2018
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Posted inJournal Tribune
Communities vote to dissolve school district
WATERVILLE (AP) — Residents from three Maine communities have voted to dissolve their combined school district. Waterville, Vassalboro and Winslow residents passed the referendum to terminate the district 386-133 Tuesday. Turnout for the vote in each community suffered due to a snowstorm that caused poor road conditions. All three communities voted separately, and in the […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Gorham's South Street to be repaved
Maine Department of Transportation has advertised its plan to repave South Street in Gorham. GORHAM — The Maine Department of Transportation has advertised a repaving project on South Street (Route 114), a heavily traveled commuter arterial. The project extends two miles from a point just south of the street’s intersection with Waterhouse Road to Route 202 in […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
The Center Road: Can Less Money Lead To More Sanity?
Being a political independent means making some tough calls. You can’t just go along with what the party, or the media, or the crowd, tells you. I have wrestled with the concept of public funding of election campaigns. In Maine, we have the Clean Elections Act (MCEA), which establishes a taxpayer-funded supply of money to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Community goodwill protects pup
WESTBROOK – A blind, 14-year-old chihuahua was rescued from the cold on March 6, the day before a nor’easter brought more than a foot of snow to the city thanks to the goodwill of the Westbrook community. Graham Road resident Kathy Clarrage was driving back from the Westbrook Community Center that evening and was just […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Vocational Center gets tech boost from Evergreen
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Regional Vocational Center’s information technology got a boost recently when Evergreen Credit Union donated more than $30,000 in computer equipment to the center. From its location next to Westbrook High School the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center offers students from Gorham, Westbrook, Scarborough, Bonny Eagle and Windham high schools instruction in automotive […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
The Night Show returns to Westbrook
WESTBROOK – “The Nite Show” with Danny Cashman will return to Westbrook next month. The 30-minute late-night talk show, featuring a monologue, comedy bits, guest interviews and performances, will film two shows at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center Friday, April 13. “When we took our show to Westbrook last year, the venue, the city, and the region really […]