Question 2 on the state’s Nov. 7 ballot worries me. The Maine Legislature has voted on a bipartisan basis five times to expand MaineCare (as Maine’s Medicaid program is called) and each time Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed expanding health care benefits to cover 70,000 of our fellow citizens. LePage puts politics ahead of people […]
2017
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The Universal Notebook: Vote yes to expand Medicaid in Maine
Question 2 on the state’s Nov. 7 ballot worries me. The Maine Legislature has voted on a bipartisan basis five times to expand MaineCare (as Maine’s Medicaid program is called) and each time Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed expanding health care benefits to cover 70,000 of our fellow citizens. LePage puts politics ahead of people […]
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Old tree turned into table for city garage
Robert Eaton of RG Eaton Woodworks in Westbrook shows the 4-foot wide table he created from a century old sugar maple tree for Westbrook Public Services. WESTBROOK — A huge sugar maple tree cut down in Westbrook now serves as a table at the new Public Services garage on Saco Street. Bob Eaton of RG Eaton Woodworks on Rochester Street turned […]
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We Love Fairs
Artisans’ fair – Saturday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., community room, Moody’s Collision Center, Narragansett Street (Route 202 towards Buxton), Gorham. Shop for gifts of vintage treasures, art, crafts and food in a fun-filled atmosphere with more than 15 tables. Stair chair for handicapped access.
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High school club reaches out to help locally, globally
WESTBROOK — A new club at Westbrook High School seeks to help others, whether in the city’s downtown or halfway across the world. Kids in Community, a club through the school’s 21st Century Program, works on volunteer projects that help people locally and globally. The club began this fall and already has 35 members. “I was […]
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Looking Back
Oct. 21, 1992 A varsity ice hockey program proposed for Gorham High School this winter could be funded from gambling. The proposal was made last week by the Gorham Ice Hockey Association, which promised to pay the full cost through bingo receipts. Following the recommendation of Superintendent Timothy McCormack, the Gorham School Committee established a […]
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Westbrook Notes
Roger Barr, vice commander of American Legion Post 62 in Westbrook, left, recently honors Robert Barton for his three decades of service to the post. The ceremony, led by Commander Richard Galipeau and Barr, recognized Barton by presenting him with a special plaque honoring his past service. This was followed by the creation of a […]
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Gorham notes
Besides antique tractors, some old-fashioned horsepower plows furrows in a Plow Days demonstration at Parsons Dairy Farm Saturday in Gorham. This team, Mack and Mike, is driven by owner Bob Jerrier of Lyman. Mules can plow, too. Jim Larocque of Minot and his team, Jane and Josie, show how to plow up a corn field last Saturday […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 23, 1957, that Ronald Engelhardt, a recent graduate of U.S. Navy training, was spending 10 days in Westbrook with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Engelhardt of Oak Street. Mr. and Mrs. R. Leander Sands and family of Bar Mills were relocating to Augusta. He’d received a promotion at […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: Oct. 20-27
Brunswick Mon. 10/23 7:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals TH Tues. 10/24 3:30 p.m. Trust Fund Advisory Committee TH Tues. 10/24 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 10/25 10 a.m. Staff Review TH Wed. 10/25 5 p.m. School Policy Committee TH Wed. 10/25 6 p.m. Rivers & Coastal Waters Commission TH Wed. 10/25 6:30 p.m. […]