March 30, 1988 Chief Ronald Allanach has launched Phase 1 of a reorganization of the Westbrook Police Department, with expanded duties for sergeants and detectives and with several changes in how the police station is used. Phase 2 will be based on a study of the department’s administration, field operations and training functions by two […]
2013
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Gorham weighs all-day K possibility
GORHAM – The Gorham School Committee is weighing an all-day kindergarten program, despite a study panel’s recommendation Wednesday in a workshop not to implement it because of the financial impact. The school district presently has a half-day kindergarten program. The study panel estimated expanding kindergarten to an all-day program would cost $555,159 to implement and […]
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Gorham weighs all-day K possibility
GORHAM – The Gorham School Committee is weighing an all-day kindergarten program, despite a study panel’s recommendation Wednesday in a workshop not to implement it because of the financial impact. The school district presently has a half-day kindergarten program. The study panel estimated expanding kindergarten to an all-day program would cost $555,159 to implement and […]
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This Week in GO
“Rock of Ages” at Merrill / Bad fads of the ’80s / Iconic movies of the ’80s / The Stache Pag / A look back at “Cats” / Eat and Run: Run of the Mill in Saco / Fashions of the ’80s / “Drink and Draw” / Local Easter egg hunts
Posted inTimes Record
It’s official: Air show is canceled
BRUNSWICK Government spending cuts known as sequestration have scuttled the 2013 Great State of Maine Air Show. During their regular business meeting Wednesday, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to cancel this summer’s show, which was to feature an appearance by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Aerobatics Demonstration Team. But drastic governmental […]
Posted inTimes Record
Aiming to Inspire
GEORGETOWN Talk to educators involved in teaching archery to students, and chances are you’ll discover a common thread: The activity affords kids who might not otherwise participate in sports the opportunity to compete. Talk to Deb Thibodeau, co-coach of the archery program at Georgetown Central School, and she’ll emphasize something else. Archery is a discipline, […]
Posted inTimes Record
DeChant hosts Bath marijuana forum
BATH A local legislator is interested in constituents’ views on legalizing pot. With a “far-reaching” bill to decriminalize marijuana pending in the Legislature, state Rep. Jennifer DeChant, D-Bath, has arranged a community forum on the topic, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at City Hall. Meanwhile, as the state measure awaits a public hearing […]
Posted inTimes Record
High-speed chase ends in I-295 crash
FREEPORT Yarmouth police chased a pair of suspected robbers up Interstate 295 Wednesday, ending in a crash that injured the suspects and snarled afternoon traffic. An officer involved in the chase sustained a minor hand injury. State police say the crash at the exit from Interstate 295 by Mallet Drive followed a highspeed chase that began in […]
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35 legislators offer support for pot bill
AUGUSTA A bill to legalize recreational use of marijuana and regulate it like alcohol in Maine has garnered 35 co-sponsors and now heads to a legislative committee hearing. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, would make major changes in Maine’s drug law, ranging from making possession of up to 2.5 ounces of pot […]
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Lego, college click on recruiting
BRUNSWICK Not that the Lego company needs much marketing help, but a recruiter from the iconographic toy buildingblock manufacturer visited Bowdoin College Wednesday to look for potential new employees. Michael Moynihan, Bowdoin class of 1989, is a marketing director for the company, which has its U. S. headquarters in Enfield, Conn. A pair of 2012 […]