I hope you had a nice Christmas and got a chance to relax, spend time with family or whatever makes the day off special. Let me start the forecast by talking about the weekend. Temperatures Saturday and Sunday are going to break the freezing mark and with clouds and sunshine, this is going to be […]
2013
Posted inAmerican Journal
MPTC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Kevin Trynor
My Place Teen Center has chosen Kevin Trynor for its December Member Spotlight. Member Spotlight is an opportunity for MPTC teens to be recognized by staff and their peers for their contributions to the My Place community. Kevin was selected for the Member Spotlight because he is such a great friend. According to the staff, […]
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Bridging the gap: A year without school rewards Cape Elizabeth, South Portland students
CAPE ELIZABETH — When Francesca Governali and Emma Dadmun told people they were planning to take a year off after high school to travel and volunteer before going to college, not everyone was receptive to the idea. “I got some weird looks,” Dadmun said. After the fall these two had, it would be tough for […]
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Westbrook Notes – 12/26
Recycling Department shows special tree For the fourth year in a row, the Westbrook Recycling Department created a 100 percent recyclable Christmas tree for the Festival of Trees, at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 810 Main St. Lynn Leavitt is the recycling and storm water coordinator for the city of Westbrook. Leavitt […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
College Week eases students’ path to school
WESTROOK – Westbrook High School hosted representatives from 11 universities throughout New England and beyond for its fourth annual College Week, which provides seniors with the opportunity to have one-on-one interviews with college admissions personnel. College Week, held the week of Dec. 9, works to break down barriers for students by streamlining the college application […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
A present for parishioners
WESTBROOK – After a nearly seven-year process to consolidate Westbrook’s Catholic churches into a single parish – St. Anthony of Padua – roughly $4 million in renovations to St. Hyacinth Church on Brown Street have been completed, allowing for regular Masses to resume just in time for Christmas. Each phase of the renovation, beginning on […]
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A present for parishioners
WESTBROOK – After a nearly seven-year process to consolidate Westbrook’s Catholic churches into a single parish – St. Anthony of Padua – roughly $4 million in renovations to St. Hyacinth Church on Brown Street have been completed, allowing for regular Masses to resume just in time for Christmas. Each phase of the renovation, beginning on […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Everything's coming up roses: Brunswick couple to ride in New Year's Day parade
BRUNSWICK — They knew each other only as “Patrick Attorney” and “Victoria Journalist” when they met on an online dating site. But then there was a three-hour lunch-and-coffee date. An hour later, he emailed her, asking for a second date. “What took so long?” she replied. Six years later, Patrick Scully, a.k.a. “Patrick Attorney,” and […]
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School reuse plan tweaked
WESTBROOK – A revised $650,000 deal between the city of Westbrook and developer V&E Enterprises for the sale of the former Prides Corner Elementary School will be back on the table Monday, Jan. 6, during the first public hearing on the development proposal. Following concerns from local residents at a neighborhood meeting on Oct. 30, […]
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USM, town team up for New Year Gorham
GORHAM – For the first time, the University of Southern Maine will team up with the town of Gorham for its annual New Year’s celebration. New Year Gorham gets under way this year at noon on Dec. 31 with snow sculpting at a site off College Avenue at the university’s Gorham campus. Joshua Wolfe, a […]