Boys BasketballCoach: Dan LeGageLast year’s record: 10-9; fell in the postseason quarterfinals FalmouthKey players lost: Curtis Knapton, Anderson KavutseKey players returning: Zac Manoogian, Miece Loureiro, Landon Sjoberg, Deng Jany, Bailey Sawyer, Kyle Champagne, Jack Haggerty, Hamza HanifiKey matchups: Greely, Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Marshwood, Biddeford, York, KennebunkOutlook: The Blazes posted a strong 2015-16 season, reaching the […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Sappi hosts public meeting on fish passage
WESTBROOK—Sappi North America, the owner of the hydroelectric dams at Saccarappa Falls, will host a public informational meeting Thursday to discuss the recent settlement agreement that will lead to dam removal and fish passage at the site. At the meeting, at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 in Room 114 of Westbrook High School, Sappi will also […]
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Resolve to drink more water
We’re about to start a new year. Let’s all make a resolution that’s easy to keep – and good for your health: Drink more water. Experts advise women to drink nine cups of fluid a day and men should drink 13 cups. It can be water, bouillon, tea, smoothies – as long as you get […]
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Winter Previews: Bonny Eagle High School
Boys BasketballCoach: Mike FrancoeurLast year’s record: 2-16Key players returning: Jackson Hogan (sr., F); Isaiah Peters (sr., G); Connor Sirois (jr., G)Outlook: Francoeur is excited for the season, though his team is comparatively green and he acknowledges the challenges that presents. “This year should be exciting to watch if you are a Scots fan,” he says. […]
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Deaths
Blanchette, James L., 62, of Westbrook, died at home on Dec. 5, 2016. Arrangements by Blais & Hay Funeral Home, Westbrook. Frank, Robert C., of Naples, died on Dec. 8, 2016. Arrangements were by Hall Funeral Home, Casco. Harrington Jr., John W., 80, formerly of Westbrook, died at the Merrimac County Nursing Home in Boscawen, […]
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Spa brings new aesthetic to Westbrook
WESTBROOK—Chances are, you’ve never seen anything like Craft Estética in town. With features like a Himalayan salt room and a soak lounge, the new, upscale day spa at 17 Ash St. brings a unique business to the city, and to Greater Portland. The gleam of the new spa, with a glass facade just feet away […]
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Questionable fidelity
I may have voted illegally. On election day, I tried to do everything strictly by the book, but apparently I screwed up. I went to my town hall on Nov. 8 and cast my ballot in the usual fashion, after which I helped myself to the delicious coffeecake the town clerk bakes for these occasions. […]
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Westbrook Notes
Mill Brook trail opens Over 45 people braved frigid temperatures on Saturday, Dec. 10, to attend the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust ribbon cutting to officially open the Mill Brook Preserve trail system in Westbrook. The three-mile trail system is now open to the public for walking, hiking, trail running, and snowshoeing. There are three trailheads to the […]
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Wrestling teams kick off season in style: Bonny Eagle finishes tenth at annual invitational.
WESTBROOK—Westbrook hosts one of the season’s opening, large invitationals, and this past Saturday saw the event go off as planned. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick won the team title, with Westbrook (and Gorham – three Rams wrestle as part of the Blazes contingent) themselves finishing seventh. “We had some ups and downs throughout the course of the day,” […]
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Gorham students mark Pearl Harbor Day
GORHAM—Middle school students got a different type of history lesson last week as the school commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack that devastated the U.S. Navy Pacific fleet. With students filling bleachers in the Gorham Middle School gym, Principal Robert Riley, a former history teacher, told about the surprise attack on Dec. […]