WESTBROOK — For generations, Portland Players and Lyric Music Theater have found success in South Portland, and two Westbrook residents hope the same can be true in Westbrook for Presumpscot Stage, a new theater venture they are piloting this summer. Dillon Bates and Janelle LoSciuto are taking a leap of faith in filling a void they […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Westbrook school budget passes by wide margin
WESTBROOK — Voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the $38.6 million school operating budget, which easily passed in each of the city’s five wards. The budget, which was approved by 70 percent of the voters, represents a $2.3 million, or 6.4 percent, increase over the current school budget. Taxpayers will be asked to foot $20.4 million of that […]
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Looking Back
June 16, 1993 Principal William Michaud wants beepers, or pagers, banned from Westbrook High School, and warns that they “can be used for criminal activity.” Michaud didn’t spell out what kind of criminal activity he meant. Michael Belanger, manager of the Radio Shack store at Pine tree Shopping Center, who sells the devices at about […]
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Gorham Notes
This sign at Dance Studio of Maine in Gorham Village refers to a student drop-off issue. Trish Moulton, studio owner, is unhappy because school buses starting next fall will not drop off students at her studio after school because she’s not a day care. The School Department policy change further impacts the area’s parking shortage that […]
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Baseball: Gorham slides past TA, Portland, Cheverus – and into the State Final
GORHAM and STANDISH—The Rams triumphed 3-1 over visiting Thornton Academy on Thursday afternoon, June 7: Nolan Brown smashed a two-RBI double in the bottom of the first to secure the majority of Gorham’s offense on the day and propel the team forward in the bracketing. Two days later, on Saturday the 9th, the Rams faced […]
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Westbrook approves school budget overwhelmingly
WESTBROOK – Voters have approved the $38.6 million school budget with 2,332 voters across the city’s wards voting in favor and 991 voting in opposition. The city council approved the $27.1 million municipal spending plan in early May. The new fiscal year begins Sunday, July 1.
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Gorham OKs school budget
GORHAM- The town’s $38.9 million school budget passed handily, 2,431-1,664, in the validation referendum Tuesday In a sweep, Gorham voters approved the budget in Ward 1-1, Ward 1-2, Ward 2 and central.
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Buxton OKs $49.6 million budget for SAD 6
Buxton Town Clerk John Myers, left, at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday administers the oath of office to Hiram Davis as moderator and warden overseeing the election and town meeting Saturday, June 16. BUXTON — Voters Tuesday filled municipal and School Administrative District 6 positions in addition to passing the district’s $49.6 million school budget. Buxton voters will decide […]
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Sanborn Democratic nominee for Senate District 28
PORTLAND — State Rep. Heather Sanborn Tuesday won the Democratic nomination to replace Sen. Mark Dion in Senate District 28. Sanborn, who represents House District 43, defeated City Councilor Jill Duson, 3,078 to 2,181. In Westbrook, Sanborn, with 57 percent of the vote, defeated Duson 666-495. Westbrook resident Patrick Martin was unopposed in the GOP primary […]
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Outdoor Track: Local standouts travel to New Englands
DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE—Outdoor track season moved to the University of New Hampshire this past Saturday, June 9, for the New England Championship meet. There, local schools – Westbrook, Gorham, Bonny Eagle, Windham, Lake Region and Gray-New Gloucester – all repped proudly. Of particular note, Blue Blazes superstar Nyagoa Bayak won the High Jump with a […]