Westbrook teams posted several strong seasons this spring, especially on the boys lacrosse field, the boys tennis courts and the track. Pete Lyons’s gentlemen laxers were one of several teams in A South who could’ve gone all the way this season. The team, stacked with experience and talent, compiled a 9-3 record through the regular […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Celebrations to light up Fourth of July
Independence Day will be celebrated locally with a variety of events. First up is a fireworks show at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough on Sunday, July 3, at 9 p.m. An all-day, family-friendly event at Bug Light Park in South Portland on Monday, July 4, kicks off with a South Portland Historical Society barbecue […]
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Rotary serves Maine's homeless vets
The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club has raised money and provided gift cards for food and gas to assit Maine’s homeless veterans. In addition, the club has provided toasters, coffeemakers, cookware sets, bedding and cell phones. In all, the club’s contribution for the Rotary year has exceeded $5,500, according to a press release from the […]
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My Place Teen Center July Volunteer Spotlight Lori Whitlock
My Place Teen Center recognizes and congratulates Lori Whitlock for the July 2016 Volunteer Spotlight. Originally from Portland, she resides in Westbrook and has been volunteering with My Place Teen Center for the past seven years. At least once a week, Lori onates her time to cook healthy meals for the MPTC kids. She also […]
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Willardfest coming July 9
Willardfest, the annual family- and pet-friendly block party in South Portland’s Willard Square neighborhood, will be held Saturday, July 9, from 3-6 p.m. The event includes live music, a children’s area with lots of games and arts and crafts, and many tables from local businesses and nonprofits. The rain date is July 10. For more […]
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Westbrook’s chief financial officer resigns
Alicia Gardiner, who has served as Westbrook’s chief financial officer for the last four years, will leave her job later this summer. During an announcement at Monday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Colleen Hilton said Gardiner is expecting her third child in August, and did not want to put the department in a tough spot during […]
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Have a drink – or two
Thanks to Deborah McLean for the reminder about drinking water and how important is in keeping us all in good health. This is something some of us either forget about or didn’t know about in the first place. As country kids in rural Maine, most of my peers have drunk water from a stream, a […]
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Leadership job in flux in SAD 6
It is unclear who will be leading School Administrative District 6 when classes resume in a couple of months. Under public scrutiny, Superintendent Frank Sherburne left in May after a school board probe found its nepotism policy had been violated. Sherburne’s son, Zachariah Sherburne, lacking proper state certification, had been hired as an educational technician […]
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Sex charges dropped against Sherburne’s son
Prosecutors last week dropped all charges against the former School Administrative District 6 superintendent’s son, Zachariah Sherburne, a former education technician at Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram who had been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student. Sherburne, 24, pleaded not guilty June 22 to felony gross sexual assault, as well as to a […]
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Looking Back
July 3, 1991 Melvina Johnson pedals a three-wheeler bicycle around the neighborhood of her Buxton home, has stacked five cords of firewood in the basement and uses a power saw to cut kindling for the woodstove she heats her house with. Johnson, who sleeps only two to four hours a night, recently celebrated her 95th […]