Community meal – Thursday, May 2, noon Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Meatloaf, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, May 2, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, May 3, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder […]
2019
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Politics & Other Mistakes: The dealers behind the deal
According to a 2018 news release, Western Mountains & Rivers Corp. is an environmental group focused on “conservation, outdoor recreation and economic development.” Actually, WM&R is more like a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Maine Power Co. That explains why Western Mountains is such an enthusiastic supporter of CMP’s proposal to build a 145-mile transmission […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
School makes new bid for modular classrooms
At a workshop Monday, Norm Justice, Gorham schools’ facilities director, details the sitework needed to expand Narragansett Elementary School with modular classrooms. GORHAM — A referendum to spend $2.8 million to expand Narragansett Elementary School with modular classrooms is on the front burner after the Town Council nixed a similar proposal last month. This time […]
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The Universal Notebook: Time to take back our deaths
Once again this year, the Maine Legislature is considering a death with dignity bill (LD 1313) to allow terminally ill people to request life-ending medications from a physician under very strict conditions. It should pass, probably won’t, and we’ll keep chewing on it until the law catches up with public opinion. A 2017 poll found […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
WHS principal search fails to find ‘right candidate’
WESTBROOK — The right candidate for the principal’s job at Westbrook High School did not emerge from the first round of interviews, and the search committee is trying to figure out the next step in order to have a principal in place by July 1. “We had good candidates, but not the right candidates,” said […]
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Looking Back
May 4, 1994 Police Chief Ronald Allanach is resigning. He submitted a letter to acting Mayor Kenneth Lefebvre yesterday asking to be relieved of his duties May 31. At age 44, he has been eligible for retirement for more than a year and has been looking at possible new jobs in Florida, California and other […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
BEHS robotics team takes sixth at world championship
STANDISH — After an impressive season, the Bonny Eagle Robotics Team attended World Championships in Detroit last week and came in sixth overall. BERT attracted attention early in the season by coming in first and second in its first two competitions and securing a spot at District Championships in the process. The team earned the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Voting procedure may change in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — City Clerk Angela Holmes has a proposal before the City Council to make the voting process in the city a little easier and less confusing for voters and ward workers. Holmes wants to reconfigure voting at the Westbrook Community Center (Wards 1 and 4) and the Westbrook Armory (Wards 2 and 3) so there […]
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Briefs
Walking Man sign take next step toward historic designation WESTBROOK – The Maine Historic Preservation Commission has officially moved forward a request for the Walking Man sign to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places last week. “The commissioners unanimously approved forwarding the nomination to the Keeper of the National Register at the […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on April 22, 1959, that Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Graffam of Brackett Street in Westbrook returned after vacationing for the winter in Florida. In Gorham, Dr. Clifford Gates, the town’s health officer, announced a polio clinic on May 1 at the high school.