Holiday pop-up store for Black Dinah Black Dinah Chocolatiers will host another pop-up store at its future Westbrook location this weekend, offering truffles and other Easter-themed treats. The kiosk will be open on Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Edwards Block building at 869 Main St. Black Dinah, […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
For good cause, kids try hand at pet portraits
On Tuesday, children in the Westbrook LEARNS after-school program were studying photos of local cats and dogs, and doing their best to paint accurate portraits. With each work selling for a $10 donation, the money raised from the paintings will be donated to the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland’s Carson Medical Fund, which helps […]
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Hostages, families sue broadcaster over Paris terror attack coverage
The suit claims the broadcasts put the hostages’ lives in danger as they hid in a kosher supermarket.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Looking Back
April 4, 1990 There are no Maine Shop ‘n Save supermarkets as modern or as large as the one Hannaford Brothers plans for its Gorham Raceway land, Art Aleshire, the company’s director of real estate, said last week. The new story on the drawing boards would cover 63,000 square feet of space, more than double […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Looking Back
April 4, 1990 There are no Maine Shop ‘n Save supermarkets as modern or as large as the one Hannaford Brothers plans for its Gorham Raceway land, Art Aleshire, the company’s director of real estate, said last week. The new story on the drawing boards would cover 63,000 square feet of space, more than double […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Council does about-face, approves pipeline TIF
By Ezra Silk [email protected] The Windham Town Council has reversed course, approving a 15-year extension of a development program funded by taxation of a natural gas pipeline property that runs through town. With the development program set to expire at the end of March, the council voted 3-2 on March 10 to reject the extension. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Bridgton
Sure signs of spring are all around us, as the snow melts and living things begin to stir. The incessant two-note “song” of the phoebe, which will drive me absolutely crazy by July, sounds like music to my ears in March. The mud on my boots reminds me that winter has lost her frigid grip, […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letters
Excise tax shouldn’t be based on MSRP When we buy a new or used vehicle, we pay the sales tax on the “bill of sale” amount. When we go to the local town or city to register the vehicle, the law requires that we pay the “excise tax” on the MSRP (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
On the Right Lane: Here comes Daffy Duck
This column originated from one or more stupid ducks attempting to land in my backyard although all I did was feed some deer that were extremely skinny because of our harsh winter. I was feeding them corn and suddenly they disappeared and never came back. I thought I was buying organic corn but maybe it […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside New Gloucester
Jim Gallant Band at Coffee House Mix a little Americana, blues, folk, bluegrass and rockabilly with some great original music and you have the music of the Jim Gallant Band. Accompanying Gallant, who is a New Gloucester resident, are some extremely talented musicians. Guitarist Rick Masters, bassist Billy Belskis, and vocalist, percussionist and arranger Mark […]