Windham police were alerted by motorists Thursday at 7:45 a.m. of a small child wearing pajamas walking alone on the edge of Route 202 in the area of Windham Center Road in Windham. According to Lt. Jim Boudreau, officers responded to the area and took custody of a 3-year-old boy. The child was uninjured and […]
2015
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Police interview father after toddler found wandering in Windham
Windham police were alerted by motorists Thursday at 7:45 a.m. of a small child wearing pajamas walking alone on the edge of Route 202 in the area of Windham Center Road in Windham. According to Lt. Jim Boudreau, officers responded to the area and took custody of a 3-year-old boy. The child was uninjured and […]
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$34.1M school budget advances
Westbrook School Department’s $34.1 million fiscal year 2015-16 budget is in line to be tentatively approved this week, heading for first reading on Wednesday, April 8, after the American Journal’s deadline. On Monday, members of the Westbrook City Council received a presentation from Superintendent of Schools Marc Gousse, outlining the final budget and the challenges […]
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Gorham juvenile accused of arson
A male juvenile was arrested on Tuesday and charged with arson in a fire that extensively damaged a residence at 61 Valley View Drive in Gorham. Five people were home but made it to safety. ??“Nobody has been hurt,” acting Gorham Police Chief Lt. Christopher Sanborn said at the scene. Sanborn said Gorham Officer Dean […]
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Guest Column: Nuclear weapons, now and forever?
Now that I’ve spent the last 27 years of my life working to abolish nuclear weapons, it is time to reflect. Have my efforts been wasted? Shall I continue? Shall I give up? What will the world look like when more and more countries and terrorists have nuclear weapon options? One day in 1995, I […]
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Guest Column: Nuclear weapons, now and forever?
Now that I’ve spent the last 27 years of my life working to abolish nuclear weapons, it is time to reflect. Have my efforts been wasted? Shall I continue? Shall I give up? What will the world look like when more and more countries and terrorists have nuclear weapon options? One day in 1995, I […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Guest Column: Nuclear weapons, now and forever?
Now that I’ve spent the last 27 years of my life working to abolish nuclear weapons, it is time to reflect. Have my efforts been wasted? Shall I continue? Shall I give up? What will the world look like when more and more countries and terrorists have nuclear weapon options? One day in 1995, I […]
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Ballet returns to Westbrook for two shows
Portland Ballet is returning to the Performing Arts Center in Westbrook with the debut of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” With shows on Friday and Saturday, April 10-11, the organization will showcase its adaptation of a Shakespeare classic with dance rather than words. The Friday show is at 8 p.m., and the Saturday show is at […]
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Looking Back
April 11, 1990 Mayor Fred Wescott may veto the Westbrook City Council order accepting 11.2 acres of Mill Brook valley land from the developers of the proposed Woodbury Estates housing. He said Monday that he thinks the Maine Department of Environmental Protection ought to review that development. Its 16 house lots are at the top […]
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Looking Back
April 11, 1990 Mayor Fred Wescott may veto the Westbrook City Council order accepting 11.2 acres of Mill Brook valley land from the developers of the proposed Woodbury Estates housing. He said Monday that he thinks the Maine Department of Environmental Protection ought to review that development. Its 16 house lots are at the top […]