republican states in the nation. When Maine used […]
Election battles shape up
Incumbent Matthew Robinson is one five candidates vying for three available Gorham Town Council seats, and a School Committee incumbent, Kyle Currier, is also seeking re-election in a four-way contest for two openings on the school panel. The annual Gorham municipal election is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The council candidates are Forrest Genthner, Benjamin Hartwell, […]
Election battles shape up
Incumbent Matthew Robinson is one five candidates vying for three available Gorham Town Council seats, and a School Committee incumbent, Kyle Currier, is also seeking re-election in a four-way contest for two openings on the school panel. The annual Gorham municipal election is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The council candidates are Forrest Genthner, Benjamin Hartwell, […]
‘Breaking Bad’ will go out looking good
The look of the show, in the hands of photography director Michael Slovis, is its own habit-forming drug.
‘Breaking Bad’ will go out looking good
The look of the show, in the hands of photography director Michael Slovis, is its own habit-forming drug.