Youth craft session Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., is hosting a special holiday craft session for ages 2-6 on Monday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. “We would like to invite you to come make a special gift to give to someone you love this holiday season,” the library wrote in an announcement. For more […]
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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 12
Holmes, Ledoux promoted Mayor David Morse announced in last week’s inauguration that City Clerk Angela Holmes will now serve as the full-time assistant to City Administrator Jerre Bryant, and Ellis Ledoux will move up to city clerk. Ledoux’s appointment will require City Council approval on Monday, Dec. 16, Morse said. Holmes was appointed as city […]
Letter: Sen. Collins must remember who she serves
There are few things more dangerous than the fool who doesn’t know that he is a fool, and the measure of that danger equals the authority with which he is invested. Enter Donald Trump. Sen. Collins and her colleagues have the constitutional duty to protect our nation from the likes of Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, […]
A Window on the Past: The electrical building in Mill Creek and early fire alarm systems, part 2
We pick up where we left off last week in our story about the Depression-era jobs program and the resulting Electrical Building in Mill Creek. During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a program known as the Civil Works Administration. This short-lived, job-creation program began on Nov. 9, 1933, and South Portland was […]
We Love to Eat: Dec. 12
Westbrook bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 14, 5 and 5:30 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beans, coleslaw, hot dogs, American chop suey, bread, fresh baked pies, and beverages. $10 at the door, $5 under 12. Order takeout in advance at ticket table or between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday-Thursday at 854-9157. […]
We Love Fairs and Sales: Dec. 12
Holiday craft fair – Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bonny Eagle Middle School, 92 Sokokis Trail, Buxton. Free admission, crafts, food, jewelry, home decor, 10-minute Christmas mini photo sessions and more. All proceeds benefit a BEMS student who needs a lifesaving seizure dog. To rent a table or for more information, contact [email protected]. St. […]
Northern Meetings: Dec. 12-19
Chebeague Island Tue. 12/17 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 12/18 9 a.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Tue. 12/17 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Wed. 12/18 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 12/16 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Tue. 12/17 6:30 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall […]