Cross CountryCoach: Jason TanguayLast year’s results: Boys 8-8, girls 13-3Key athletes returning: Zack Brown-Davis (sr.), Zach Green (sr.), Dylan Lamont (sr.), Evan Morrell (sr.), Simon Roussel (sr.), Jacob Sladen (sr.), Andrew Tinkham, Libby Knudsen (sr.), Ellianna Towns (sr.), Kate Tugman, Iris KitchenKey meets: Boys – regular season; Girls – Southern Maine Classic, Festival of ChampionsOutlook: […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Westbrook
Boys Cross CountryCoach: Claton ConradLast year’s results: 16th at RegionalsKey athletes returning: Jack Pecoraro (jr.)Key newcomers: Gabe Berry (so.), Cam Bessey (fr.), Jon Delessandro (fr.)Outlook: “Our goal as a team this year is to continue to meet our personal bests and grow as a team,” Conrad says simply. Field HockeyCoach: Theresa HendrixLast year’s record: 14-5; […]
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Letter: Fay gets the work done right
I strongly believe Jessica Fay has earned another term as our District 66 state representative. As a freshman legislator, she quickly immersed herself in her new responsibilities and has represented our district thoughtfully. Shehas worked hard to make herself available to her constituents with office hours in Casco, Poland and Raymond. She listens to the […]
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Gorham faces big school fixes
Gorham town councilors Tuesday in a joint workshop with school officials appear grim as they hear issues about overcrowded schools and a looming repair job. Pictured, from left, are town councilors James Hager, Marla Stelk, Suzanne Phillips, and Chairman Benjamin Hartwell. Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak is in the background. GORHAM — Gorham school officials, facing overcrowded buildings and […]
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Back to school: New spaces, faces, programs in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — While students have had time off, it has been a busy summer for Westbrook school staff. Since school was last in session, two construction projects approved by voters in November 2016 took major steps towards completion, and three new school department heads have been hired. Twelve new classrooms have been added at Westbrook […]
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Looking Back
Aug. 25, 1993The drug trade is unwillingly subsidizing the cops again. Westbrook police are getting a new computer with $68,630 in drug forfeiture funds from the state. The city is adding $5,909 for a total of $74,269 for the new system. Alderman have approved the purchase from AT&T-NCR. Officials from Gorham, Windham and Portland are […]
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Rock Row lays out traffic, parking plans
WESTBROOK — Waterstone Properties Group is expected to appear before the Planning Board next month to get the go-ahead for its ambitious plan to turn the Pike Quarry site into a mixed-use commercial, residential and retail center. Waterstone Properties Group and its team laid out the first phase of the four- to five-phase project, with […]
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Letter: Holmes will serve city well as county commissioner
We are pleased to support Bill Holmes to serve as the city of Westbrook’s representative to the Board of County Commissioners. I am a retired teacher in the Westbrook school system. My husband, Bob, enjoyed a lengthy career at the S.D. Warren/Sappi paper mill and is a lifelong Westbrook resident. We have developed a very […]