HARPSWELL — Failed legislation has led state officials to work with the town on erecting new signs to address an old question: where’s Harpswell? Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, Rep. Jeremy Saxton, D-Harpswell, and Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt met with the Board of Selectmen on March 29 to propose new signs on major roads […]
2013
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About 100 charged in New England drug raids
More than 700 officers executed scores of warrants in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island, officials said.
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Wing named Deering HS head basketball coach
Todd Wing has been an assistant with the program for five years.
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Bar public from concealed-guns data, Maine panel says
Legislators back keeping information on individual permit holders private, but more general statistics may still stay public.
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Art sale celebrates Westbrook school's unofficial mascot
WESTBROOK – Most teachers tend to get upset if someone is cat napping during class, but in Tina Soucy’s math class, it’s expected there will be one sleeping student. Simba, a 15-year old feline, has been coming to the school grounds since Soucy first let him into her classroom in 2000. “We often joke he’s […]
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Poll: Mainers favor background checks on gun buyers
Portland-based Pan Atlantic SMS Group says 90 percent of those surveyed support mandatory background checks on all potential gun buyers.
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Westbrook notes – 4/4
Guest artists to exhibit art at Saccarappa The Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., will host guest artists Nathaniel Meyer in the Main Gallery, and Jan ter Weele on the Riverside Wall from Friday, April 12, through Wednesday, May 22. An opening reception featuring wine and hors d’oeuvres will run from 5- 8 p.m, on […]
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Hearings set on dangerous Westbrook intersection
WESTBROOK – A second public meeting next week will continue talks on how to fix what is considered a dangerous intersection. On Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m., a representative from the Maine Department of Transportation will come to the Highland Lake Grange to hear more from residents about what they want to see at […]
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Hearings set on dangerous Westbrook intersection
WESTBROOK – A second public meeting next week will continue talks on how to fix what is considered a dangerous intersection. On Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m., a representative from the Maine Department of Transportation will come to the Highland Lake Grange to hear more from residents about what they want to see at […]
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Hagel: Pentagon must make deep, new spending cuts
The defense secretary says the military must reevaluate the size of its management and command structures, which continue to grow even as overall force numbers decline.