Ed Senechal of Westbrook, an Air Force veteran who served in Korea, was one of many volunteers from American Legion Post No. 62 who helped place American flags on veterans’ graves in Westbrook’s Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday. Volunteers from Westbrook’s American Legion Post 62 spread out through Woodlawn Cemetery in the city placing flags on […]
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Forest Avenue store owner robbed in Portland
The owner of Ahram Halal Grocery was walking to an outdoor trash bin when he was confronted by two men, police say.
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Renovations to section of historic building under way
WESTBROOK – Work has begun on the second phase of a nearly four-year process to renovate Westbrook’s Walker Memorial Library, and is seen as a major step toward updating and attracting more patrons to the historic building. The original 120-year-old brick structure, highly visible from Main Street with its unique architectural style, has gone without […]
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Fee to build phantom nuclear waste site ends
The federal dump was supposed to have opened in 1998, but there aren’t even any plans for one.
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American Journal Arts Calendar – 5/15
Theater Through Sunday, May 18 “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad,” presented by Vivid Motion dancers, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $6-$12. 450-6350 or www.vividmotion.org. Through Sunday, May 18 “The Savannah Disputation,” Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $36-$45. 774-0465 or www.portlandstage.org. Through Sunday, June 1 “The Best Little […]
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Cate Street Capital sues paper industry newsletter, claims defamation
The investment firm says the The Reel Time Report made false and defamatory statements in characterizing Cate Street’s role at the Millinocket and East Millinocket mills.
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Looking Back – 5/15
May 17, 1989 Joseph Sabatino Jr. has closed Classic Escort and Massage, but said Monday he did so because it didn’t meet Westbrook zoning requirements, not because of allegations that it sent women out on prostitution dates. Those allegations, contained in an FBI affidavit supporting the issue of a search warrant, are basically on the […]
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Well done
Dave Gowen, master at Highland Lake Grange, handed its Community Service Award last week to Ann Brown, school nurse at Canal Elementary School. As a volunteer, Brown has led several school and city groups. She has also served as president of the Westbrook Food Pantry. Presentation
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Westbrook budget gets final approval
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council voted to approve the fiscal year 2014-15 municipal and school budgets Monday, and the next step is the school budget validation referendum on June 10. Westbrook voters will decide whether to approve the $33,854,745 school budget, which is a $1,686,627, or 5.2 percent, increase from this year’s budget. However, […]
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Chronicling lives of heroes
WESTBROOK – Morgan Rielly has shown an interest in history since he was just 5 years old, when he met a neighbor and World War II veteran with an amputated arm and asked his father to explain. Now, some 13 years later, the Westbrook High School senior is about to release his first book on […]