The Southern Maine Activities Association recently released their last remaining lists of fall sports awards, and area schools are amply and proudly represented. Likewise, numerous other end-of-season accolades warrant mention: New sportsmanship banners can now be found hanging in some schools’ gyms, and a number of athletes have lately signed on to compete in fall, […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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SMAA, WMC announce fall sports awards
The Southern Maine Activities Association and the Western Maine Conference recently released their last remaining lists of fall sports awards, and area schools are amply and proudly represented. Likewise, new sportsmanship banners can now be found hanging in some schools’ gyms. Bonny Eagle Boys Cross CountrySecond Team All-Conference – Aiden WilleyHonorable Mention – Trevor NealAll-Academic […]
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Transformation Project closes on downtown building
The Transformation Project, an organization that works to transition young adults from Long Creek Youth Development Center, closed Wednesday on 907 Main St. in downtown Westbrook, the former office of Ethos. The non-profit group had been under contract on the building since early October, and intends to turn the building into a cafe, bakery and […]
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Arts and Culture briefs
Rielly, Robbins to read at Books in ‘Brook Books in the ‘Brook will continue its second season on Dec. 3 with readings by multi-genre writer Edward Rielly and poet Dana Robbins. Rielly, a Westbrook resident, is a professor of English and director of the Writing and Publishing Program at Saint Joseph’s College. He has published approximately […]
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Blue Spruce Farm 2 faces public hearing
Residents will have a final opportunity to air concerns over the proposed Phase 2 of the Blue Spruce Farm subdivision when the Westbrook Planning Board hosts a public hearing and final site plan review on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. The second phase of the Risbara Bros. project proposes 110 market rate apartments in […]
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Deaths
Bean, Benjamin W., 32, of New Gloucester, died Nov. 19, 2016. Arrangements with Wilson Funeral Home, Gray. Brooks, James F., 46, formerly of Gorham, died in Sicily on Oct. 30, 2016.. Cole, Patricia D., 69, of Casco, died on Nov. 19, 2016. Arrangements by Hall Funeral Home, Quaker Ridge, Casco. Devendorf, Judith B., 73, of […]
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Looking Back
Dec. 4, 1991 The Gorham Town Council was to have considered last night whether to ask voters on the March municipal election ballot if they would favor the construction of a shopping center on the site of an old racetrack off Narragansett Street. If the council voted to include the question on the March 10 […]
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It wouldn't be Christmas without 'Peabody Pew'
A multi-aged cast of actors will take on old roles and new in the traditional holiday classic, “The Old Peabody Pew,” new life Sunday in Buxton. The play was first performed 100 years ago, and this year marks the 153rd performance, sponsored by the Dorcas Society of Buxton and Hollis. The two-act show packs the […]
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Transformation Project closes on downtown building
The Transformation Project, an organization that works to transition young adults from Long Creek Youth Development Center, closed Wednesday on 907 Main St. in downtown Westbrook, the former office of Ethos. The non-profit group had been under contract on the building since early October, and intends to turn the building into a cafe, bakery and […]
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Gorham’s Robinson bows out ‘for now’
Gorham’s Town Council meeting last week ended a long tenure on the board for Matthew Robinson, who was first elected in 2000. Robinson, the council chairman, thanked a multitude of past and present officials and citizens, along with his wife, Melissa, and their daughter, Samantha. He also memorialized deceased town councilors Phil Dugas and Cal […]