WESTBROOK — With additional funding for education approved in the new state budget, most area school districts are expecting to use that shot in the arm to provide property tax relief to residents. In all, the new state budget provides school districts across Maine with an additional $48.4 million this fiscal year and $113.6 million for […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Schools deciding how to spend added state aid
WESTBROOK — With additional funding for education approved in the new state budget, most area school districts are expecting to use that shot in the arm to provide property tax relief to residents. In all, the new state budget provides school districts across Maine with an additional $48.4 million this fiscal year and $113.6 million for […]
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Good Food Bus back with new look, second stop
WESTBROOK — It may not be in a bus anymore, but the concept is the same. The Good Food Bus – now in a trailer – is back with fresh fruits and vegetables at low prices. The organization, which is in its third year, has returned to Westbrook for the second year in a row. The organization’s 2017 […]
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Looking Back
July 22, 1992 Bicycling across Russia sounded like a great idea, and five local cyclists recently gathered equipment and maps and flew to St. Petersburg to ride to Arkangelsk (Archangel). This was the destination chosen by Gary Davis, North Gorham, who laid out a 700-mile route. He was joined by three fellow Casco Bay Bicycle […]
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It’s Hogwarts at library for Harry Potter’s birthday
WESTBROOK — A new generation of Potterheads will be celebrating “The Boy Who Lived” next week. Walker Memorial Library will host a birthday party on July 27 for the fictional wizard, Harry Potter. The event will take place from 2-3 p.m. in the program room off the children’s library. “We wanted to do this for years […]
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Police to part with hair in ‘Brave the Shave’ for cancer
WESTBROOK — Police officers aren’t easily unnerved, but something is making members of the Westbrook Police Department anxious. Fourteen members of the department, including Chief Janine Roberts, will be shaving their heads this weekend. The officers are comforted, though, by the fact that they’ll be helping children with cancer. “It’s for a good cause,” Roberts said. […]
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Gorham’s Boyle makes bid for governor
Jim Boyle GORHAM — Jim Boyle, a small business owner and former state senator has announced his candidacy for Maine governor in 2018. Boyle, 58, a Democrat, lives in Gorham and has run a business in Westbrook for 21 years. “Maine was once a place where you could work hard and build a good life […]
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Baseball: Nor'easters continue roll, toss Patriots aside
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Luke Klenda led the Nor’easters past the Patriots at the Ballpark on Sunday afternoon, July 17, dominating on the mound. And while Klenda gave up no hits, his team tallied plenty: The Nor’easters’ five-run first inning would’ve sufficed to win them the game, but they piled runs on runs until finally […]
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Baseball: Bonny Eagle, Greely split a double-header, Rangers taking second game hugely
CUMBERLAND – Bonny Eagle and Greely traded blows in a double-header on Monday, the former taking the first game 9-3 and the latter taking the second game 9-1. The Scots moved every man in their lineup once around the bases in the first game, while Ranger Will Neleski posted a particularly strong performance in the […]
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Football: West crushes East in Lobster Bowl XXVIII
SACO – QB Cam Day, a recent Bonny Eagle grad, threw two TDs and ran one as well in Saturday’s Lobster Bowl XXVIII, earning MVP honors for the West and helming a 55-18 rout of the East. Asked about the lopsided victory, which played out at Thornton Academy, Day spoke humbly. “I give it all […]