WESTBROOK—Despite a three-goal performance by Morgan LeBeau and standout work in the cage by Kim Goddard, the Blazes fell to visiting Biddeford on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 10. Tiger Peyton McKeown also posted a hat trick – including an overtime game-winner – as her girls claimed victory 4-3. “[Biddeford’s] a team that you can’t let down, […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Field Hockey: Biddeford downs Westbrook in OT
WESTBROOK—Despite a three-goal performance by Morgan LeBeau and standout work in the cage by Kim Goddard, the Blazes fell to visiting Biddeford on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 10. Tiger Peyton McKeown also posted a hat trick – including an overtime game-winner – as her girls claimed victory 4-3. “[Biddeford’s] a team that you can’t let down, […]
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It Happened in Windham
In Freeport, it was L.L. Bean who ruled, but in Windham, it was H.H. Boody. Before “You should have bought it when you saw it at Marden’s” or discovered that Reny’s is a Maine adventure, if you lived in Windham prior to 1960, “anything you could possibly want to buy could be found at Boody’s.” Boody’s […]
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It Happened in Windham
In Freeport, it was L.L. Bean who ruled, but in Windham, it was H.H. Boody. Before “You should have bought it when you saw it at Marden’s” or discovered that Reny’s is a Maine adventure, if you lived in Windham prior to 1960, “anything you could possibly want to buy could be found at Boody’s.” Boody’s […]
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Westbrook hires new development director at salary savings
WESTBROOK — Westbrook native Daniel Stevenson has been hired as the city’s new Director of Business and Community Relations. Stevenson, 49, will start in the role on Oct. 30, according to a Sept. 29 press release from Mayor Mike Sanphy. Stevenson will be paid a salary of $93,000 per year, which results in a savings of […]
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Westbrook council OKs work program
WESTBROOK — The City Council has officially established the city’s first workfare program within the General Assistance program. The program, which was proposed by Mayor Mike Sanphy in May, was approved 6-0 by councilors on Oct. 2. Councilor Gary Rairdon was absent. “I think the intent of the program is preparing people for work and connecting […]
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Westbrook council OKs work program
WESTBROOK — The City Council has officially established the city’s first workfare program within the General Assistance program. The program, which was proposed by Mayor Mike Sanphy in May, was approved 6-0 by councilors on Oct. 2. Councilor Gary Rairdon was absent. “I think the intent of the program is preparing people for work and connecting […]
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Looking Back
Oct. 7, 1992 Public Cable Co. intends to close its office at 838 Main St., Westbrook. The city claims it can’t under the franchise agreement. The city wants monetary damages, on grounds Public Cable hasn’t provided the kind of office it should. Public Cable again disagrees. A letter from Jeffrey B. Darrell, Public Cable’s vice […]
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Calendar
Monday, Oct. 16Special City Council meeting7 p.m., high school, room 114 Wednesday, Oct. 18“First, Build a Bridge”GrowSmart Maine annual summitDana Warp Mill Thursday, Oct. 19Recreation and Conservation Commission meeting6 p.m., Community Center Friday, Oct. 27Halloween on Main Street4:30-6 p.m.
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Inside Windham: Oct. 5
WHS hosts history tour The Windham Historical Society invites residents to step aboard the history bus Saturday, Oct. 21 for a 2 1/2-hour trip that spans many years of Windham’s past. Stops along the way include Friends Meeting House, Parson Smith House, Babb’s Bridge, the Gambo Gunpowder Mill, and the Congregational Church on Windham Hill. Riders […]