Cape Elizabeth Mon. 10/1 4:30 p.m. Thomas Jordan Trust Grants Subcommittee TH Tues. 10/2 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop TH Tues. 10/2 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TH Thur. 10/4 7 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Committee TH Thur. 10/4 7 p.m. Recycling Committee PWD Scarborough Mon. 10/1 6 p.m. Planning Board Workshop MB Tues. 10/2 6:30 p.m. Historical Preservation Committee MB […]
September 2018
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Race is on for Westbrook School Committee seats
WESTBROOK — This year will be the first time longtime School Committee incumbents Veronica Bates and James Violette have faced competition for their seats. Kristen Beahm was chosen at the Republican caucus Sept. 4 to vie for Bates’ Ward 2 seat. Bates has been on the committee since 2011. Challenging Violette for his Ward 5 seat, […]
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Plans put focus on fun at falls
Port Lighting Systems was in the city Sept. 13 to test the possibility of installing a system to light the Saccarappa Falls to make it more of a downtown focal point. Dozens of people showed up to the testing to see the water bathed in red, purple, blue and yellow lighting. Port Lighting Systems, based […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Bravo to Beem, boo to Balentine
Bravo to Edgar Allen Beem for getting it right that Shawn Moody is led by the nose and pulled by strings. Moody may have been a “compassionate conservative” (whatever that means) and, by all reports, a decent and civil fellow, but in the presence of brutes, one may become more brutal. Being soft spoken and […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
New owner plans to raze Holly's for station, store
WESTBROOK — Holly’s Super Gas at 380 Main St. has been operated by the Leo family for years, but now under new ownership, the site is set to be redeveloped. H.A. Mapes, a family-owned gasoline and diesel distributor based in Springvale, will appear before the Planning Board in a workshop session Tuesday, Oct. 2, with […]
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Arts Calendar
Music Sept. 28 “What The World Needs Now: A Burt Bacharach Songbook,” featuring Mary Bastoni on vocals, University of Southern Maine Faculty Concert Series, 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham. Tickets $15 for adults; $10 for seniors, USM employees and alumni; $5 for students at www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or 780-5555. Oct. 6 Jazz/Poetry Project, featuring former Maine […]
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Gorham Notes
Tim O’Neill, right, has recently completed a summer internship working in the office of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, speaker of the House of representatives, in Washington, D.C., and is pictured with Ryan. O’Neill graduated from Gorham High School in 2015 and is a senior at American University. Girl Scouts earn Silver Award Girl Scouts Emily […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Mills has what it takes to be great governor
Janet Mills has two important characteristics that will make her a great governor. She is a decent, honest person and she has a lengthy record of public service helping the people of Maine. I have known Janet for almost 45 years. We were in law school together. I worked on some policy issues with her. […]
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Buxton Notes
A gathering last Saturday at the home of Ken Aldrich on Flaggy Meadow Road prepares to cut a ribbon dedicating the “Green Monstah Wall” and wiffle ball field. Fans dedicate ‘Green Monstah’ A mix of 38 children and adults in Buxton Sept. 22 attended a dedication of the “Green Monstah Wall” and wiffle ball field at […]
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The Universal Notebook: New England Clean Energy (dis)Connect
Yes, I drive a car that uses gas, heat my home with oil and consume as much electricity as the next 21st century American. So, no, I can’t get all holier than thou about energy consumption. Still, I am opposed to Central Maine Power Co.’s so-called New England Clean Energy Connect proposal to build a […]