The Maine Mayhem, a professional, full-contact women’s football team based right here in Maine – the State’s only such team – have recently kicked off a program to support local female youth football players. The program, called “Girls of Fall,” connects members of the Mayhem squad with girls as young as five and as old […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Softball: Westbrook begins season on a loss, Biddeford triumphs
WESTBROOK—The Lady Blazes jumped ahead early versus the visiting Tigresses on Thursday afternoon, April 19, but suffered a big setback in the second, giving up a quartet of runs. Westbrook logged a slick inning of their own in the fourth – Ally LaPierre, Kimmy Goddard and Emily Greeley all scored – but they just couldn’t […]
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Letters
Regarding your article “New Gloucester Board strikes term limit ordinance,” on April 6. I believe the Board had no legal foundation to declare the ordinance “legally invalid.” They should have recused themselves as the “term limits” ordinance does pertain to them. R.J. Berard, Sr., Windham
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For local animal rescue 'it's a dog's life'
WESTBROOK — For five years, the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland has been partnering with All Sato Rescue to find homes throughout greater Portland for dogs that have been abandoned in Puerto Rico. Representatives from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland took a trip earlier this month to get a closer look into […]
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Residents take heroic action in Westbrook fire
WESTBROOK — When an apartment building at 445 Main St. caught fire last Friday, Westbrook firefighters were able to stop the blaze and get everyone out – but not without the help of quick-thinking and brave Westbrook residents. Westbrook Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte said firefighters were alerted to the April 13 fire just before 9:30 p.m. One […]
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Westbrook's Post to play lacrosse at St. Mike's
WESTBROOK—Blue Blazes senior Captain Grayson Post signed a National Letter of Intent on Tuesday evening, April 17 to attend St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont beginning in the fall of this year, and take to the lacrosse field for the school beginning in the spring of 2019. “My goal was always to play lacrosse in […]
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Westbrook school budget includes 6% tax increase
WESTBROOK — The $38.6 million school budget brought before city councilors for review includes a $2.3 million increase totaling 6.4 percent over the current operating budget. Taxpayers will be asked to foot $20.4 million of the school’s fiscal year 2019 bill, a $1.1 million, or 5.8 percent increase over what taxpayers were asked to support for […]
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Spring Harbor Hospital earns Gold Seal
WESTBROOK — Spring Harbor Hospital, a nonprofit, private psychiatric hospital on Andover Road, recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective care. Surveyors […]
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Westbrook updating accessory dwelling land use ordinance
WESTBROOK — City leaders are in the midst of rethinking how accessory dwelling units are handled in Westbrook by adding a new definition and performance standards to the land use ordinance. Director of Planning and Code Enforcement Jennie Franceschi said the new ordinance, which the city council will review at a second reading April 23, better […]
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Boys Lacrosse: Rams drop season-opener on the road at Thornton Academy
SACO—The Rams fell behind early at TA on Friday evening, April 13, and continued to trail as the four quarters unfolded. Gorham showed a diverse attack – six different players scored for the team, including Chris Tucker with two – but simply couldn’t keep pace with the Trojans in the end. 16-7 the final. “Execution […]