A massive shopping center on Main Street – which will be home to a 99 Restaurant & Pub and Maine’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant, as well as a Wal-Mart – won final approval this week from the Westbrook Planning Board. The board on Tuesday unanimously approved 7-0 Dirigo Plaza, a 500,000-square foot regional retail shopping center […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Pownal News
Office hours The Town Office, at Mallett Hall, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday 8:30 a.m.-6:30 and closed Friday. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet on Mondays, Oct. 31, and Nov. 14 and 29, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall in the Dewitt Meeting Room. The Planning Board will meet […]
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Ranked choice voting solves ‘system failure’
Al Diamond is right on about our governmental process being “frazzled,” but he should tread more carefully with reference to the referendum process. In exactly the circumstances he has described (namely, a recalcitrant, out-of-touch, bordering-on-delusional governor unable to work productively even with members of his own party), referendum is all we have, as ugly and […]
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Illusion of progress
I usually don’t enjoy debunking what appears to be good news. So when my wife tells me we’re using less heating oil this year, I see no reason to mention it’s because the furnace is broken. If she compliments me for only sipping a couple beers during a long Sunday of watching football, there’s no […]
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Freeport News
Daggett to receive Carol Kaplan Award Freeport Community Services annual meeting will recognize the 2016 Carol Kaplan Award winner, Debbie Daggett, volunteer coordinator for the past 10 years at Freeport Community Services. The event will be held Monday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m., at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. The award is named […]
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Yarmouth News
Art festival underway The annual Yarmouth Art Festival, featuring 169 works of art by Maine artists, starts Wednesday, Oct. 19, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 22, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road, Yarmouth. The show is open Wednesday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 22, from […]
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Frye Island school cost-sharing plan to be unveiled
The cost-share negotiation committee for School Administrative District 6 will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18, and local officials involved in the negotiation process are “optimistic” that the meeting will yield results. The meeting is open to the public, and will start at 6 p.m. at the school’s Central Office in Buxton. The negotiation process is part […]
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Frye Island school cost-sharing plan to be unveiled
The cost-share negotiation committee for School Administrative District 6 will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18, and local officials involved in the negotiation process are “optimistic” that the meeting will yield results. The meeting is open to the public, and will start at 6 p.m. at the school’s Central Office in Buxton. The negotiation process is part […]
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Boys Soccer: Gahomera hat trick leads Blazes past Scots
Bonny Eagle simply could not convert at Westbrook on Thursday evening, Oct. 6, despite applying good pressure throughout the game. Meanwhile, the Blazes’ own Shammah Gahomera caught fire, tallying a hat trick and leading his boys to a 3-0 W over the Scots. The matchup meant a lot to both teams: “We were extremely nervous,” […]
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Buxton Notes
‘Angel Street’ at Saco River Theatre The Originals will present “Angel Street (AKA ‘Gaslight),” by Patrick Hamilton, a Victorian thriller that opens on Friday, Oct. 21, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 29, at Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Buxton. Show times and dates are 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 […]