I am very sad that our new Cape Elizabeth Town Council has stripped Penny Jordan of her leadership and committee positions, especially as leader of the School Building Advisory Committee. She has led to build consensus, respect and transparency among an SBAC team with widely varied views. Public servants don’t get any higher quality, in […]
2023
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy will resign, 2 months after being ousted as House speaker
His departure will leave the already paper-thin House Republican majority even tighter, with just a few seats to spare.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Three suspects arrested after Norridgewock armed robbery prompts shelter-in-place advisories
Police responded to a robbery at a residence on Airport Road shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday and the search for the suspects ended around 1:30 p.m., according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
Posted inAmerican Journal
New Westbrook City Council president creates housing committee
David Morse is unanimously elected to lead the council, replacing Anna Turcotte, who is the new vice president.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift is named Time magazine’s person of the year
‘This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever been,’ Swift said Wednesday.
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Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family,’ influential liberal advocate, dies at 101
The writer, director and producer revolutionized prime time television.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Complainers should know the U.S. officially supports Israel
While I understand there should be no favoring of any specific religion in the holiday decorations in Westbrook, I would like to remind those who complained of two things. First, the Star of David has evolved into use as a Hanukkah symbol. Secondly, and most importantly, I would like to remind them that the United […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Board tables preliminary approval for first phase of Gorham project
The Gorham Planning Board said it needs more information before taking a first vote on 43 homes proposed for the village.
Posted inNation & World
Texas man kills parents, 4 others in trail of violence from San Antonio to Austin
The suspect, Shane James, is a former U.S. Army infantry officer who served from 2013-2015, and has a history of mental health problems and a prior arrest on charges of assaulting family members.
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Denny Laine, founding member of Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dies
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was 79.