Brunswick Wed. 10/31 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee TH Thur. 11/1 3:30 p.m. Personnel Board BPD Thur. 11/1 4:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Thur. 11/1 5 p.m. Board of Assessment Review TH Harpswell Mon. 10/29 3 p.m. Budget Advisory Committee TO Thur. 11/1 5 p.m. Board of Selectmen Executive Session TO Thur. 11/1 6 p.m. […]
October 2018
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Topsham Police Beat: Oct. 26
Arrests 10/20 at 2:02 p.m. Karin Shea, 46, of Parkway, Bowdoin, was arrested on Topsham Fair Mall Road by Officer Lucas Shirland on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. Summonses 10/18 at 6:57 a.m. Brianna Knowles, 21, of Litchfield Road-West Gardiner Road, Hallowell, was issued a summons on Mallett Drive by Officer Lucas Shirland on a charge of operating an unregistered vehicle for […]
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Daughtry faces third challenge by Stevens in House 49
BRUNSWICK — Incumbent House District 49 Rep. Matthea “Mattie” Daughtry, D-Brunswick, is being challenged by Republican candidate Michael Stevens for the third time this November. The district covers West Brunswick and includes most of Brunswick’s downtown. Daughtry was elected to the Legislature in 2012. Stevens, also a Brunswick resident, lost to Daughtry in both 2014 and 2016. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland candidate’s wife paints signs of the times
SOUTH PORTLAND — Signs of the season in Maine include Bean boots, turning leaves, and campaign placards sprouting where daffodils once bloomed. But this fall city residents may have noticed some more artistic, less conventional signs cropping up around the city. They are the work of Jessie Kessler, wife of House District 32 candidate Christopher Kessler. Kessler, a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Foley will move city in positive direction
I am pleased to support Michael Foley in his bid to return to the Westbrook City Council as an At Large councilor. As a former mayor and School Committee chair, I worked with Mike in both capacities. I always found tireless dedication to Westbrook in everything he does. Mike has also remained active in the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
School breakfasts get boost from Hannaford
WESTBROOK — The School Department will receive funding from Full Plates Full Potential to make it easier for students to get breakfast at school. The $1,200 donation was part of a larger announcement Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Middle School where Full Plates Full Potential accepted a $50,000 donation from Hannaford to help end child […]
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Arts Calendar
Music Oct. 26-28 “35mm: A Musical Exhibition,” part concert, part exhibition, part poetry jam, part performance art; music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver, based on photographs by Matthew Murphy, directed by Edward Reichert; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham. Tickets at usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice, or call 780-5555. Oct. […]
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High court in session at high school
WESTBROOK — Social studies students at Westbrook High School and criminal justice students from Westbrook Regional Vocational Center got an up-close and personal look at the innerworkings of the state legal system earlier this week when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court paid a visit. The Oct. 23 visit, in which students heard the oral arguments of […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Mill workers share tale of inclusion
WESTBROOK — For years a children’s book Dale Leroux collaborated on with his friend and former colleague, Don Davidson, sat unpublished. Nearly 20 years later, with a boost from Sappi, the book is now being donated to schools and libraries in the city. On Tuesday, Leroux and Davidson stopped by Canal School to deliver copies […]
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Looking Back
Oct. 27, 1993 The Westbrook High School football team has qualified for the Western Maine Class A playoffs for the first time in over 10 years, Athletic Director Peter Curran said. That’s the good news. Unfortunately, the 3-5 Blazes will be going into the playoffs Saturday against the No. 1 ranked and undefeated Biddeford Tigers […]