A team from the Friends of Scarborough Marsh, called the Mighty Marsh Muckers, will compete to spot as many bird species as possible, on Sunday, May 22. The event is a fundraiser for the Maine Audubon Society. All pledges and donations raised will help support the education work the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center does to […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Westbrook, Portland talk Dirigo Plaza traffic impact
Members of both the Westbrook and Portland planning boards got to have a back- and-forth Tuesday about the traffic impact associated with the proposed Dirigo Plaza shopping center in Westbrook, near the city line. Tuesday’s joint meeting focused largely on a traffic study conducted by Jeff Dirk, a traffic engineer from Vanasse & Associates working […]
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Guarantee development mix before building
In response to the May 5 article, “Apartments added to development,” thank you to board members Daniel Isherwood, Rebecca Dillon and Greg Blake for their vote against this site plan amendment. This beautiful parcel of land now looks assaulted with every possible structure jammed upon it. The four massive 12-unit apartment buildings fail to offer […]
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Looking Back
May 22, 1991 Westbrook’s Planning Board and Zoning Appeals Board locked arms last week against additions to two mobile homes that have been in their neighborhoods more than 20 years, one at 473 Methodist Road and one at 193 Rochester St. The decisions led the Rochester Street owners to put up a big sign protesting […]
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Library offers program on ticks, mosquitoes
This year’s tick season is likely to be a bad one, with this past winter being relatively mild and quite wet, which created the perfect breeding conditions, according to microbiologist Angela McEwen, one of two presenters at next week’s informational program on tick and mosquito-borne diseases at the Scarborough Public Library. The free eventwill be […]
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Area briefs
Coaches vs. Cancerweek will raise funds This week, May 16-21, is Coaches vs. Cancer week in Maine with all funds raised going to the American Cancer Society. Many athletic teams at area high schools will be holding fundraisers in support of this effort, including the lacrosse team at South Portland High School, the baseball team […]
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Warren funds boost Westbrook basketball court rehab
The project honors Westbrook High grad Treyjon Arsenault, 19, who died after a shooting in Portland a year ago. A project that began as a small fundraiser in the wake of tragedy has blossomed into a major overhaul of public recreational space in Westbrook. This summer, the Fraser Field basketball courts behind Main Street will […]
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Roy holds reins as SAD 6 moves forward
Reeling after a nepotism probe and its superintendent’s resignation, the School Administrative District 6 board, under an interim superintendent, is trying to regain its balance as it faces a key budget meeting next week, looming graduation exercises and the search for a new district leader. “The SAD 6 district school board mission is to govern […]
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In defense of superintendent
As a student who attends Bonny Eagle High School, I can attest to the great work that Superintendent Frank Sherburne is doing for School Administrative District 6. He puts the students and their education first all the time. I have seen this time and time again. I’ve known the superintendent for three years through serving […]
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Faces & Places
Through a donation from the Parent Teacher Club, Morse Street School in Freeport combined its annual All Children Exercise Simultaneously event last Friday with the presentation of a shed and new playground equipment. The PTC hosted a Staff Appreciation Week May 2-6 and purchased an outside walk-in storage shed for the teachers to store playground […]