Even after her death, Westbrook’s Ellie Conant Saunders is still giving back to the city. A trust first established by Saunders in 1966 will give the city more than $100,000, split among multiple city departments. While the final figures have not yet been confirmed, the Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook Police Department and Westbrook Fire Department […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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First look at Gorham budget shows hike
Gorham’s preliminary school budget unveiled Monday by Superintendent Heather Perry calls for a $36,824,253 spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Perry’s proposal is up $1,749,723, representing a 5 percent hike over the $35.1 million approved last spring. Perry’s proposed budget builds in an assumed significant loss for Gorham in state subsidies. The […]
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EDITORIAL: A leap of science
Leap Day, which happens every four years and is the main attraction of Leap Year, is coming up Feb. 29. While many may view the extra 24-hour period as just another winter day to overcome in the quest to reach the promised land of spring, the editorial staff at Current Publishing recently got to wondering […]
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Duck Pond history night draws crowd to Grange
Lenny’s opens at Hawkes Plaza While Lenny’s was lively during its first Saturday night in business, a different crowd of people packed the Highland Lake Grange just across the street. Members of the Westbrook and Windham historical societies put together a presentation and conversation on the history and future of the Duck Pond Corner (or […]
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Two seats, four candidates for Durham board
Four candidates – two incumbents and two seeking public office for the first time – are running for two open seats on the Durham Board of Selectmen. The municipal elections take place on Friday, April 1, at Durham Community School. Polls will be open from 8 a.m-8 p.m. The annual town meeting, also at the […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: What a waste
Let’s try to set aside all this anger, profanity, racism, sexism, misinformation and political posturing. In other words, let’s not discuss Paul LePage, governor, self-appointed education commissioner and giant bedbug infestation. Instead, let’s turn our attention to a matter of significance to every Maine taxpayer, namely how much money state government is wasting in trying […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: What a waste
Let’s try to set aside all this anger, profanity, racism, sexism, misinformation and political posturing. In other words, let’s not discuss Paul LePage, governor, self-appointed education commissioner and giant bedbug infestation. Instead, let’s turn our attention to a matter of significance to every Maine taxpayer, namely how much money state government is wasting in trying […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Singular sermon
Hometown boy Frank Kellogg, who had just graduated from the seminary up there in Bangor, was supposed to deliver his first sermon at the church on a recent weekend. No one is quite sure how it happened, but the special invitations to the service went out to the wrong people, with the wrong date and […]
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Freeport police chief to retire
Gerald Schofield, who has been with the Freeport Police Department for nearly 40 years – 28 of them as chief – will retire March 25. Schofield said he recently told Town Manager Peter Joseph of his intentions, and Scholfield planned to be on hand this week when Joseph makes the retirement announcement official at Tuesday’s […]
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2016 Freeport FebFest schedule, Feb. 24-29
Wednesday, Feb. 24: Coffee by Design, 95 Main St., 8-10 a.m., Freeport Creative Arts presents Urban Sketchers Group. Bring along your materials, buy a cup of coffee or tea and sketch away. Free. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Bow Street Market, RSU 5 Community Programs presents “Identifying Wines in Blind Tasting.” Develop knowledge of many […]