WESTBROOK – Whether bundled in heavy jackets, wetsuits or running gear, everyone was wearing a smile at last weekend’s first Westbrook Winter West Fest. The festival, which officials estimate drew a few thousand people, included events such as dog sled races, hockey tournaments, kayaking on the Presumpscot River, a 5K run, snow sculpturing and even […]
2013
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Thrills and chills at Westbrook Winter West Fest
WESTBROOK – Whether bundled in heavy jackets, wetsuits or running gear, everyone was wearing a smile at last weekend’s first Westbrook Winter West Fest. The festival, which officials estimate drew a few thousand people, included events such as dog sled races, hockey tournaments, kayaking on the Presumpscot River, a 5K run, snow sculpturing and even […]
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Deal preserves 200 acres in 6 southern Maine towns
The conservation projects cover land in Kittery, York, Eliot, South Berwick, Wells and Ogunquit.
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Moms protest LePage position on BPA
Some of the mothers wear fake beards as they march to the Governor’s Office to drop off jars of baby food that contain BPA.
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Ferry strikes NYC dock; at least 50 are injured
Passengers aboard the Seastreak Wall Street said dozens of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled to the deck by the impact.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Harpswell charter school gets initial state approval
HARPSWELL — The Maine Charter School Commission accepted a 468-page application on Tuesday for a Harpswell school. The commission also set an interview and public hearing on the application from Harpswell Coastal Academy for later this month. It could grant final approval to the school in early February. HCA was the only charter school whose […]
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Train horns to be quieted in Freeport
FREEPORT – By a 5-1 vote on Jan. 8, the Freeport Town Council took the first steps toward silencing train horns in town. Councilor Kristina Egan cast the lone dissenting vote (Councilor Kate Arno was absent from the meeting) as the board decided to begin the process of designating quiet zones at Freeport’s eight railroad […]
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Obama chief of staff likely Treasury choice
Jack Lew, well-liked by members of both parties, would bring private sector and international experience to the department.
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Maine driver indicted in NH motorcycle fatality
Ashley Bailey, 26, of Jay is charged with two counts of negligent homicide, alleging that she was driving erratically and under the influence of alcohol.
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Kyle St. Clair, Scarborough boy who inspired thousands, dies at 8
SCARBOROUGH — Kyle St. Clair, a boy whose mysterious ailments largely confined him to his bedroom and hospitals, but whose story became an inspiration to thousands, died Tuesday morning at the age of 8, according to his family. St. Clair, who earlier in 2012 confessed to his sister he didn’t think he would survive to […]